Article 18 Appeal against refusal to enter into an agreement as a consequence of a suspension
(1)
A person who has been notified by a Primary Care Trust under article 16(4) or 17(4), of its refusal to enter into a personal dental services agreement may appeal to the Secretary of State by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State within a period of six weeks beginning on the day that the Primary Care Trust notified him of the refusal.
(2)
The procedure referred to in article 7(2) to (16) shall apply as if the reference—
(a)
in paragraph (2)(b), to article 4(5) or 5(5) were to article 16(4) or 17(4); and
(b)
in paragraph (12)—
(i)
to a general dental services contract were to a personal dental services agreement,
(ii)
to GDS Contracts Regulations were to PDS Agreements Regulations, and
(iii)
to the contract were to the agreement.