# General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

S.R. 2013/300 · made 19 December 2013 · revised to 31 December 2020

These Regulations amend the General Dental Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 “the GDS Regulations” to give effect to Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9th March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare “the Directive”.

Made under: Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (Article 61, Article 106, Article 107)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/general-dental-services-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2013/pdf/nisr_20130300_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/general-dental-services-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2013/pdf/nisrem_20130300_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Health And Personal Social Services
Made 19th December 2013
Coming into operation- 27th December 2013
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in conjunction with the Department of Finance and Personnel, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 61(1), (2), (2AA), 106 and 107(6) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.
In accordance with Article 61(4) of that Order the Department has consulted with such organisations as appear to be representative of the dental profession.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 27th December 2013.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services General Dental Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993.

## 2 Amendment of Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

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## 3 Amendment of paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations

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## 4 Amendment of paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations

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## 5 Amendment of paragraph 24 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations

(1) Paragraph 24 (Domiciliary visits) of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations shall be amended as follows—
(a) In paragraph 24 amend paragraph 24 to 24(1);
(b) After paragraph 24(1) insert—
“(2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-paragraph (1), a dentist shall not be required to attend on a patient at a place outside Northern Ireland.”.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 19th December 2013.
(L.S.)
Heather Stevens
A senior officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 19th December 2013.
(L.S.)
John McKibbin
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the General Dental Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 “the GDS Regulations” to give effect to Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9th March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare “the Directive”.
Regulation 2 amends the interpretation provisions of the GDS Regulations.
Regulation 3 amends the list of those patients entitled to seek occasional treatment to include a patient seeking treatment under the Directive “a visiting patient”.
Regulation 4 amends the Terms of Service for all dentists set out in Schedule 2 to the GDS Regulations so that a dentist treating a visiting patient under the occasional treatment provisions supplies or prescribes drugs under a private arrangement.
Regulation 5 amends the Terms of Service for all dentists set out in Schedule 2 to the GDS Regulations so that a dentist is not required to carry out any domiciliary visit outside Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2013/300 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-dental-services-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2013
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