Paragraph 1 Interpretation

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

• Sch. 2 para. 8(1) words substituted by General Dental Services 2022 reg. 2(4)(a)(i)
• Sch. 2 para. 7(1) words inserted by Health Services (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 1999 reg. 5(6)(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 7(11)(1) words substituted by Health Services (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 1999 reg. 5(6)(b)(i)
• Sch. 2 para. 7(11)(4) words substituted by Health Services (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 1999 reg. 5(6)(b)(ii)
• Sch. 2 para. 7(7) inserted by Health Services (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 1999 reg. 5(6)(b)(iii)
• Sch. 2 para. 12(1) words inserted by Health Services (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 1999 reg. 5(6)(c)
• Sch. 2 para. 18(1) words inserted by Health Services (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 1999 reg. 5(6)(c)
• Sch. 2 para. 14 words inserted by Health Services (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 1999 reg. 5(6)(d)
• Sch. 2 para. 16(3)(a) word omitted by General Dental Services 2001 reg. 6(2)(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 16(c) and words inserted by General Dental Services 2001 reg. 6(2)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 21(1) words inserted by General Dental Services 2001 reg. 6(3)(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 21(1)(a) words substituted by General Dental Services 2001 reg. 6(3)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 21(4) inserted by General Dental Services 2001 reg. 6(3)(c)
• Sch. 2 para. 33A inserted by General Dental Services 2001 reg. 6(4)
• Sch. 2 para. 40 words omitted by General Dental Services 2001 reg. 6(5)
• Sch. 2 para. 25(1) word inserted by General Dental Services 2001 reg. 6(2)(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 25(2) word inserted by General Dental Services 2001 reg. 6(2)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 25(3) substituted by General Dental Services 2001 reg. 6(2)(c)
• Sch. 2 para. 27A inserted by General Dental Services 2001 reg. 6(3)
• Sch. 2 para. 37A inserted by General Dental Services 2001 reg. 6(4)
• Sch. 2 para. 11(1) words substituted by General Dental Services 1998 reg. 5(2)(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 11(4) words inserted by General Dental Services 1998 reg. 5(2)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 11A inserted by General Dental Services 1998 reg. 5(3)
• Sch. 2 para. 31D inserted by General Dental Services 1998 reg. 5(4)
• Sch. 2 para. 5(3) words inserted by General Dental Services 2014 reg. 2(3)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 2(b) substituted by Health and Social Care (Disciplinary Procedures) 2016 reg. 14(1)(c)(i)
• Sch. 2 para. 25(4) words omitted by General Dental Services 2016 reg. 3
• Sch. 2 para. 4(3) words inserted by General Dental Services 1996 reg. 2(2)
• Sch. 2 para. 5(2)(c) substituted by General Dental Services 1996 reg. 2(3)
• Sch. 2 para. 8(1) substituted by General Dental Services 1996 reg. 2(4)
• Sch. 2 para. 9(1) substituted by General Dental Services 1996 reg. 2(5)(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 9(3) words omitted by General Dental Services 1996 reg. 2(5)(d)
• Sch. 2 para. 17 substituted by General Dental Services 2001 reg. 4(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 31E-31G inserted by General Dental Services 2001 reg. 4(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 8(1) text amended by General Dental Services 2009 reg. 2(3)
• Sch. 2 para. 9(1) text amended by General Dental Services 2009 reg. 2(4)
• Sch. 2 para. 33A inserted by General Dental Services 2005 reg. 4
• Sch. 2 para. 31A-31C and cross-heading inserted by General Dental Services Regulation z 1996 reg. 2
• Sch. 2 para. 27(1) word substituted by General Dental Services Regulation z 1996 reg. 3(2)(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 27(3) omitted by General Dental Services Regulation z 1996 reg. 3(2)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 31 substituted by General Dental Services Regulation z 1996 reg. 3(3)
• Sch. 2 para. 4(3)(g) words omitted by General Dental Services 2002 reg. 2(5)(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 16(3)(c) words omitted by General Dental Services 2002 reg. 2(5)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 21 heading words omitted by General Dental Services 2002 reg. 2(5)(c)
• Sch. 2 para. 21(1) omitted by General Dental Services 2002 reg. 2(5)(c)
• Sch. 2 para. 21(1)(2) Sch. 2 para. 21(2)(3) renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 21(1)(2) by General Dental Services 2002 reg. 2(5)(c)
• Sch. 2 para. 21(4) omitted by General Dental Services 2002 reg. 2(5)(c)
• Sch. 2 para. 33A omitted by General Dental Services 2002 reg. 2(5)(d)
• Sch. 2 para. 40 omitted by General Dental Services 2002 reg. 2(5)(e)
• Sch. 2 para. 2(b) substituted by General Dental Services 2007 reg. 2(6)
• Sch. 2 para. 26(8) words substituted by General Dental Services 2007 reg. 2(7)
• Sch. 2 para. 28(6)(b)(ii) words substituted by General Dental Services 2007 reg. 2(8)
• Sch. 2 para. 2(b)(i) text amened by General Dental Services 2008 reg. 2(4)
