Article 3 Interpretation of Part 2

For the purposes of this Part—

• “relevant dental practitioner” means a dental practitioner who enters into—

  1. (a)

     a general dental services contract as a consequence of article 4 or 5 of the Transitional Order; or

  2. (b)

     a personal dental services agreement as a consequence of article 15, 16 or 17 of the Transitional Order; and

• “succeeding contractor” means the contractor which is a party to—

  1. (a)

     the general dental services contract which—

     1. (i)

        the relevant dental practitioner has entered into as an individual or as one of two or more individuals practising in partnership, or

     2. (ii)

        has been entered into by a dental corporation of which the relevant dental practitioner is a director, chief executive or secretary; or

  2. (b)

     the personal dental services agreement which the relevant dental practitioner has entered into as a consequence of article 15, 16 or 17 of the Transitional Order.