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Changes over time for: Section 17G


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Point in time view as at 05/10/2005.
Changes to legislation:
National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, Section 17G is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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[17G Right to choose dental practitioner.S
(1)Provision shall be made in regulations for conferring a right on any person to choose the dental practitioner from whom he is to receive primary dental services, subject to the consent of the practitioner concerned.
(2)The regulations shall, in particular, prescribe the procedure for choosing a practitioner.
(3)The regulations may, in particular, provide that the right to choose a dental practitioner conferred by the regulations shall, in the case of such persons as may be specified in the regulations, be exercised on their behalf by other persons so specified.
(4)In this section “primary dental services” means dental services which are—
(a)provided, in accordance with section 17C arrangements, as personal dental services; or
(b)provided under Part II as general dental services.]
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