2019 No. 467 (W. 112)

National Health Service, Wales

The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

Coming into force

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 F1.

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Amendments (Textual)

Title and commencementI11

The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and they come into force on 1 April 2019.

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Commencement Information
I1

Reg. 1 in force at 1.4.2019, see reg. 1

Amendment to the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2006I22

In regulation 4 of the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2006 F2 (calculation of charges)—

a

in paragraph (1), for “£14.00” substitute “ £14.30 ”;

b

in paragraph (2), for “£45.00” substitute “ £46.00 ”;

c

in paragraph (3), for “£195.00” substitute “ £199.10 ”;

d

in paragraph (4), for “£195.00” substitute “ £199.10 ”; and

e

in paragraph (5), for “£14.00” substitute “ £14.30 ”.

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Commencement Information
I2

Reg. 2 in force at 1.4.2019, see reg. 1

Amendments (Textual)
F2

S.I. 2006/491 (W. 60), amended by S.I. 2017/339 (W. 83) and S.I. 2018/297 (W. 55); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to these Regulations.

RevocationsI33

The following Regulations are revoked—

a

The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 F3;

b

The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 F4.

Vaughan Gething Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers

(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, a Band 2 and a Band 3 course of treatment.

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.