Welsh Statutory Instruments
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES
Made
17 July 2012
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
19 July 2012
Coming into force
1 September 2012
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 125 and 203(9) and (10) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(1).
1. The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and they come into force on 1 September 2012.
2. In regulation 4 of the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2006(2) (calculation of charges)—
(a)in paragraph (1), for “£12.00” substitute “£12.40”;
(b)in paragraph (2), for “£39.00” substitute “£40.20”; and
(c)in paragraph (5) for “£12.00” substitute “£12.40”.
Lesley Griffiths
Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers
17 July 2012
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/491 (W.60)) (“the 2006 Regulations”).
Regulation 2 amends regulation 4 of the 2006 Regulations (calculation of charges) by increasing the applicable charge payable for a Band 1 and a Band 2 course of treatment. The charge payable for a Band 3 course of treatment remains unchanged at £177.00.
The Welsh Ministers' Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.
S.I. 2006/491 (W.60), there are amendments but none are relevant.