The General Dental Services, Personal Dental Services and Abolition of the Dental Practice Board Transitional and Consequential Provisions Order 2006

PART 6 MISCELLANEOUS TRANSITIONAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND REVOCATIONS PROVISIONS

Transitional provision in relation to the Family Health Services Appeal Authority (Procedure) Rules 2001

46.  Notwithstanding the amendments made to the Family Health Services Appeal Authority (Procedure) Rules 2001(1) by paragraph 10 of Schedule 1, those Rules shall, in relation to any decision of a Primary Care Trust made before 1st April 2006, continue to apply as they had effect on 31st March 2006 and as if those amendments had not been made.

Amendment to the Transitional Order

47.  For articles 4(3)(b) and 5(3)(b) (entitlement to a general dental services contract) and 16(2)(b) and 17(2)(b) (entitlement to a personal dental services agreement) of the Transitional Order, there shall be substituted—

“(b) on maternity or adoption leave and—

(i) is or has been, for all or part of that leave, in receipt of payments in respect of the leave by virtue of Determination VI of the SDR, and

(ii) the duration of that leave on that date does not exceed 52 weeks;

(ba) on paternity leave and is, on that date, in receipt of payments in respect of Determination VI of the SDR;”.

Minor and consequential amendments

48.  The provisions listed in Schedules 1 and 2 are amended as there specified.

Revocations

49.  The provisions listed in Schedule 3 are revoked to the extent there specified.

(1)

S.I. 2001/3750.