The National Health Service (Dentists' Remuneration-Special Arrangement) Order 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/580
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (Dentists' Remuneration—Special Arrangement) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st April 1991.

(2) In this Order, any reference to a numbered article is a reference to the article bearing that number in this Order and any reference in an article to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that article.

Section 2 Function conferred on Dental Practice Board

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Dental Practice Board shall have the function of paying remuneration to any person in respect of general dental services provided by him.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to remuneration which falls to be paid by a Family Health Services Authority pursuant to regulation 24(5) of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1973 (approval and payments).

Section 3 Transitional provisions

(1) Any right or liability subsisting immediately before 1st April 1991 of a Family Health Services Authority to pay any of a person’s relevant remuneration to some other person shall instead be a right or liability of the Dental Practice Board.

(2) Article 2(1) shall not apply in any case to which regulation 14(1) of the National Health Service (Dental Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1991 (transitional provisions) applies.

(3) In paragraph (1) “relevant remuneration” means remuneration the function of paying which becomes under this Order a function of the Dental Practice Board.