The Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005

Transitional, transitory and saving provisions

50.—(1) The transitional, transitory and saving provisions contained in Schedule 7 to this Order shall have effect.

(2) The Privy Council may by order make such further transitional, transitory or saving provisions as it considers appropriate, and an order under this paragraph may, in particular, include requirements as to the education, training and practical experience which a person must satisfy during a period specified in the order in order to be entitled to be registered under a particular title in the dental care professionals register.

(3) The power to make an order under paragraph (2) is exercisable by statutory instrument and a statutory instrument containing such an order shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(4) Until such time as article 29 is in force, section 50D of the Act has effect, in relation to the making of any rules to which that section applies, as if, for any reference in that section to registered dental care professionals, there were substituted a reference to—

(a) persons enrolled in the roll of dental hygienists referred to in regulation 21 of the Dental Auxiliaries Regulations 1986(1); and

(b) persons enrolled in the roll of dental therapists referred to in regulation 25 of those Regulations.

(1)

S.I. 1986/887, as amended by S.I. 1991/1706, 1996/2988, 1999/3460, 2002/1671 and 3135 and 2003/3105.