The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Made: 6 March 2024

Laid before Senedd Cymru: 8 March 2024

Coming into force: 1 April 2024

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 125 and 203(9) and (10) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006[^f00001].

Title and coming into force

1

The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and they come into force on 1 April 2024.

Amendment to the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2006

2

In regulation 4 of the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2006[^f00002] (calculation of charges)—

• (a) in paragraph (1), for “£14.70” substitute “£20.00”;

• (b) in paragraph (2), for “£47.00” substitute “£60.00”;

• (c) in paragraph (3), for “£203.00” substitute “£260.00”;

• (d) in paragraph (4), for “£203.00” substitute “£260.00”;

• (e) in paragraph (5), for “A Band 1 charge, that is to say a charge of £14.70” substitute “A charge of £30.00”.

Revocation

3

The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020[^f00003] are revoked.

Signed

Eluned Morgan — Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers — 6 March 2024

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/491 (W. 60)) (“the 2006 Regulations”).

Regulation 2 amends regulation 4 of the 2006 Regulations (calculation of charges) by increasing the applicable charge payable for a Band 1, a Band 2, a Band 3 and an urgent course of treatment.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained by contacting the Health and Social Services Group, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006 c. 42.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2006/491 (W. 60), amended by S.I. 2020/247 (W. 56); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2020/247 (W. 56).