General Dental Services (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Amendment of regulation 5 of the principal Regulations

4.  In regulation 5 of the principal Regulations (application for inclusion in the dental list) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) Where the Board determines in accordance with paragraph (2) that a dentist’s name should not be included in the dental list because the Board is dissatisfied with the proposed practice premises following its inspection of them, the dentist may, within 28 days following the day he received notice of such determination, appeal in writing to the Department against it.

(2B) Where a dentist appeals in accordance with paragraph (2A), the Department shall make arrangements with the dentist to carry out an inspection of the proposed practice premises within 28 days following receipt of the dentist’s notice of appeal, or such longer period as may be mutually agreed.

(2C) The inspection shall be carried out in the company of the dentist and a representative of the Board.

(2D) The Department shall, following the inspection, determine whether the proposed practice premises are proper and sufficient for the provision of general dental services.

(2E) Where the Department determines, in accordance with paragraphs (2B) to (2D), that the proposed practice premises are proper and sufficient for the provision of general dental services, it shall notify the Board forthwith and the Board shall, on receiving such notification, include the dentist’s name in the dental list forthwith and inform the dentist accordingly.”.