(1)The 1977 Act shall be amended as follows.
(2)In section 35 (arrangements for general dental services)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)after “dental practitioners” there shall be inserted “ or dental corporations ”, and
(ii)after “dental practitioner” there shall be inserted “ or dental corporation ”,
(b)in subsection (2)—
(i)after “dental practitioner who” there shall be inserted “ , or dental corporation which, ”,
(ii)after “salary” there shall be inserted “ (or, in the case of a dental corporation, a fixed rate of remuneration) ”, and
(iii)in paragraph (b), after “practitioner” there shall be inserted “ or corporation ”, and
(c)after subsection (4) there shall be inserted—
“(5)In this Act, “dental corporation” means a body corporate which carries on the business of dentistry (within the meaning of section 40 of the Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24)).”
(3)In section 36 (regulations about general dental services)—
(a)in subsection (1)(a), after “dental practitioners” there shall be inserted “ and dental corporations ”,
(b)in subsection (1)(b), after “dental practitioner” there shall be inserted “ or dental corporation ”,
(c)in subsection (1)(d), after “dental practitioners” there shall be inserted “ and dental corporations ”, and
(d)in subsection (3), after “dental practitioner” there shall be inserted “ or dental corporation ”.
(4)In section 37 (Dental Practice Board), after subsection (1C) there shall be inserted—
“(2)In subsections (1A) and (1B), references to a dental practitioner include references to a dental corporation.”
(5)In section 128(1) (interpretation), in the appropriate place there shall be inserted—
““dental corporation” has the meaning given by section 35(5);”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 22 wholly in force at. 1.7.2002; s. 22 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 70(2); s. 22 in force for E. at 22.11.2001 by S.I. 2001/3738, arts. 1(3), 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I; s. 22 in force for W. at 1.7.2002 by S.I. 2002/1475, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1