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Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 3373

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2005

Made

7th December 2005

Laid before Parliament

9th December 2005

Coming into force

1st January 2006

The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 28D, 28E and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and section 4(5) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2).

(1)

1977 c. 49; section 28D was inserted by section 21(1) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) (“the 1997 Act”); and is amended by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), section 65(1) and Schedule 4, paragraphs 4 and 16(a); the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) (“the 2002 Act”), section 4(3), Schedule 3, paragraph 7(3); and the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) (“the 2003 Act”), section 177(1) to (6) and section 184 and Schedule 11, paragraph 15. Section 28E is inserted by section 22(1) of the 1997 Act; and amended by the 1999 Act, section 65(2) and Schedule 5; the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) (“the 2001 Act”), section 27(5)(a); the 2002 Act, section 4(3) and Schedule 3, paragraph 8; and the 2003 Act, section 177(7) to (11). Section 126(4) is amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 65(2); the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6); and the 2001 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 5(13)(b). See section 128(1) of the Act as amended by the 1990 Act, section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.