F1PART 3AProfessions Complementary to Dentistry
Erasures and alterations in the dental care professionals register
36IErasure on grounds of fraud or error
1
If the registrar is satisfied that any entry in the dental care professionals register has been incorrectly made, he shall erase that entry from that register.
2
If the registrar has reason to believe that any entry in the dental care professionals register has been fraudulently procured, he shall refer the matter to the Professional Conduct Committee to determine the question of whether that entry has been fraudulently procured.
3
If the Professional Conduct Committee determine that the entry in the dental care professionals register has been fraudulently procured, they may direct that the name of the person to whom the entry relates shall be erased from registration under all titles under which he is registered in that register.
4
Where a person’s name has been erased from registration under a particular title under subsection (3), that person may apply to the Council for his name to be restored to that register under that title.
5
The Council shall refer an application under subsection (4) to the Professional Conduct Committee.
6
The Professional Conduct Committee shall determine an application referred under subsection (5) and may decide—
a
that the person’s name is to be restored to the dental care professionals register under the title in question;
b
that the person’s name is not to be restored to that register under the title in question; or
c
that the person’s name is not to be restored to that register under the title in question until the end of such period as the Professional Conduct Committee shall specify.
7
If the Professional Conduct Committee give a direction under subsection (3) or a decision under subsection (6), the registrar shall forthwith serve on the person concerned notification of the direction or decision and (except in the case of a decision under subsection (6)(a)) of his right to appeal against it under section 36S.
Pt. 3A inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(4)-(7) of the amending S.I. (see the London Gazette, issue nos. 57734, 57975, 58050 and 58769, dated respectively 19.8.2005, 5.6.2006, 21.7.2006 and 18.7.2008)) by The Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2011), art. 29 (with Sch. 7) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2006/1671)