Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

Statutory Instruments with Clear Reports

28 April 2014

CLA393 - The National Health Service (General Dental Services contracts and personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Procedure:  Negative

These Regulations amend, with effect from 1 May 2014, the National Health Service (General Dental Services contracts) (Wales Regulations 2008 and the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (wales) regulations 2006.  The amendments provide that where a patient is referred to a specialist contractor for Advanced Mandatory Services that reimbursement for  Units of Dental Activity is to be distributed between the ‘high street’ dentist and the specialist contractor.  Currently reimbursement is not apportioned  - both eh dentist and the specialist contractor receive reimbursement for the full number of Units of Dental Activity.

CLA394 - The Public Audit (W) Act 2013 (Approved European Body of Accountants) (Regulations) (Order) 2014

Procedure:  Negative

This Order provides that the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy  (“CIPFA”) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (“CIMA”) are approved European bodies of accountants, and are therefore within the definition of ‘accountancy body’ for the purposes of  section 19 (9)   the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”)

CLA395 - The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Wales) Regulations 2014

Procedure:  Negative

The Regulations make provision in Wales for the administration and enforcement of Council Regulation No 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing. In addition, the Regulations also revoke the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/371) and amending instruments insofar as they apply to Wales.