Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 1445
National Health Service, England
The National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Made
30th October 2019
Laid before Parliament
1st November 2019
Coming into force
9th December 2019
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 104(1) and (2)(a), 109(1) and (3) and 272(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.
(2) They come into force on 9th December 2019.
Amendment of the GDS Regulations
2. In the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005( 2 ), in regulation 24C(2) (variation of contractual terms in respect of election to enter into a prototype agreement), for “31st March 2020” substitute “31st March 2022”.
Amendment of the PDS Regulations
3. In the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2005( 3 ), in regulation 20C(2) (variation of contractual terms in respect of election to enter into a prototype agreement), for “31st March 2020” substitute “31st March 2022”.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Jo Churchill
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
30th October 2019
2006 c.41 . The powers exercised in making these Regulations are exercisable by the Secretary of State in relation to England only, by virtue of section 271(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006.
S.I. 2005/3361 . Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2015/1728 , 2016/298 and 2017/1056 .
S.I. 2005/3373 . Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2015/1728 , 2016/298 and 2017/1056 .