Part VI Miscellaneous and Supplementary
Supplementary
C150DF1Rules: consultation requirements
1
Before making rules under Schedule 3 or 4B, the Council shall consult—
a
such persons to whom subsection (2) applies as the Council consider appropriate;
b
the bodies within subsection (4); and
c
such bodies to which subsection (5) applies as the Council consider appropriate.
2
This subsection applies to persons who appear to the Council to be representative of one or more of the following—
a
users of the services of registered dentists;
b
users of the services of registered dental care professionals;
c
registered dentists;
d
registered dental care professionals;
e
employers of registered dentists; and
f
employers of registered dental care professionals.
3
The Council shall exercise their function under subsection (1)(a) so that the persons consulted are, taken together, representative of all the categories of person mentioned in subsection (2)(a) to (f).
4
The bodies within this subsection are—
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b
Local Health Boards in Wales;
c
Health Boards in Scotland; and
d
Health and Social Services Boards in Northern Ireland.
5
This subsection applies to bodies which make arrangements, for the provision of dental services, with one or both of the following—
a
registered dentists,
b
registered dental care professionals,
but are not within subsection (4).
6
Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to rules made under Schedule 3 as applied (with modifications) by section 44A (supplementary provisions relating to financial penalties in relation to bodies corporate), but before making such rules the Council shall consult—
a
the bodies corporate which carry on the business of dentistry; and
b
such organisations appearing to the Council to be representative of users of the services of those bodies corporate as the Council consider appropriate.