Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 324
National Health Service, England
The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Made
9th March 2016
Laid before Parliament
11th March 2016
Coming into force
1st April 2016
The Secretary of State for Health makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 176(1) and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2016.
(3) In these Regulations, “the Dental Charges Regulations” means the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 2005( 2 ).
Amendment of regulation 4 of the Dental Charges Regulations
2. In regulation 4 of the Dental Charges Regulations( 3 ) (calculation of charges)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “£18.80” substitute “£19.70”;
(b) in paragraph (2), for “£51.30” substitute “£53.90”;
(c) in paragraph (3), for “£222.50” substitute “£233.70”;
(d) in paragraph (4), for “£222.50” substitute “£233.70”; and
(e) in paragraph (5), for “£18.80” substitute “£19.70”.
Amendment of regulation 12A of the Dental Charges Regulations
3. In regulation 12A of the Dental Charges Regulations( 4 ) (charges in respect of primary dental services provided under a prototype agreement or under a Capitation and Quality Scheme 2 Agreement)—
(a) in the heading, omit “or under a Capitation and Quality Scheme 2 Agreement”;
(b) in paragraph (1), omit “or under a Capitation and Quality Scheme 2 Agreement”; and
(c) in paragraph (2), for “£18.80” substitute “£19.70”.
Amendment of regulation 12B of the Dental Charges Regulations
4. In regulation 12B of the Dental Charges Regulations( 5 ) (transitional provision relating to interim care provided under a Capitation and Quality Scheme 2 Agreement)—
(a) in paragraph (a), for “31st October 2015” substitute “31st March 2016”;
(b) in paragraph (b), for “1st November 2015” substitute “1st April 2016”; and
(c) in paragraph (c), for “1st November 2015” substitute “1st April 2016”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Alistair Burt
Minister of State,
Department of Health
9th March 2016
2006 c.41 . Section 176 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (“the Act”) was amended by section 55(1) of, and paragraph 94 of Schedule 4 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) . See section 275(1) of the Act for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” which are relevant to the powers being exercised. By virtue of section 271(1) of the Act, the powers being exercised by the Secretary of State in the making of these Regulations are exercisable only in relation to England.
S.I. 2005/3477 ; as amended by S.I. 2006/1837 , 2007/544 , 2008/547 , 2009/407 , 2011/519 , 2012/502 , 2013/711 and 364 , 2014/443 and 2015/417 and 1728 .
Regulation 4 is amended by S.I. 2013/364 and 711 and 2015/417 .
Regulation 12A was inserted by regulations 18 and 24 of S.I. 2015/1728 .
Regulation 12B was inserted by regulations 18 and 24 of S.I. 2015/1728 .