# The National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992, Regulation 23: Interpretation


In this Part of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
(a) “claimant” means a person claiming to be entitled to, or receiving, payments;
“erasure” means the erasure of a person’s name from the register;
“fees” does not include remuneration by way of salary;
“immediate suspension” means suspension by virtue of an order under section 30(3) of the Dentists Act 1984 except suspension which is terminated by the court under section 30(6) of that Act;
“interim suspension order” means an order under section 32 of the Dentists Act 1984;
“payment” means a payment under this Part of these Regulations;
“register” means the register kept under section 14 of the Dentists Act 1984 and “registration” means registration in that register;
“suspension date” means the date on which suspension of a person’s registration takes effect;
(b) a reference to a direction or an order of the Health Committee is to a direction or an order of that Committee under the Dentists Act 1984.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/661/regulation/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-dental-services-regulations-1992/regulation-23
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