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Dental Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

S.R. 2002/84 · Made 7 March 2002 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES

Made 7th March 2002

Coming into operation 1st April 2002

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safetyf1 in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 98 and 106 of, and Schedule 15 to, the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972f2 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

See S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(6)

f2

S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14), as amended by S.I. 1986/2229 (N.I. 24) Article 14, S.I. 1988/2249 (N.I. 24) Article 7 and S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1) Article 34 and Part II of Schedule 5; there are other amendments which are not relevant

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations Repealed
  3. 3Revocation
  4. 4Application of regulations
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Dental Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2002.

(2)

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Dental Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989f1.

2Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal RegulationsF1

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3RevocationI1

Regulation 2 of the Dental Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001f1 is hereby revoked.

4Application of regulationsI1

The amendment made by regulation 2 applies only in relation to the supply of any dental appliances or the provision of other dental services in pursuance of a contract or arrangement for the provision of general dental services, or services under a pilot scheme, made on or after 1st April 2002.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 7th March 2002.

L.S.

D. J. Thompson

Senior Officer of the

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 7th March 2002.

L.S.

R. Scott

Senior Officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations further amend the Dental Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 (“the principal Regulations”) which relate to charges for dental treatment provided and dental appliances supplied as part of health service general dental services or under a pilot scheme.

Regulation 2 amends regulation 4(5) of the principal Regulations to increase from £360 to £366 the maximum charge which a patient may be required to pay towards the cost of his treatment or appliance under general dental services or under a pilot scheme.

Regulation 4 provides that these new charges shall apply only where the arrangements for treatment or supply of a dental appliance is made on or after 1st April 2002.