These Regulations are made under the Care Standards Act 2000 (“the Act”) and apply in relation to persons who carry on or who manage the provision of private dental services by a dentist, or relevant professional services by a dental care professional, otherwise than for the purposes of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 in Wales (“private dental practice”).

Part 2 of the Act provides for the registration and inspection of establishments and agencies by the registration authority (the Welsh Ministers).

Section 42 of the Act makes provision, through regulations, for the application of the Act (with such modifications as may be specified) in respect of the registration of other services which are not covered on the face of the Act.

These Regulations prescribe a person who carries on or who manages a private dental practice (as defined in regulation 2) for the purposes of section 42, and provide that the regulation making powers in Part 2 of the Act apply in relation to such persons and, where relevant, with the modifications set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

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.