The Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2008

PART VII MISCELLANEOUS

Annual fee

17.  The registered person must pay an annual fee of £50, the first such fee being payable on the anniversary of the date of registration.

Notice of changes

18.  The registered person must give notice in writing to the appropriate office of the registration authority as soon as it is practicable to do so if any of the following events take place or are proposed to take place —

(a) the registered person ceases to provide dental services;

(b) the registered person changes his or her name;

(c) the registered person changes his or her home address or address at which he or she may be contacted by patients;

(d) the registered person ceases to be on a dental performers list; or

(e) the registered person ceases to be on the dentists register;

(f) the registered person is convicted of, or cautioned in respect of, any offence other than a road traffic offence which is not punishable with imprisonment.

Offences

19.  Failure to comply with any of the provisions of regulations 9 and 14 to 16 is an offence.

Specification of appropriate offices

20.  The registration authority may specify an office controlled by it as the appropriate office in relation to persons who provide dental services.

Amendment of the Registration of Social Care and Independent Health Care (Wales) Regulations 2002

21.—(1) The Registration of Social Care and Independent Health Care (Wales) Regulations 2002(1) are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 1 at the end add —

“(3) These Regulations do not apply to persons who provide dental services.”

(3) In Regulation 2(1) at the appropriate place insert —

““dental services” (“gwasanaethau deintyddol”) has the same meaning as in the Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2008;”.

Amendment of the Care Standards Act 2000 and the Children Act 1989 (Abolition of Fees)(Wales) Regulations 2006

22.—(1) The Care Standards Act 2000 and the Children Act 1989 (Abolition of Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2006(2) are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 1(2) in the appropriate place insert —

““dental services” (“gwasanaethau deintyddol”) has the same meaning as in the Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2008;”

(3) At the end of regulation 1 add —

“(4) These Regulations do not apply to persons who provide dental services.”

Transitional provisions

23.—(1) This regulation applies to persons who by virtue of the provisions of the Act and these Regulations are required to be registered under the Act but who immediately before 1 January 2009 were not required to be so registered.

(2) Notwithstanding any such provision, a person who immediately before 1 January 2009 was providing dental services may continue to do so without being registered under the Act —

(a) during the period of 6 months beginning with that date; and

(b) if within that period application is made for registration, until that application is finally disposed of or withdrawn.

(3) In this regulation “finally disposed of” means the date 28 days following the grant or refusal of registration and, if an appeal is made, the date when the appeal is finally determined or abandoned.

(1)

S.I. 2002/919 (W.107).

(2)

S.I. 2006/878 (W.83).