2002 No. 918 (W. 106)
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES

The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002

Made
Coming into force
The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 15(1), 35(1), 36(1) and (3) and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 19771 hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement, interpretation and application1.

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

(2)

In these regulations—

  • “the 1992 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1992”) means the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 19922;

(3)

These Regulations shall apply to Wales only.

Amendment of Schedule 4 to the 1992 Regulations2.

In Part II of Schedule 4 to the 1992 Regulations (prior approval treatment), in each of paragraphs 1 and 2, for “£260” substitute “£375”.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19983
Rhodri Morgan
The First Secretary
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992 (“the 1992 Regulations”).

The 1992 Regulations regulate the terms on which general dental services are provided under the National Health Service Act 1977.

Regulation 2 amends Schedule 4 to the 1992 Regulations to increase (from £260 to £375) the amount specified therein 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.