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

Amendment of Schedule 1

7.—(1) Schedule 1 (terms of service for dentists) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 2 (incorporation of provisions of Regulations), in paragraph (b)(i) for “dental service committee, the joint services committee and the denture conciliation committee” there shall be substituted “dental discipline committee and the joint discipline committee”.

(3) In paragraph 27 (completion of an estimate)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “(2), (3)” there shall be substituted “(2)”; and

(b) sub-paragraph (3) shall be omitted.

(4) For paragraph 31 there shall be substituted —

“Information about NHS charges

31.   A dentist shall display in a prominent position at the practice premises such information about charges for general dental services as the Health Authority may approve in accordance with directions given by the Secretary of State under section 17(1) of the Act”.

(5) In paragraph 35 (deputies and assistants), in sub-paragraph (10A)(a)(2), for “(or in Scotland or Northern Ireland, of a Health Board)” there shall be substituted “(or in Scotland, of a Health Board, or in Northern Ireland, of a Health and Social Services Board)”.

(1)

Section 17 is substituted from 1st April, 1996 by the Health Authorities Act (c. 17), Schedule 1, paragraph 8.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (10A) was inserted by S.I. 1995/3092.