[F234AF1 Professional training and development requirementsU.K.
(1)The Council shall make rules requiring registered dentists to undertake professional training and development of descriptions specified in the rules.
(2)If it appears to the registrar that a registered dentist has failed to comply with the requirements of rules made under subsection (1) above, the registrar may erase the dentist’s name from the register.
(3)The Council shall make rules as to the procedures to be followed before the registrar may erase a registered dentist’s name from the register under this section.
(4)Rules made under subsection (3) above shall provide for an appeal to the Continuing Professional Development Committee from a decision of the registrar to erase a registered dentist’s name from the register.
(5)Schedule 3A (which provides for the procedures before the Continuing Professional Development Committee) shall apply in relation to such an appeal.
(6)Rules made under subsections (1) and (3) above shall not come into force until approved by order of the Privy Council.
(7)The registrar shall not erase a person’s name from the register under this section—
(a)until the end of the period during which he may appeal to the Continuing Professional Development Committee by virtue of rules made under subsection (3) above, or
(b)if he does appeal to that Committee, until the appeal process (including any appeal [F3under section 29 above to the relevant court]) has been exhausted.
(8)The registrar shall serve on a registered dentist a notice of his decision to erase him from the register under this section and the reasons for it.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 34A, 34B and preceding cross-heading inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2001/3926, art. 8
F2Ss. 34A, 34B and preceding cross-heading inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2001/3926, art. 8
F3Words in s. 34A(7)(b) substituted (1.4.2003) by National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), ss. 31(5), 42(3) (with s. 31(6)); S.I. 2003/833, art. 3(a) (with art. 4)