The National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992

Withdrawal from dental list

10.—(1) Where a dentist wishes to withdraw his name from the dental list—

(a) he shall give 3 months' notice in writing to the FHSA, or such shorter period as he may agree with the FHSA, before the date on which he wishes his name to be removed from the dental list; and

(b) subject to paragraph (2), the FHSA shall remove the dentist’s name from the dental list on the expiry of the period of notice given under sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph.

(2) Where, in relation to any dentist, representations are made to the Tribunal under section 46 of the Act(1)(disqualification of practitioners) that the continued inclusion of his name in a dental list would be prejudicial to the efficiency of general dental services, the name of the dentist shall not, except with the consent of the Secretary of State, be removed from the dental list until the proceedings in relation to those representations have been determined.

(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply in the case of a dentist who has reached an age at which the following 1st April his name shall be removed from the dental list in accordance with regulation 9.

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Section 46 was amended by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), section 24 and Schedule 8 and S.I. 1985/39, article 7(16).