1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Functions of Primary Care Trusts (Dental Public Health) (England) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;
“oral health promotion programme” means a health promotion and disease prevention programme the underlying purpose of which is to educate and support members of the public about ways in which they may improve their oral health;
“oral health survey” means a survey to establish the prevalence and incidence of disease or abnormality of the oral cavity; and
“water fluoridation programme” means—
until the coming into force of section 58 of the Water Act 2003(1) (fluoridation of water supplies), fluoridation arrangements made under section 87(5) of the Water Industry Act 1991 (fluoridation of water supplies at request of health authorities); and
upon the coming into force of section 58 of the Water Act 2003, fluoridation arrangements made under new section 87(1) (fluoridation of water supplies at request of relevant authorities) of the Water Industry Act 1991.
2003 c. 37. Section 58 prospectively substitutes section 87 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (1991 c. 56).