The National Health Service (Dental Charges) Amendment Regulations 1994

Made: 4th March 1994

Laid before Parliament: 7th March 1994

Coming into force: 1st April 1994

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on her by sections 79A of, and paragraph 3(2) and (3) of Schedule 12 to, the National Health Service Act 1977[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1

These regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Amendment Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994.

Amendment of the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 1989

2

In regulation 4(5) of the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 1989[^f00002] (which prescribes a maximum charge for treatment and appliances under any one contract or arrangement), for “£250” in both places where it occurs there is substituted “£275”.

Transitional Provision

3

Where, on or after 1st April 1994, appliances are supplied, or other general dental services are provided, in pursuance of a contract or arrangement for the provision of general dental services made before that date, regulation 4(5) of the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 1989 shall have effect in respect of that supply or other provision as if these Regulations had not come into force.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Brian Mawhinney — Minister of State, — 4th March 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These regulations further amend the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 1989 to increase the prescribed maximum charge payable by the patient for dental treatment and appliances from £250 to £275, where the contract or arrangement leading to the provision of such treatment or appliances is made on or after 1st April 1994.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1977 c. 49; see section 128(1) as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 26(2)(g) and

[^f00002]: for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.Section 79A was inserted by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 11(3).