The Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005

Amendment of Schedule 1

47.—(1) Schedule 1(1) (the Council: supplementary provisions) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) members who are registered dental care professionals; and”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), for “Order in Council” substitute “order of the Privy Council”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (5), for “dental auxiliary” substitute “registered dental care professional”.

(3) In paragraph 2(1)—

(a) for “Order in Council” substitute “order of the Privy Council”; and

(b) in paragraph (c), for “Her Majesty” substitute “the Privy Council”.

(4) For the heading to paragraph 3, substitute “Members who are registered dentists or registered dental care professionals”.

(5) In paragraph 3—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i) for “Order in Council” substitute “order of the Privy Council”, and

(ii) for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) any other matter which appears to the Privy Council to be necessary or expedient in relation to the categories of members of the Council mentioned in paragraph 1(1)(a) and (b).”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) An order under section 1(2A) shall in particular provide that a member who at the time of his election was a registered dentist or registered dental care professional is to be removed from office if he ceases to be registered in the register or (as the case may be) the dental care professionals register.”; and

(c) omit sub-paragraphs (3) and (6).

(6) In paragraph 4, omit sub-paragraph (5).

(7) For paragraph 7 substitute—

“7.— (1) Subject to section 43B(13) and section 44(12), the Council may, after paying their expenses, allocate any of their income to—

(a) purposes connected with education or research in relation to—

(i) the dental profession, or

(ii) professions complementary to dentistry; or

(b) any other public purpose connected with either or both of those professions.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1), “expenses” includes the payments authorised under this Schedule to be made to members of the Council and their committees and the salaries and remuneration of the Council’s officers.”.

(8) In paragraph 8—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(b), after “section 2 of this Act,” insert “or to any officer of the Council,”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (1)(c), for “subject as aforesaid,” substitute “subject to the provisions of this Act and in particular sub-paragraph (1A),”;

(c) after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) The power conferred by sub-paragraph (1)(c) does not include power to make any rules regulating the proceedings of the committees referred to in section 2 of this Act, in so far as the power to make such rules is specifically conferred by Schedule 3 or 4B to this Act.”; and

(d) omit sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).

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Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 2001/3926.