The Private Dentistry (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Amendment of the 2008 Regulations

2.—(1) The 2008 Regulations are amended in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 2 (Interpretation) in the definition of “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) after the words “Care Standards Act 2000” insert the words “as amended from time to time”.

(3) In regulation 3 (Prescribed persons)—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “A dentist” substitute “Subject to paragraph (3), a dentist”;

(b) in paragraph (2) for “the modification specified in regulation 4” substitute “the modifications specified in regulations 4 and 4A”;

(c) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a dentist who—

(a) is on a specialist list of the dentists register, is employed to provide services in connection with that specialism in a health service hospital and provides dental services privately only in that hospital;

(b) provides dental services privately only in and for the purposes of a hospital in respect of which a person is registered under Part II of the Act; or

(c) provides dental services privately only under a vocational training contract and has made an application for registration under Part II of the Act which has not been withdrawn or finally disposed of within the meaning of regulation 23(3);

(d) in sub-paragraph (c) above “vocational training” has the same meaning as in regulation 28 of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) (Wales) Regulations 2004(1).”.

(4) After regulation 4 insert—

(1)

S.I 2004 No. 1020 (W.117).