The National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2001

Made7th March 2001

Laid before Parliament9th March 2001

Coming into force1st April 2001

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), 35(1), 36(1) and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 19771 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations—

Citation, commencement and extent1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.

(2)

These Regulations extend to England only.

Amendment of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 19922.

The National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 19922 shall be amended in accordance with regulation 3 of these Regulations.

Amendment of Schedule 43.

In Part II of Schedule 4 (prior approval treatment), in each of paragraphs 1 and 2, for “£230” there shall be substituted “£260”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Hunt

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Health

7th March 2001

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Regulation 3 amends Schedule 4 to the 1992 Regulations to increase from £230 to £260 the amount specified as the maximum cost, or likely cost, of care and treatment which a dentist may undertake without seeking the prior approval of the Dental Practice Board.

These Regulations impose no costs on business.