The Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2017

Fees

34.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a dentist may request a refund of the annual fee prescribed in the 2008 Regulations if—

(a) an application for registration under Part 2 of the Act has been made to the registration authority in respect of the private dental practice in which the dentist works;

(b) the application for registration has been granted by the registration authority; and

(c) the dentist paid an annual fee under the 2008 Regulations within the six months prior to the application for registration being granted.

(2) A request for a refund made by a dentist described in paragraph (1) must be made within three months of the date on which the application for registration referred to in paragraph (1) was granted.

(3) Where a dentist requests a refund in accordance with paragraph (2) and the registration authority agrees to grant the request, then a refund will be paid to the dentist on the basis of one twelfth of the annual fee paid for each complete month following the date on which the application for registration referred to in paragraph (1) was granted.

(4) If a dentist works in more than one private dental practice, the dentist may only request a refund if—

(a) an application for registration has been made to the registration authority in respect of each private dental practice in which the dentist works; and

(b) each application for registration has been granted.