The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Amendments to the Dentists Act 1984 U.K.

22.  In section 18 (procedure for registration)(1)—

(a) in subsection (1), for “subsection (3)”, substitute “subsections (3) to (5)”;

(b) after subsection (3), insert—

“(4) Where the person applying to be registered under section 15 is the holder of a specified state qualification in dentistry, the person is not required to produce or send to the registrar more evidence than is necessary to demonstrate that the conditions falling to be satisfied before the person may be registered are satisfied.

(5) Where the person applying to be registered under section 15 is the holder of such a qualification, the registrar must accept certified copies of documents in place of original documents, unless the registrar requires original documents in order to preserve the integrity of the application process.

(6) For the purposes of subsection (5), a certified copy of a document is one which is certified to be a true copy of the original by a solicitor practising in any part of the United Kingdom.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 22 in force at 1.12.2023, see reg. 1

(1)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1496, 2005/2011, 2007/3101, 2014/1887 and 2019/593.