Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st February 2002.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services General Dental Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993(1).

(1)

S.R. 1993 No. 326; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1998 No. 245 and S.R. 2001 No. 89