art 9 Appeal against failure of a Local Health Board to enter into a general dental services contract
(1) This article applies where a person has— (a) offered to enter into a general dental services contract under article 4, 5 or 6; and (b) as a result of a failure to act by the Local Health Board— (i) been unable to sign such a contract before 1 April 2006, or (ii) in a case where article 8 applies, been unable to sign such a contract within the period of entitlement provided for in accordance with that article. (2) Where this article applies, the prospective contractor must, if he or she wishes to enter into a general dental service contract, apply in writing to the National Assembly for Wales— (a) before 15 April 2006; or (b) in a case where article 8 applies, no later than the end of the period of 14 days beginning on the date his or her entitlement to enter into such a contract ceases. (3) An application under paragraph (2) will specify— (a) the names and addresses of the parties to the dispute; (b) the grounds on which the applicant claims to be entitled to enter into a general dental services contract; and (c) the grounds for alleging default by the Local Health Board. (4) Article 7(3) to 7(16) will apply to an application made under paragraph (1), subject to the modification that the references in article 7(4) and (5) to a notice of appeal will be read as references to an application under paragraph (2) of this article.