(1)There shall continue to be a body corporate known as the General Dental Council (in this Act referred to as “the Council”).
(2)It shall be the general concern of the Council to promote high standards of dental education at all its stages and high standards of professional conduct among dentists, and the Council shall in particular perform the functions assigned to them by this Act.
[F1(2A)The Council shall be constituted as Her Majesty may provide by Order in Council.
F1(2B)An Order in Council made under subsection (2A) above may contain such incidental, consequential, saving, transitional or supplementary provisions as appear to Her Majesty to be necessary or expedient.
F1(2C)An Order in Council made under subsection (2A) above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.]
(3)Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect in relation to the Council [F2and, in particular, subsection (2A) above is subject to the provisions of that Part].
Textual Amendments
F1S. 1(2A)-(2C) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2001/3926, arts. 1, 3(a)
F2Words in s. 1(3) added (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2001/3926, art. 1, 3(b)
(1)There shall continue to be committees of the Council known as F3. . . the Preliminary Proceedings Committee and the Dental Auxiliaries Committee.
(2)The Disciplinary Committee of the Council shall be known instead as the Professional Conduct Committee.
F4(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)There shall be established a committee of the Council to be known as the Health Committee F5. . ..
[F6(4A)There shall be established a committee of the Council to be known as the Continuing Professional Development Committee.]
(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F7(6)The committees of the Council mentioned in this section shall be constituted as provided by order of the Privy Council.
F7(7)An order of the Privy Council made under subsection (6) shall be contained in a statutory instrument, and may contain such incidental, consequential, saving, transitional or supplementary provisions as appear to the Privy Council to be necessary or expedient.
F7(8)Some or all of the members of the committees mentioned in this section may be persons who are not members of the Council.]
Textual Amendments
F3Words in s. 2(1) omitted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of S.I. 2001/3926, art. 5(2)(a)
F4S. 2(3)(5) omitted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of S.I. 2001/3926, art. 6(a)
F5Words in s. 2(4) omitted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of S.I. 2001/3926, art. 6(b)
F6S. 2(4A) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2001/3926, art. 6(c)
F7S. 2(6)-(8) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2001/3926, art. 6(d)