{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-superannuation-scheme-scotland-regulations-2011/regulation-R13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-superannuation-scheme-scotland-regulations-2011/regulation-R13.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2011/117",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-superannuation-scheme-scotland-regulations-2011",
  "path": "regulation/R13",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "R13",
  "heading": "Participators in pilot schemes",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, for the duration of any pilot scheme—\n(a) a registered dentist—\n(i) who, immediately before the commencement of the pilot scheme, was a member by reason of the registered dentist's employment as a practitioner; and\n(ii) who is involved in the operation of the pilot scheme, whether as a person providing piloted services or a dental pilot scheme employee,\nis to be treated as a practitioner employed by the relevant Health Board;\n(b) a registered dentist, who immediately before the commencement of the pilot scheme was not a member by reason of the registered dentist's employment as a practitioner, is to—\n(i) if the registered dentist is providing piloted services, be treated as a practitioner employed by the relevant Health Board or\n(ii) if the registered dentist is a dental pilot scheme employee, be treated as an officer employed by the provider of the piloted services,\n(c) a registered dentist who is engaged, under a contract for services, by a person providing piloted services to carry out personal dental services in accordance with a pilot scheme is to be treated as a practitioner employed by the relevant Health Board ;\n(d) a member who, immediately before the commencement of a pilot scheme—\n(i) was employed as an NHS employee or as an NHS dental employee and was not a registered dentist, or\n(ii) was employed as a dental pilot scheme employee and was not a registered dentist,\nand who, after the commencement of the pilot scheme, is providing piloted services, is to be treated as a whole-time officer employed by the relevant Health Board;\n(e) a person other than a registered dentist who—\n(i) is employed as a dental pilot scheme employee otherwise than by Health Board\n(ii) immediately prior to the commencement of such employment, was employed by a Health Board as an NHS dental employee; and\n(iii) was at that time a member,\ncontinues to be eligible to be a member;\n(f) a dental therapist who—\n(i) is a provider of piloted services or is a dental pilot scheme employee; and\n(ii) immediately prior to the commencement of the dental pilot scheme was not a member,\nis eligible to be a member;\n(g) a person who is providing piloted services is liable to pay contributions under regulation D2 in respect of a member to whom paragraph (c) above applies, or who is employed by that person as a dental pilot scheme employee;\n(2) In paragraph (1) above, “relevant Health Board” means the Health Board with which agreement or agreements constituting the pilot scheme in question has or have been made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/117/regulation/R13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:50:42.438254+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."
}