Dental Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Made8th March 2004

Coming into operation1st April 2004

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety1 in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 98 and 106 of, and Schedule 15 to, the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 19722 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Dental Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2004.

(2)

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Dental Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19893.

Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal RegulationsF12.

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Revocation3.

Regulation 2 of the Dental Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20034 is hereby revoked.

Application of regulations4.

The amendment made by regulation 2 applies only in relation to the supply of any dental appliances or the provision of other dental services in pursuance of a contract or arrangement for the provision of general dental services, or services under a pilot scheme, made on or after 1st April 2004.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 8th March 2004.

Dr. J. F. Livingstone

Senior Officer of the

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 8th March 2004.

Michael Brennan

Senior Officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations further amend the Dental Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 (“the principal Regulations”) which relate to charges for dental treatment provided and dental appliances supplied as part of health service general dental services or under a pilot scheme.

Regulation 2 amends regulation 4(5) of the principal Regulations to increase from £372 to £378 the maximum charge which a patient may be required to pay towards the cost of his treatment or appliance under general dental services or under a pilot scheme.

Regulation 4 provides that these new charges shall apply only where the arrangements for treatment or supply of a dental appliance is made on or after 1st April 2004.