• Sch. 2 para. 25(2) text amened by General Dental Services 2008 reg. 2(5)
• Sch. 2 para. 28(6)(b)(ii) text amened by General Dental Services 2008 reg. 2(6)
• Sch. 2 para. 35(3) text amened by General Dental Services 2008 reg. 2(7)
• Sch. 2 para. 3(2)(b)(iv) comma substituted by General Dental Services 2013 reg. 3(2)
• Sch. 2 para. 3(2)(b)(iv) word inserted by General Dental Services 2013 reg. 3(2)
• Sch. 2 para. 3(2)(b)(v) inserted by General Dental Services 2013 reg. 3(3)
• Sch. 2 para. 3(3) inserted by General Dental Services 2013 reg. 3(4)
• Sch. 2 para. 23A inserted by General Dental Services 2013 reg. 4
• Sch. 2 para. 24(1) renumbered for Sch. 2 para. 24 by General Dental Services 2013 reg. 5(1)(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 24(2) inserted by General Dental Services 2013 reg. 5(1)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 31D substituted by Health Care and Associated Professions (Indemnity Arrangements) 2014 Sch. 2 para. 6
• Sch. 2 para. 4(4) words inserted by General Dental Services 2014 reg. 2(3)(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 28(6)(b)(ii) substituted by Health and Social Care (Disciplinary Procedures) 2016 reg. 14(1)(c)(ii)
• Sch. 2 para. 2(b) word substituted by Health and Social Care (Family Practitioner Services Independent Appeal Panel) 2022 Sch. para. 4(2)(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 2(b) words substituted by Health and Social Care (Family Practitioner Services Independent Appeal Panel) 2022 Sch. para. 4(2)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 35(3) word substituted by Health and Social Care (Family Practitioner Services Independent Appeal Panel) 2022 Sch. para. 4(3)(a)(i)
• Sch. 2 para. 35(3) words substituted by Health and Social Care (Family Practitioner Services Independent Appeal Panel) 2022 Sch. para. 4(3)(a)(ii)
• Sch. 2 para. 35(4) word substituted by Health and Social Care (Family Practitioner Services Independent Appeal Panel) 2022 Sch. para. 4(3)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 35(5) word substituted by Health and Social Care (Family Practitioner Services Independent Appeal Panel) 2022 Sch. para. 4(3)(c)
• Sch. 2 para. 35(7) word substituted by Health and Social Care (Family Practitioner Services Independent Appeal Panel) 2022 Sch. para. 4(3)(d)
• Sch. 2 para. 35(8) word substituted by Health and Social Care (Family Practitioner Services Independent Appeal Panel) 2022 Sch. para. 4(3)(d)
• Sch. 2 para. 35(9) word substituted by Health and Social Care (Family Practitioner Services Independent Appeal Panel) 2022 Sch. para. 4(3)(e)
• Sch. 2 para. 35(10) words substituted by Health and Social Care (Family Practitioner Services Independent Appeal Panel) 2022 Sch. para. 4(3)(f)
• Sch. 2 para. 8(1) word omitted by General Dental Services 2022 reg. 2(4)(a)(ii)
• Sch. 2 para. 8(1) words substituted for full stop by General Dental Services 2022 reg. 2(4)(a)(iii)
• Sch. 2 para. 9(1) words substituted by General Dental Services 2022 reg. 2(4)(b)(i)
• Sch. 2 para. 9(1) word omitted by General Dental Services 2022 reg. 2(4)(b)(ii)
• Sch. 2 para. 9(1) words substituted for full stop by General Dental Services 2022 reg. 2(4)(b)(iii)
• Sch. 2 para. 26(8)-(9) substituted by General Dental Services 2022 reg. 2(4)(c)
• Sch. 2 para. 35(3) words omitted by General Dental Services 2022 reg. 2(4)(d)
• Sch. 2 words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 8(2)(b)(iii) words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 9(2)(b)(iv) words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 25(3)(ii) words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 31A(4)(a)(ii) words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 31A(5) words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 31B-31D words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 31G words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 32(1) words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 33(4) words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 39 words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 41 42 words substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 25(3)(i) word substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(c)
• Sch. 2 para. 26(8) words omitted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(d)
• Sch. 2 para.026(9)(a) words omitted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(d)
• Sch. 2 para. 28(6)(b)(ii) word substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(e)
• Sch. 2 para. 31A(6)(b) renumbered as (c) by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(f)
• Sch. 2 para. 43 substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(g)
• Sch. 2 para. 44 word substituted by Health and Social Care Act 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) 2022 reg. 3(17)(h)
• Sch. 2 para. 3(2)(b)(iv) word omitted by Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2019 reg. 3(3)(a)(i)
• Sch. 2 para. 3(2)(b)(v) omitted by Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2019 reg. 3(3)(a)(ii)
• Sch. 2 para. 3(3) omitted by Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2019 reg. 3(3)(a)(ii)
• Sch. 2 para. 23A omitted by Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2019 reg. 3(3)(b)