{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-personal-social-services-northern-ireland-order-1972/article-15B",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1972/1265",
  "legislation_title": "Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-personal-social-services-northern-ireland-order-1972",
  "path": "article/15B",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "15B",
  "heading": "Primary medical services or personal dental services",
  "text": "(1) The Department may make one or more agreements ..., in accordance with the provisions of regulations under Article 15D, under which—\n(a) primary medical services are provided (otherwise than by the Department ); or\n(b) personal dental services are provided (otherwise than by the Department ).\n(2) An agreement made under this Article—\n(a) may not combine arrangements for the provision of primary medical services with arrangements for the provision of personal dental services; but\n(b) may include arrangements for the provision of health care—\n(i) which are not primary medical services or personal dental services; but\n(ii) which may be provided under this Part.\n(3) Except to such extent as may be prescribed—\nsub-para. (a) rep. by 2004 NI 2\n(b) a patient for whom personal dental services are provided under an agreement made under this Article is not to count as a person for whom arrangements must be made by the Department under Article 61.\n(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(6) For the purposes of this Article—\nDefinition rep. by 2004 NI 2\n\"personal dental services\" means dental services of a kind that may be provided by a general dental practitioner in accordance with arrangements made under Part VI.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 15B(1) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(2)(a); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 15B(1) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(2)(b); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "2004 NI 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 15B(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(2)(c); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in art. 15B(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(2)(c); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), s. 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(b); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in art. 15B(3) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(3); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Art. 15B(4) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Art. 15B(5) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Arts. 15B, 15C and preceding cross-heading inserted (1.4.2004 for certain purposes) by Health Services (Primary Care) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1177), arts. 1(2), 21; S.R. 2004/133, art. 2(1)"
    }
  ],
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      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "nia/2016/26",
      "affecting_title": "Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016"
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1972/1265/article/15B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:54:41.031010+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}