2009 No. 96
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1) and (2), 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781, and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

These regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st April 2009.

Amendment of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 19962.

(1)

Schedule 1 of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 19962 (terms of service for dentists) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 8(1) (lapsing of a continuing care arrangement) for “36” substitute “48”.

(3)

In paragraph 9(1) (lapsing of a capitation arrangement) for “36” substitute “48”.

NICOLA STURGEON
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1996 (“the Regulations”), which make provisions as to the arrangements under which dentists provide general dental services under the National Health Service in Scotland.

Regulation 2(2) amends the Regulations at paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 1 so that a continuing care arrangement will lapse after 48 months from when it was first commenced or was extended rather than after 36 months, as was previously provided for.

Regulation 2(3) amends the Regulations at paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 1 so that a capitation arrangement will lapse after 48 months from when it was first commenced or was extended rather than after 36 months, as was previously provided for.