Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003

Valid from 19/10/2004

3 (1) Schedule 1 to the Dentists Act 1984 (the General Dental Council) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph 1 (constitution) in sub-paragraph (5) for “paragraph 2” there is substituted “ paragraphs 2 and 2A ”.

(3) In paragraph 2 (lay members) for sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) there are substituted the following—

“(2) The lay members shall be appointed by the Privy Council.

(3) The lay members must include at least one person from each of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

(4) A person is from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland (as the case may be) if he lives or works there or mainly lives or works there.”

(4) After paragraph 2 there is inserted the following paragraph—

“2A (1) This paragraph applies if, under section 187 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003, the Secretary of State has given a direction to a Special Health Authority to exercise any function of a Minister of the Crown relating to the making of appointments to a body mentioned in that section.

(2) The Privy Council may direct the Special Health Authority to exercise to the extent specified in the direction its functions under paragraph 2 in relation to—

(a) the appointment of persons to be lay members of the Council;

(b) the termination of such an appointment.”