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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-dental-charges-regulations-1989/schedule-1/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/394",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-dental-charges-regulations-1989",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/2",
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  "number": "2",
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  "text": "Then £a shall be compared with the full amount of the charges payable to the dental practitioner by the patient in respect of services provided under the contract or arrangement (“£b”) and–\n(a) if £a equals or exceeds £b, there is no charge for the supply of the appliance;\n(b) if £a is less than £b, the charge for the supply of the appliance is–\n(i) £b minus £a, or\n(ii) 75% of the Statement remuneration for the supply of the appliance,\nwhichever is the lesser amount.",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1998/2221",
      "affecting_title": "The National Health Service (Dental Charges) Amendment Regulations 1998"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1998/2221",
      "affecting_title": "The National Health Service (Dental Charges) Amendment Regulations 1998"
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    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1993/419",
      "affecting_title": "The National Health Service (Dental Charges) Amendment Regulations 1993"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/394/schedule/1/paragraph/2",
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  "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."
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