The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013

Interpretation

2.  In the Schedule—

“the 2006 Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;

“the 2012 Act” means the Health and Social Care Act 2012;

“the appointed day” means 1st April 2013;

“the Board” means the National Health Service Commissioning Board(1);

“Contractor” means—

(a)

in relation to a period before the appointed day, a party to a PDS Agreement, other than the Primary Care Trust; or

(b)

in relation to a period on or after the appointed day, a party to the PDS Agreement contract other than the Board;

“Primary Care Trust” means the Primary Care Trust which was established and which subsisted immediately before the coming into force of section 34 (abolition of Primary Care Trusts) of the 2012 Act;

“PDS Agreement” means an agreement within the meaning of section 107 of the 2006 Act (arrangements by the Board for the provision of primary dental services)(2);

“the PDS Agreements Regulations” means the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2005(3);

“Relevant Body” means, unless the context otherwise requires, the Primary Care Trust or the Strategic Health Authority, which was a party, or a prospective party, to a PDS agreement, immediately before the coming into force of section 33 or 34 of the 2012 Act, and

“Strategic Health Authority” means the Strategic Health Authority which was established and which subsisted immediately before the coming into force of section 33 (abolition of Strategic Health Authorities) of the 2012 Act.

(1)

The National Health Service Commissioning Board is established by section 1H of the National Health Service Act 2006. Section 1H is inserted by section 9 of the 2012 Act.

(2)

Section 107 is amended by section 55(1) of, and paragraph 48 of Schedule 4 to, the 2012 Act.

(3)

S.I.2005/3373 as amended by S.I.2006/563, 2007/544, 2008/528, and 1514, 2009/309 and 462, 2010/22 and 1881, 2011/1182 and 2012/502, 2273 and 2404.