Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

PART VI Medical Practitioners etc.

14 Medical practitioners etc.

(1) Schedule 6 to this Act shall have effect with respect—

(a) to medical practitioners ;

(b) to the provision of general medical services in England and Wales; and

(c) to health service officers in England and Wales.

(2) The amendments to the [1978 c. 29.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 specified in Schedule 7 to this Act shall have effect.

15 Dental practitioners whose registration is suspended— England and Wales

In the [1977 c. 49.] National Health Service Act 1977—

(a) the following subsections shall be added to the end of section 35 (arrangements for general dental services)—

“(3) Where the registration of a dental practitioner in the dentists register is suspended—

(a) by an order under Part II of the [1983 c. 38.] Dentists Act 1983 (interim suspension); or

(b) by a direction or order under Part III of that Act (health cases),

the suspension shall not terminate any arrangements made with him for the provision of general dental services, but he shall not provide such services in person during the suspension.

(4) Regulations may provide for the making of payments in consequence of suspension to a dental practitioner whose registration is so suspended.”; and

(b) the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 5—

“(2A) Where the registration of a dental practitioner in the dentists register is suspended—

(a) by an order under Part II of the Dentists Act 1983 (interim suspension); or

(b) by a direction or order under Part III of that Act (health cases),

the suspension shall not terminate any contract of employment made between him and an authority but a person whose registration is suspended under that Part of that Act shall not perform any duties under a contract made between him and an authority which involves the practice of dentistry within the meaning of section 33(1) of the [1957 c. 28.] Dentists Act 1957.”

16 Dental practitioners whose registration is suspended- Scotland

In the [1978 c. 29.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978—

(a) the following subsections shall be added at the end of section 25 (arrangements for general dental services)—

“(4) Where the registration of a dental practitioner in the dentists register is suspended—

(a) by an order under Part II of the Dentists Act 1983 (interim suspension); or

(b) by a direction or order under Part III of that Act (health cases),

the suspension shall not terminate any arrangements made with him for the provision of general dental services, but he shall not provide such services in person during the suspension.

(5) Regulations may provide for the making of payments in consequence of suspension to a dental practitioner whose registration is so suspended.”; and

(b) the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 6 of Schedule 1—

“(6A) Notwithstanding paragraph 7 of this Schedule, where the registration of a dental practitioner in the dentists register is suspended—

(a) by an order under Part II of the Dentists Act 1983 (interim suspension); or

(b) by a direction under Part III of that Act (health cases),

the suspension shall not terminate any contract of employment made between him and a Health Board but a person whose registration is suspended under that Part of that Act shall not perform any duties under a contract made between him and a Health Board which involve the practice of dentistry within the meaning of section 33(1) of the [1957 c. 28.] Dentists Act 1957.”.