The National Health Service (Primary Medical Services and Primary Dental Services) (Wales) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2016

PART 1General

Title, commencement and application

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Primary Medical Services and Primary Dental Services) (Wales) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2016 and they come into force on 1 March 2016.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;

“the GDS Regulations” (“Rheoliadau GDS”) means the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2006(1);

“the GMS Contracts Regulations” (“Rheoliadau Contractau GMS”) means the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2004(2);

“the GMS Prescription of Drugs Regulations” (“Rheoliadau Rhagnodi Cyffuriau GMS”) means the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of drugs etc) (Wales) Regulations 2004(3); and

“the PDS Regulations” (“Rheoliadau PDS”) means the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006(4).