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Regulation 10 Amendment of Schedule 1

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

Schedule 1 (terms of service for dentists) shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 8 (duration of a continuing care arrangement)—

(a)

at the end of sub-paragraph (2)(b)(i) “or” shall be omitted; and

(b)

at the end of sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii) there shall be inserted—

“; or

(iii)

the dentist is suspended by direction of the Tribunal and the FHSA does not within the period of 1 month beginning with the date of the Tribunal’s direction arrange for it to be transferred to another dentist under regulation 13.”.

(3)

In paragraph 9 (duration of a capitation arrangement)—

(a)

at the end of sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii) “or” shall be omitted; and

(b)

at the end of sub-paragraph (2)(b)(iii) there shall be inserted—

“; or

(iv)

the dentist is suspended by direction of the Tribunal and the FHSA does not within the period of 1 month beginning with the date of the Tribunal’s direction arrange for it to be transferred to another dentist under regulation 13.”.

(4)

In paragraph 35 (deputies and assistants)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (10), “47(1) or 48(b)” shall be omitted; and

(b)

after sub-paragraph (10) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(10A)

A dentist shall not employ as a deputy or assistant for the purpose of the provision of general dental services any dentist—

(a)

who, having been disqualified under section 46(2)(b) of the Act (or under any corresponding provision in force in Scotland or Northern Ireland) from inclusion in the dental list of any FHSA (or, in Scotland or Northern Ireland, of a Health Board), is also the subject of a declaration under section 46(2)(c)f1 of the Act (or any corresponding provision in force in Scotland or Northern Ireland) that he is not fit to be engaged in any capacity in the provision of general dental services; or

(b)

who is suspended by direction of the Tribunal, other than is a case falling within section 49B(3) of the Act.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Section 46(2)(c) was inserted by section 1 of the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1995 (c. 31).