Dentists Act 1984

General powers of Council U.K.

6 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part of this Schedule, the Council shall have power to do any thing which in their opinion is calculated to facilitate the proper discharge of their functions. U.K.

(2) The Council shall, in particular, have power to pay to their members F1 ... such fees and such travelling, subsistence or other allowances as they may determine.

[F2 (2A) The Council shall also have power to pay the members of any of their committees such allowances and expenses as the Council may determine.]

(3) The powers F3 ... of any of the Council’s committees may be exercised notwithstanding any vacancy.

(4) No proceedings F4 ... of any of the Council’s committees shall be invalidated by any defect in the appointment of a member F5 ....

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(2) omitted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2001/3926, art. 6(3)(a)

F2 Sch. 1 para. 6(2A) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2001/3926, art. 7(2)

F3 Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(3) omitted (13.5.2009 for specified purposes) by virtue of The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182), art. 1(3)(9), Sch. 1 para. 13(4)(a) (with arts. 9, 10)

F4 Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(4) omitted (13.5.2009 for specified purposes) by virtue of The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182), art. 1(3)(9), Sch. 1 para. 13(4)(b) (with arts. 9, 10)

F5 Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(4) omitted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2001/3926, art. 6(3)(b)

[F6 7 (1) Subject to section 43B(13) and section 44(12), the Council may, after paying their expenses, allocate any of their income to— U.K.

(a) purposes connected with education or research in relation to—

(i) the dental profession, or

(ii) professions complementary to dentistry; or

(b) any other public purpose connected with either or both of those professions.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1), “expenses” includes the payments authorised under this Schedule to be made to members of the Council and their committees and the salaries and remuneration of the Council’s officers.]

Textual Amendments

F6 Sch. 1 para. 7 substituted (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. 47(7) (with Sch. 7) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2006/1671)

8 (1) The Council may make rules— U.K.

F7 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) for delegating, subject to the provisions of this Act, to committees, including the committees referred to in [F8 section 2 of this Act], [F9 or to any officer of the Council,] functions of the Council, and

(c) [F10 subject to the provisions of this Act and in particular sub-paragraph (1A),] for appointing the members and regulating the proceedings (including quorum) of any committees, including the committees referred to in [F8 section 2 of this Act] and any sub-committees.

[F11 (1A) The power conferred by sub-paragraph (1)(c) does not include power to make any rules regulating the proceedings of the committees referred to in section 2 of this Act, in so far as the power to make such rules is specifically conferred by Schedule 3 or 4B to this Act.]

[F12 (1B) Rules made under sub-paragraph (1)(c) may make provision for a body (including a committee of the Council which is not one of the committees referred to in section 2) to assist the Council in connection with the exercise of any function relating to the appointment of members or particular members of the Council’s committees.

(1C) Rules made under sub-paragraph (1)(c) by virtue of sub-paragraph (1B) may authorise a body—

(a) to appoint committee members on behalf of the Council; or

(b) to perform any function relating to tenure of office or suspension or removal from office.]

F13 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F14 (2A) Some or all of the members of committees of the Council may be persons who are not members of the Council.]

F13 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) Nothing in this paragraph shall authorise the Council to delegate any power of making rules or regulations under any other provision of this Act.

Textual Amendments

F7 Sch. 1 para. 8(1)(a) omitted (13.5.2009 for specified purposes, 1.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182), art. 1(3)(9), Sch. 1 para. 13(5)(a) (with arts. 9, 10); S.I. 2009/1357, art. 2(2)(a)(i)

F8 Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(1)(b)(c) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2001/3926, art. 7(1)(4)(a)

F9 Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(1)(b) 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. 47(8)(a) (with Sch. 7) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2006/1671)

F10 Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(1)(c) substituted (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. 47(8)(b) (with Sch. 7) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2006/1671)

F11 Sch. 1 para. 8(1A) 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. 47(8)(c) (with Sch. 7) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2006/1671)

F12 Sch. 1 para. 8(1B)(1C) inserted (13.5.2009 for specified purposes, 1.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182), art. 1(3)(9), Sch. 1 para. 13(5)(b) (with arts. 9, 10); S.I. 2009/1357, art. 2(2)(a)(i)

F13 Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(3) omitted (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 virtue of The Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2011), art. 47(8)(d) (with Sch. 7) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2006/1671)

F14 Sch. 1 para. 8(2A) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2001/3926, art. 7(1)(4)(c)

[F15 8A. (1) Subject to any provision made by this Act or by rules under this Act, the Council may regulate its procedures and the procedures of its committees and sub-committees, other than the committees referred to in section 2, by standing orders. U.K.

(2) Standing orders of the Council may make provision with regard to the provisional suspension of a member of the Council from office, pending the taking of a decision about the suspension or removal from office of the member in accordance with the provisions of an order under section 1(2A).

(3) Subject to any provision made by this Act, by rules under this Act or by standing orders made by virtue of sub-paragraph (1), each committee and sub-committee of the Council may regulate its own procedures.]

Textual Amendments

F15 Sch. 1 para. 8A inserted (13.5.2009 for specified purposes, 1.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182), art. 1(3)(9), Sch. 1 para. 13(6) (with arts. 9, 10); S.I. 2009/1357, art. 2(2)(a)(i)