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[F1(1)]The powers conferred by this Act on the Privy council F2... shall be exercisable by any two or more members of the Privy Council.
[F3(2)Any power of the Privy Council to make an order under this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, except—
(a)the power to make an order under section 11 (remedy where qualifying courses of study or examinations are inadequate); and
(b)the power to make an order under section 12 (candidates not to be required to adopt or reject particular theories of dentistry).
(3)A statutory instrument which contains an order made by the Privy Council—
(a)under section 1(2A) (constitution of the Council),
(b)approving rules under section 41(1) (restriction on individuals carrying on the business of dentistry),
[F4(c)approving rules under Schedule 3 (proceedings before the Investigating Committee, the Interim Orders Committee and Practice Committees: dentists), including rules made under Schedule 3 as applied (with modifications) by—
(i)section 44A (supplementary provisions relating to financial penalties in relation to bodies corporate), or
(ii)paragraph 4(7) of Schedule 2A (registration appeals: dentists register),]
(d)approving rules under Schedule 4B (proceedings before the Investigating Committee, the Interim Orders Committee and Practice Committees: dental care professionals), or
(e)approving rules under Schedule 4C (advisers),
shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
[F5(4)A statutory instrument which contains an order made by the Privy Council approving—
(a)regulations under section 36A(2) (professions complementary to dentistry);
(b)rules under section 36L (insurance); or
(c)rules under Schedule 4B (proceedings before the Investigating Committee, the Interim Orders Committee and Practice Committees: dental care professionals), including rules made under Schedule 4B as applied (with modifications) by paragraph 4(7) of Schedule 4A (registration appeals: dental care professionals register),
shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament or, where subsection (5) applies, a resolution of either House of Parliament or a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
(5)This subsection applies where an order of the Privy Council mentioned in subsection (4)—
(a)approves regulations under section 36A(2) that specify a profession complementary to dentistry, or a class of members of a profession complementary to dentistry, which immediately before the revocation of the Dental Auxiliaries Regulations 1986 did not constitute a class of dental auxiliaries regulated by those Regulations; or
(b)approves rules that apply to such a profession or such a class of members of such a profession.]
(6)Any act of the Privy Council under this Act shall be sufficiently signified by an instrument signed by the Clerk of the Privy Council.
(7)Any document purporting to be—
(a)an instrument made by the Privy Council under this Act, and
(b)signed by the Clerk of the Privy Council,
shall be evidence (and in Scotland sufficient evidence) of the fact that the instrument was so made and of its terms.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 51 renumbered as s. 51(1) (19.7.2005) by The Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2011), arts. 1(3), 44(a) (with Sch. 7) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2006/1671)
F2Words in s. 51 repealed (1.4.2003) by National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), ss. 31(4), 42(3), Sch. 9 Pt. 2; S.I. 2003/833, art. 3(a)(c) (with art. 4)
F3S. 51(2) inserted (19.7.2005) by The Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2011), arts. 1(3), 44(b) (with Sch. 7) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2006/1671)
F4S. 51(3)(c) substituted (14.5.2009) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182), art. 1(2)(b), Sch. 1 para. 11(a) (with arts. 6, 9, 10)
F5S. 51(4)(5) substituted (14.5.2009) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182), art. 1(2)(b), Sch. 1 para. 11(b) (with arts. 6, 9, 10)
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