National Health Service Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Dental Practice Board Amendment Regulations 2019 and come into force on 9 December 2019. Amendment of the Scottish Dental Practice Board Regulations 1997 2 1 The Scottish Dental Practice Board Regulations 1997 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2 (interpretation)— a omit the definition of “Common Services Agency”, and b in the definition of “member” for “chairman” substitute “chairing member”. 3 For regulation 4 (constitution of the Board) substitute— Constitution of the Board 4 The Board must consist of— a a chairing member who is the Chief Dental Officer or Deputy Chief Dental Officer, and b such other members, a majority of whom must be dentists, that the Scottish Ministers consider necessary. . 4 For regulation 5 (appointment of members) substitute— Appointment of members 5 All members must be appointed by the Scottish Ministers. . 5 For regulation 6 (deputy chairman) substitute— Deputy chairing member 6 1 If for any period the chairing member is unable to act, the Scottish Ministers may appoint a deputy chairing member to act in their place for that period. 2 The deputy chairing member must be either the Chief Dental Officer or the Deputy Chief Dental Officer, whomever of which is not currently appointed as the chairing member. 3 A deputy chairing member appointed in accordance with this regulation is deemed to be a member of the Board for so long as they hold office and any reference to the chairing member in regulations 11, 12 and 13 includes a reference to that deputy chairing member. . 6 In regulation 8 (termination of tenure of office)— a in paragraph (2)(b)(i) for “Common Services Agency” substitute “Agency”, and b in paragraph (3)(b) for “dental member” substitute “member who is a dentist”. 7 In regulation 10 (functions)— a in paragraph (1), for “Common Services Agency” substitute “Agency”, and b in paragraph (3) for “The Board shall” substitute “The Board must”. 8 In regulation 11 (chairman)— a for “chairman” in every place it occurs, including the cross-heading, substitute “chairing member”, b for “shall” in both places it occurs substitute “must”, and c in paragraph (2) for “dental member” substitute “member who is a dentist”. 9 In regulation 12 (meetings and proceedings)— a in paragraph (3)(b)(i) for “he shall as soon as practicable disclose his interest to the chairman” substitute “they must as soon as practicable disclose their interest to the chairing member”, b in paragraph(3)(b)(ii) for “he shall” substitute “they must”, and c in paragraph (6)— i for “dental member shall” substitute “a member who is a dentist must”, and ii for “his interest” in each place it occurs substitute “their interest”. 10 In regulation 13 (voting)— a for “Every question at a meeting of the Board shall” substitute “Where at a meeting of the Board, a matter or question requires a decision, that matter or question must”, and b for “the question” substitute “that matter or question,” and for “chairman” substitute “chairing member”. 11 Omit regulation 15 (reports). 12 In regulation 16 (transitional provisions)— a for “these Regulations” substitute “the Scottish Dental Practice Board Amendment Regulations 2019”, and b for “he shall” substitute “they will” and for “he was” substitute “they were”. JOE FITZPATRICK Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 28th October 2019