The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Visiting dentists: saving of old law for up to one year

37.—(1) Where, immediately before exit day—

(a) a visiting dentist was entitled under paragraph 4 or 7 of Schedule 4 to the 1984 Act to provide occasional dental services, or

(b) the registrar was in receipt of the required documents (within the meaning of paragraph 5 of that Schedule) from a dentist seeking to acquire that entitlement,

any provision made by or under the Act, or by the 1998 Regulations, continues to apply in relation to the dentist without the amendments that Part 1 of this Schedule makes to the provisions relating to visiting dentists from relevant European states.

(2) But a visiting dentist’s entitlement does not continue (or further continue) under paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the 1984 Act on or after exit day (and, accordingly, the entitlement lapses at the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 8(1) or (2) of that Schedule).

(3) The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to “the provisions relating to visiting dentists from relevant European states” is to the provisions listed in the following table.

Act or instrument	Provision relating to visiting dentists
The 1984 Act	section 14(1A)
	section 19(1) and (1A)
	section 26A(11)
	section 34AA
	section 36
	in section 53(1), the definitions of “the Directive”, “exempt person”, “the General Systems Regulations”, and “national”
	Schedule 2A, paragraph 2(1)(l)
	Schedule 4
The 1998 Regulations	regulation 8(2)(e), (2A) and (2B)
	regulation 14(1)(bc)
General Dental Council (Indemnity Arrangements) (Dentists and Dental Care Professionals) Rules 2015	rule 1(2)
General Dental Council (Continuing Professional Development) (Dentists and Dental Care Professionals) Rules 2017	rule 1(3)