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17.—(1) Where a dentist—
(a)due to any cause beyond his control, is unable to complete a course of occasional treatment which he has commenced on or before 31st March 2006; and
(b)has not notified the Board on or before 31st March 2006 in accordance with paragraph 17(3) of Schedule 1 to the 1992 Regulations(1),
notwithstanding the revocation of the 1992 Regulations, paragraph 17(3) of Schedule 1 to those Regulations shall, subject to paragraph (2), continue to have effect as in force on 31st March 2006 in respect of that incomplete occasional treatment.
(2) Where paragraph (1) applies, on or after 1st April 2006, paragraph 17(3) of Schedule 1 to the 1992 Regulations shall be read as if the reference to the Board were a reference to the NHS Business Services Authority.
(3) Where—
(a)on or before 31st March 2006, a relevant dental practitioner has provided conservative treatment of permanent or retained deciduous teeth by way of any filling or root filling; and
(b)on or after 1st April 2006 that filling or root filing requires repair or replacement which he would have been required to repair or replace under paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 to the 1992 Regulations,
the succeeding contractor shall repair or replace the filling or root filling in accordance with the terms of the contract giving effect to paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 to the GDS Contracts Regulations or the terms of the agreement giving effect to paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 to the PDS Agreements Regulations.
(4) Where, on or before 31st March 2006—
(a)a patient has been referred in respect of occasional treatment in accordance with paragraph 18(1) of Schedule 1 to the 1992 Regulations; and
(b)the dentist has not complied with the requirements specified in sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph,
notwithstanding the revocation of the 1992 Regulations, paragraph 18(2) and (3) of Schedule 1 to those Regulations shall continue to have effect as in force on 31st March 2006 in respect of the referral of that patient.
Paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 to the 1992 Regulations was substituted by S.I. 2001/1746.
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