Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 336
National Health Service, England
The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Made
8th March 2018
Laid before Parliament
9th March 2018
Coming into force
1st April 2018
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 176(1) and (2)(c) and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 1st April 2018.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 2005
2. —(1)The National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 2005( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4 (calculations of charges)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “£20.60” substitute “£21.60”;
(b) in paragraph (2), for “£56.30” substitute “£59.10”;
(c) in paragraph (3), for “£244.30” substitute “£256.50”;
(d) in paragraph (4), for “£244.30” substitute “£256.50”;
(e) in paragraph (5), for “£20.60” substitute “£21.60”.
(3) In regulation 12A (charges in respect of primary dental services provided under a prototype agreement), in paragraph (2), for “20.60” substitute “21.60”.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Caroline Dinenage
Minister of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
8th March 2018
2006 c.41 . Section 176 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) was amended by paragraph 54 of Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) . The powers conferred by these sections are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England, by virtue of section 271(1) of the 2006 Act. See section 275(1) of the 2006 Act for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” that are relevant to the powers being exercised.