Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972

[F1 Primary medical services or personal dental services]N.I.

15B.—(1) [F2The Department] may make one or more agreements F3..., in accordance with the provisions of regulations under Article 15D, under which—

(a)[F4primary medical services] are provided (otherwise than by [F5the Department] ); or

(b)personal dental services are provided (otherwise than by [F6the Department] ).

(2) An agreement made under this Article—

(a)may not combine arrangements for the provision of [F4primary medical services] with arrangements for the provision of personal dental services; but

(b)may include arrangements for the provision of [F7health care]—

(i)which are not [F4primary medical services] or personal dental services; but

(ii)which may be provided under this Part.

(3) Except to such extent as may be prescribed—

sub-para. (a) rep. by 2004 NI 2

(b)a patient for whom personal dental services are provided under an agreement made under this Article is not to count as a person for whom arrangements must be made by [F8the Department] under Article 61.

F9(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F10(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6) For the purposes of this Article—

  • Definition rep. by 2004 NI 2

  • "personal dental services" means dental services of a kind that may be provided by a general dental practitioner in accordance with arrangements made under Part VI.

F1Arts. 15B, 15C and preceding cross-heading inserted (1.4.2004 for certain purposes) by Health Services (Primary Care) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1177), arts. 1(2), 21; S.R. 2004/133, art. 2(1)