1998 No. 2222
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The National Health Service (Choice of Dental Practitioner) Regulations 1998
Made 10th September 1998
Laid before Parliament 10th September 1998
Coming into force 1st October 1998

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 28G, 36(1)(c), 50 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:–
1977 c. 49; 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 28G is inserted (from 1st October 1998) by section 24(1) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) (“the 1997 Act”). Section 36(1) was so numbered by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), Schedule 3, paragraph 5(1) and amended by S.I. 1981/432, article 3(3)(a); by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(10); by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), Schedule 2, paragraph 4; by the 1990 Act, section 24; and by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), Schedule 1, paragraph 25(a). Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2).