# The Dental Practice Boards (Personal Dental Services) Regulations 1998, Regulation 3: Prior approval


(1) An authority may delegate to the Board any function it may have to operate a prior approval system, and where such a function is so delegated the Board shall perform it on behalf of the authority.
(2) Where the Board operates a prior approval system as set out in paragraph (1) it shall send to the pilot scheme provider a copy of any correspondence it sends to the dental practitioner who is to perform the personal dental services which are subject to the prior approval.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2223/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dental-practice-boards-personal-dental-services-regulations-1998/regulation-3
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