Article 14 Pilot scheme providers

A Primary Care Trust must, if a pilot scheme provider so wishes, enter into a personal dental services agreement with a provider if, on 31st March 2006 or, if earlier, on the date the agreement is to be signed, the pilot scheme provider is providing services to that Primary Care Trust under a pilot scheme agreement.

Where a pilot scheme provider enters into a personal dental services agreement under paragraph (1), it shall have no entitlement to enter into a general dental services contract under article 6.

Where the contracting parties are unable to agree on a particular term of the agreement and the dispute is referred to the Secretary of State for determination in accordance with section 4 of the 1990 Act (NHS contracts) or regulation 8(1) of the PDS Agreements Regulations (pre-contract disputes), the determination may if it is made after the agreement has been entered into—

Where a determination is made in accordance with paragraph (3), section 4(8)(a) and (b) of the 1990 Act shall apply in respect of the determination where the agreement is varied or brought to an end.