The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services and General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Primary Dental Services and General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), they come into force on 1st December 2017.

(3) Regulations 2(3) and 4(3) come into force on 1st May 2019.

(4) In these Regulations—

“the GDS Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005(1);

“the PDS Regulations” means the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2005(2);

“the General Ophthalmic Services Regulations” means the General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008(3);

“the Primary Ophthalmic Services Regulations” means the Primary Ophthalmic Services Regulations 2008(4); and

“the Optical Charges and Payments Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013(5).

(1)

S.I. 2005/3361; amending instruments are S.I. 2006/563, 2007/544, 2008/528, 1514 and 1700, 2009/309 and 462, 2010/22 and 1881, 2011/1182, 2012/502, 2273 and 3404, 2013/364, 2014/443, 2015/137, 416 and 1728, and 2016/211, 298 and 481.

(2)

S.I. 2005/3373; amending instruments are S.I. 2006/563, 2007/544, 2008/528 and 1514, 2009/309 and 462, 2010/22 and 1881, 2011/1182, 2012/502, 2273 and 2404, 2013/364, 2014/443 and 1887, 2014/887, 2015/137, 416 and 1728 and 2016/211, 298 and 481.

(3)

S.I. 2008/1185; amending instruments are S.I. 2008/1700, 2009/309, 2010/ 634, 22 and 634, 2013/365, 2014/418 and 1887, 2015/416 and 137 and 2016/211.

(4)

S.I. 2008/1186; amending instruments are S.I. 2008/1700 and 2449, 2009/409, 2010/634, 2013/365, 2015/570 and 1776 and 2016/211 and 1045.

(5)

S.I. 2013/461; amending instruments are S.I. 2013/1856, 2015/570 and 1776 and 2016/211, 325 and 1045.