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32.—(1) Where, before the relevant date, or on or after the relevant date in respect of a matter that occurred before the relevant date, a Primary Care Trust receives, or has received, information that could amount to an allegation that a dentist had failed to comply with his terms of service and—
(a)that Trust, or its reference committee, has not taken a final decision pursuant to regulation 4(1) before the relevant date as to whether it will take no action or take one or both of the courses of action set out in regulation 4(2); and
(b)any time limit specified in regulation 6 has not expired,
paragraph (2) shall apply.
(2) Where this paragraph applies, the Primary Care Trust shall—
(a)if it is the appropriate PCT, continue to be the appropriate PCT for the purposes of the Service Committees Regulations, and consider and take such action as it sees fit pursuant to the Service Committees Regulations, subject to article 35, as if the amendments to regulations 2 to 8 and Schedules 2 and 4 had not taken effect; or
(b)if it is not the appropriate PCT, forward the information to that Trust as soon as is reasonably practicable, and that Trust shall consider the information received and take such action as it sees fit pursuant to the Service Committees Regulations, subject to the time limits specified in the Service Committees Regulations, and article 35, as if the amendments to regulations 2 to 8 and Schedules 2 and 4 had not taken effect.
(3) If the appropriate PCT, or its reference committee, decides, pursuant to paragraph (2)(a) or (2)(b), to refer the matter to the discipline committee of another Primary Care Trust (B) in accordance with regulation 4(2)(a) or (7)—
(a)that Primary Care Trust (B) shall investigate the matter and report to the appropriate PCT as if the amendments to regulations 2 to 8 and Schedules 2 and 4 had not taken effect; and
(b)the appropriate PCT shall be entitled, subject to article 35, to take any action it could have taken pursuant to the Service Committees Regulations as if those amendments had not taken effect.
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