Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 3A inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(4)-(7) of the amending S.I. (see the London Gazette, issue nos. 57734, 57975, 58050 and 58769, dated respectively 19.8.2005, 5.6.2006, 21.7.2006 and 18.7.2008)) by The Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2011), art. 29 (with Sch. 7) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2006/1671)
Rules may make provision relating to—
(a)the form of an application by a person seeking registration under a title in the dental care professionals register;
(b)the manner in which an application under paragraph (a) is to be made;
(c)the evidence and information which an applicant must supply in support of an application under paragraph (a);
(d)the details which must be entered in the dental care professionals register; and
(e)the procedure for the making, alteration and deletion of entries in that register.
(1)The Council may by regulations—
(a)prescribe a fee to be charged on—
(i)the entry of a person’s name in the dental care professionals register under a title (including a name already registered in that register under another title or titles),
(ii)the restoration of a person’s name to that register under a title (including a name already registered in that register under another title or titles), or
(iii)the entry in that register of additional qualifications held by a registered dental care professional;
(b)prescribe a fee to be charged in respect of the retention of a person’s name under a title or titles in the dental care professionals register for each period of twelve months;
(c)provide for the payment by instalments of a fee prescribed by regulations under paragraph (b);
(d)authorise the registrar (notwithstanding anything in this Act) to refuse to make in, or restore to, the dental care professionals register any entry until a fee prescribed by regulations under this section has been paid.
(2)The Council may by regulations provide that where a person, after such notices and warnings as may be provided for in the regulations, fails to pay a fee prescribed by regulations under subsection (1)(b), the registrar may erase that person’s name from registration under all titles under which that person is registered in the dental care professionals register.
(3)Where a person’s name has been erased from registration under a particular title by virtue of regulations under subsection (2), that name shall be restored to the dental care professionals register under that title on that person’s application if he satisfies the registrar—
(a)of Matter D within the meaning of section 36C; and
(b)that he meets the requirements of—
(i)section 36L, and
(ii)any rules made under section 36Z2 which apply to his case.
(4)Where, under subsection (3), the registrar refuses to restore a person’s name to the dental care professionals register under a title, the registrar shall forthwith serve on the person concerned notification of the decision and of the reasons for it.]