The National Health Service (General Dental Services) and (Dental Charges) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 138 (W.10)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES

The National Health Service (General Dental Services) and (Dental Charges) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003

Made

28th January 2003

Coming into force

1st February 2003

The National Assembly for Wales in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 15(1), 35(1), 36(1), 79(1), 79A and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1977 c. 49 (“the 1977 Act”); see section 128(1) as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 26(2)(g) and (i) for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 15(1) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 12(1)(b) and by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), section 2(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 6. Section 35(1) was substituted by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(9), and amended by the 1995 Act, section 2(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 24. Section 36(1) was so numbered by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), section 5(4) and Schedule 3, paragraph 5 and amended by S.I. 1981/432, article 3(3)(a); by S.I. 1984/39, article 7(10); by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) (“the 1988 Act”), section 25 and Schedule 2, paragraph 4; by the 1990 Act, section 24 and by the 1995 Act, section 2 and Schedule 1, paragraph 25(a). Sections 79(1) and 79A were inserted by the 1988 Act, section 11(3). Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2) and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 9) (“the 1999 Act”), section 65(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 37. The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 15(1), 35(1), 36(1), 79(1), 79A and 126(4) of the 1977 Act are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672, article 2, as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act.