The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001

Made15th March 2001

Laid before the Scottish Parliament16th March 2001

Coming into force1st April 2001

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 70(1A), 71(1), 71A, 105(7) and 108(1) of, and paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 11 to, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.

2

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 19892.

Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations2

In regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (calculation of charges) in paragraph (5)3 for “£354” in both places where it occurs there is substituted “£360”.

Transitional provision3

Where, on or after 1st April 2001, appliances are supplied, or other general dental services are provided, in pursuance of a contract or arrangement for the provision of general dental services made before that date, the provision of regulation 4(5) of the principal Regulations shall have effect in respect of that supply, or that other provision, as if regulation 2 of these Regulations had not come into force.

SUSAN C DEACONA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh15th March 2001

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 (“the principal Regulations”), which provide for the making and recovery of charges for dental appliances supplied or repaired under the National Health Service, and for other dental treatment provided as part of NHS general dental services.

Regulation 2 amends the principal Regulations to increase from £354 to £360 the maximum contribution which a patient may be required to make towards the aggregate cost of dental treatment and appliances under Part II of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, where the contract or arrangement leading to the provision of such treatment and the supply of such appliances is made on or after 1st April 2001.