The National Health Service Pension Scheme Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1998

Amendment of regulation A2

3.  In regulation A2 (interpretation)–

(a) after the definition of “contracting-out requirements”, insert the following definitions–

““dental hygienist” means a person whose name is included in the roll of dental hygienists referred to in regulation 21 of the Dental Auxiliaries Regulations 1986(1);

“dental list” means a list prepared in accordance with regulations made under section 36(1)(a)(2) of the 1977 Act;

“dental pilot scheme employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of personal dental services in accordance with a pilot scheme, is employed by an individual providing those services;

“dental therapist” means a person whose name is included in the roll of dental therapists referred to in regulation 25 of the Dental Auxiliaries Regulations 1986;”;

(b) after the definition of “guaranteed minimum pension”, insert the following definition–

• ““the health service” has the meaning given in section 128(1)(3) of the 1977 Act;”

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(c) after the definition of “medical list”(4), insert the following definition–

““medical pilot scheme employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of personal medical services in accordance with a pilot scheme, is employed by an individual providing those services;”;

(d) after the definition of “mental health officer”, insert the following definition–

• ““NHS dental employee” means an individual who, in connection with the provision of dental health services in the health service, is employed by–

  (a)

  a National Health Service trust;

  (b)

  a Health Authority;

  (c)

  a registered dentist; or

  (d)

  a registered dentist who is providing personal dental services in accordance with a pilot scheme;”;

(e) after the definition of “pensionable service”, insert the following definitions–

• ““personal dental services” has the meaning given in section 1(8) of the 1997 Act;

• “personal medical services” has the meaning given in section 1(8) of the 1997 Act;”;

(f) the definition of “pilot scheme employee”(5) shall be deleted;

(g) after the definition of “qualifying service”, insert the following definition–

• ““registered dentist” has the meaning given in section 53(1) of the Dentists Act 1984(6);”.

(1)

S.I. 1986/887 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

Section 36(1)(a) was amended by section 5(4) of and paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), and by section 41(10) and (11) of and paragraph 73 of Schedule 2 to the Primary Care Act 1997 (c. 46).

(3)

This definition was amended by paragraph 77(c) of Schedule 1 to the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53).

(4)

This definition was inserted by S.I. 1998/666.

(5)

This definition was inserted by S.I. 1998/666.

(6)

1984 c. 24.