The National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment Regulations 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 704

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment Regulations 1996

Made

11th March 1996

Laid before Parliament

11th March 1996

Coming into force

1st April 1996

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), 35(1), 36(1), 37(1)(a), (1A) and (1B), and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation, in accordance with section 37(1B) of that Act with organisations appearing to him to be representative of persons providing general dental services hereby makes the following Regulations:—

(1)

1977 c. 49; see section 128(1) as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)(“the 1990 Act”), section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 15(1) was amended by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48) (“the 1984 Act”), section 5(2); by the 1990 Act, section 12(1) and, from 1st April 1996, by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 6. Section 35(1) was substituted by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(9) and amended from 1st April 1966 by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 24. Section 36(1) was so numbered by the 1984 Act, Schedule 3, paragraph 5(1) and amended by S.I. 1981/432, article 3(3)(a); by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(10); by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the 1988 Act”) Schedule 2, paragraph 4; by the 1990 Act section 24; and, from the 1st April 1996, by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 25(a). Section 37(1) (so numbered by the 1988 Act, section 12(2) was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) (“the 1980 Act”, section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 50; modified by section 12(1) of the 1988 Act and amended by that Act, Schedule 3; and amended by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 26. Section 37(1A) and section 37(1B) were inserted by the 1988 Act, section 12(3)(a). Section 43 was amended by the 1980 Act, sections 1 and 21(2) and Schedule 1, paragraph 55; by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(15); by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 18(2); and, from 1st April 1996, by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 31. Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2).