Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005

14 Charges for certain dental appliances and general dental services

(1) The 1978 Act is amended as follows.

(2) In section 70 (regulations as to charges for dental or optical appliances)—

(a) in subsection (1), for the words “optical appliances” substitute “dental or optical appliances”;

(b) subsection (1A) is repealed;

(c) in subsection (2), for the words “(1A)” substitute “(1)”.

(3) In section 70A(2) (personal dental services as respects which regulations under section 70A(1) may provide for the making and recovery of charges), for the words “70(1A)” substitute “70(1)”.

(4) In section 71(1) (charges for certain general dental services), for the words “an amount calculated in accordance with section 71A” substitute “the amount authorised by this section”.

(5) Section 71A (regulations as respects amount of any charge authorised by section 70(1A) for supply of dental appliances or by section 71 for certain general dental services) is repealed.

(6) In paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 (additional provision as to regulations under section 70)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A) The dental appliances referred to in that section are dentures, bridges, crowns and orthodontic appliances.”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for the words “optical appliance” substitute “dental or optical appliance”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (3), the words “or (1A)” are repealed;

(d) in sub-paragraph (4), for the words “70(1A)” substitute “70(1)”.