Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 458 (S. 51)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND

The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992

Made

3rd March 1992

Laid before Parliament

11th March 1992

Coming into force

1st April 1992

The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 70(1A), 71(1), 71A, 73, 74, 75, 105(7) and 108(1) of, and paragraphs 2(6) and 3(3) and (5) of Schedule 11 to, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st April 1992.

(2) In these Regulations, "the principal Regulations" means the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 1989(2).

Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations

2. In regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (calculation of charges) for the amount "£200" in both places where it occurs in paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the amount "£225".

Transitional provision

3. Where, on or after 1st April 1992, applicances 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, the provisions of regulation 4(5) of the principal Regulations shall have effect in respect of that supply, or that other provision, as if regulation 2 of these Regulations had not come into force.

Michael B. Forsyth

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

3rd March 1992

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 to increase from £200 to £225 the maximum contribution which a patient may be required to make towards the aggregate cost of dental treatment and appliances under Part II of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, where the contract or arrangement leading to the provision of such treatment and the supply of such appliances is made on or after 1st April 1992.

(1)

1978 c. 29; section 70(1A) and 71A were inserted by, and section 71 was amended by, section 11 of the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) ("the 1988 Act"); section 73 was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) ("the 1990 Act"), Schedule 9, paragraph 19(11); section 74 was amended by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 19(12); section 105(7), which contains provisions relevant to the making of regulations, was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) ("the 1980 Act"), Schedule 6, paragraph 5 and Schedule 7, paragraph 24 and by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), Schedule 9 paragraph 24; paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 11 was amended by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), Schedule 8, Part I; paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 11 was amended by the 1980 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 7(3); for the definitions of "prescribed" and "regulations" see section 108(1).

(2)

S.I. 1989/363, the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1991/569.