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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment (No. 7) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st January 2002.
(2) These regulations extend to England only.
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(1) The National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992  shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Regulation.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) the definition of “general anaesthesia list” is omitted; and
(b) in the definition of “treatment” the words “general anaesthesia and” are omitted.
(3) In regulation 4(2) (dental list)—
(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (b)(ii) the word “and” is inserted;
(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (b)(iii) the words “; and” are omitted; and
(c) head (iv) of sub-paragraph (b) is omitted.
(4) Regulation 5D (general anaesthesia list) and regulation 5E (removal from or amendment of general anaesthesia list) are omitted.
(5) In Schedule 1 (terms of services for dentists)—
(a) in paragraph 4(3)(g) the words “general anaesthesia or” are omitted;
(b) in paragraph 16(3)(c) the following words are omitted “wholly under general dental services or”;
(c) in paragraph 21, sub-paragraphs (1) and (4) are omitted;
(d) paragraph 33A is omitted; and
(e) paragraph 40 is omitted.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.
Hazel Blears
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
10th December 2001