The Dentists Act 1984 (Medical Authorities) Order 2014

Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 936

Health Care And Associated Professions Dentists

The Dentists Act 1984 (Medical Authorities) Order 2014

Made

1st April 2014

Coming into force

2nd April 2014

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 1st day of April 2014

By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

Their Lordships make the following order in exercise of the powers conferred by article 7(4)(b) of the Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Dentists Act 1984 (Medical Authorities) Order 2014 and comes into force on 2nd April 2014.

Designation of Queen Mary University of London

2.  Queen Mary University of London is designated for the purposes of article 7(4)(b) of the Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 and accordingly is a “medical authority” for the purposes of section 3 of the Dentists Act 1984(2) (power of medical authorities to hold examinations and grant licences in dentistry).

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the Queen Mary University of London (“QMUL”) as a medical authority which is authorised to hold examinations in dentistry and grant licences certifying the fitness of the holders to practise dentistry. This would enable persons who have passed such examinations held by QMUL or who hold such licences granted by QMUL as a medical authority, to be registered on the General Dental Council’s register of dentists provided that the person’s fitness to practise is not impaired and the appropriate fees have been paid.

(1)

S.I.2009/1182.

(2)

1984 c.24; section 3(3) was amended by S.I.1987/2047, article 2(a) and the Schedule.