The National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment Regulations 1992

• Citation: S.I. 1992/1509
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment Regulations 1992 and shall come into force—

(a) for the purposes of regulations 2 and 3(1), on 1st July 1992;

(b) for all other purposes, on 8th July 1992.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992 .

Section 2 Substitution of regulation 35 of the principal Regulations

For regulation 35 of the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the following regulation:—

Transitional provisions

(35) Until 8th July 1992 paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 shall have effect as if in head (k) of sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph the words “or the removal of the fractured portion of a natural crown, where its dissection from supporting soft tissues is necessary prior to the provision of a permanent restoration” were omitted.

Section 3 Amendment of Schedules to the principal Regulations

(1) In Part III of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (terms of service — occasional treatment), in paragraph 17(2)—

(a) head (a) shall be omitted; and

(b) in head(s) for “(a)” there shall be substituted “(b)”.

(2) In Part II of Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations (prior approval treatment)—

(a) in paragraphs 1 and 2 for “£600” there shall be substituted “£200”;

(b) in paragraph 3(b) for the words “and retention” there shall be substituted the words, “retention and the extraction of any tooth for orthodontic purposes”.