# The Dental Practice Boards (Personal Dental Services) Regulations 1998, Regulation 2: Functions exercisable in accordance with Directions


(1) For the purposes of section 17(3)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act, the three functions set out in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) are functions which the Board shall carry out in accordance with directions given by the Secretary of State under section 17(4) of the Act.
(2) The first function is that of collecting and verifying information, preparing statistics and reports and conducting or commissioning surveys or other research relating to the provision of personal dental services.
(3) The second function is that of monitoring the provision of personal dental services by carrying out examinations of pilot patients (with their consent) and by such other means as may be specified in directions given by the Secretary of State to the Board under section 17(4) of the Act.
(4) The third function is, when such a function is delegated to the Board pursuant to paragraph (5), that of making payments to pilot scheme providers on behalf of a Health Authority in England and Wales, or that of approving payments to pilot scheme providers on behalf of a Health Board in Scotland.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4), a Health Authority may delegate to the Dental Practice Board its function of making payments to pilot scheme providers and a Health Board may delegate to the Scottish Dental Practice Board its function of approving payments to pilot scheme providers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2223/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dental-practice-boards-personal-dental-services-regulations-1998/regulation-2
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