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[F14.(1)A person concerned may appeal to the Registration Appeals Committee against—
(a)the appealable registration decision made in respect of him of which he was notified under paragraph 3(1); or
(b)the appealable registration decision treated as having been made in respect of him by virtue of paragraph 3(2) [F2or (4)] .
(2)An appeal under sub-paragraph (1) shall be made by giving notice of appeal to the registrar.
(3)Notice of appeal in a case within sub-paragraph (1)(a) must be given before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which notification of the decision was served under paragraph 3(1), subject to any extension of time under paragraph 5.
(4)Notice of appeal in a case within sub-paragraph (1)(b) must be given before the end of the period of 28 days following the end of the requisite period.
(5)In the case of an appealable registration decision which is a decision to erase a person’s name from registration in the dental care professionals register under a particular title, where—
(a)no appeal under this paragraph is brought against the decision within the period of time specified in sub-paragraph (3), or
(b)an appeal under this paragraph is brought but is withdrawn or struck out for want of prosecution,
that decision shall take effect on the expiry of that period or, as the case may be, on the withdrawal or striking out of that appeal.
(6)For the purposes of considering an appeal under this paragraph, the Registration Appeals Committee may make such inquiries as they consider appropriate.
(7)Schedule 4B (proceedings before the Investigating Committee, the Interim Orders Committee and Practice Committees: dental care professionals) applies to proceedings under this Schedule before the Registration Appeals Committee with the following modifications—
(a)in paragraph 1—
(i)omit sub-paragraph (1), and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “the Council” substitute “the registrar”;
(b)references to a Committee shall be read as references to the Registration Appeals Committee;
(c)in paragraph 2—
(i)omit sub-paragraph (1)(b), and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (2)(g), omit “the person (if any) making the allegation and”; and
(d)omit paragraph 7.
(8)In disposing of an appeal under this paragraph, the Registration Appeals Committee may determine to—
(a)dismiss the appeal;
(b)allow the appeal and quash the decision appealed against;
(c)substitute for the decision appealed against any other decision which could have been made by the registrar; or
(d)remit the case to the registrar to dispose of in accordance with the directions of the Registration Appeals Committee.
(9)In the case of an appealable registration decision which is a decision to erase a person’s name from registration in the dental care professionals register under a particular title, where the Registration Appeals Committee dispose of an appeal brought under this paragraph by making a determination under sub-paragraph (8)(a), (c) or (d), that decision shall take effect—
(a)where no appeal under paragraph 6 is brought against the determination of the Registration Appeals Committee within the period of time specified in paragraph 6(1), on the expiry of that period;
(b)where an appeal under paragraph 6 is brought but is withdrawn or struck out for want of prosecution, on the withdrawal or striking out of that appeal; or
(c)where an appeal under paragraph 6 is brought and dismissed under paragraph 6(2)(a), on the dismissal of that appeal.
(10)Where the Registration Appeals Committee make a determination on an appeal under this Schedule, they shall, as soon as reasonably practicable—
(a)inform the registrar of, and serve on the person concerned notification of, the Committee’s determination on the appeal and of the reasons for that determination; and
(b)if that determination is not a determination under sub-paragraph (8)(b), serve on the person concerned notification of his right of appeal under paragraph 6.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 4A 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), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 7) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2006/1671)
F2Words in Sch. 4A para. 4(1)(b) inserted (1.4.2016) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Knowledge of English) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/806), arts. 1(3), 31(5); S.I. 2015/1451, art. 5
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