The General Dental Council (Indemnity Arrangements) (Dentists and Dental Care Professionals) Rules Order of Council 2015

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the General Dental Council (Indemnity Arrangements) (Dentists and Dental Care Professionals) Rules 2015, and shall come into force on 23rd November 2015.

(2) In these Rules—

“the Act” means the Dentists Act 1984 and any reference to a numbered section is to a section of that Act;

“dental care professional” means a registered dental care professional other than those who are registered by virtue of section 36Z3(1) of the Act;

“dentist” means a registered dentist other than those registered by virtue of section 36 and Schedule 4(2) of the Act;

“register”—

(a)

in respect of a dentist, means the dentists register established under subsection (1) of section 14 in relation to entries to that register other than those made pursuant to subsection (1A)(c)(3) of that section;

(b)

in respect of a dental care professional, means the dental care professionals register established under subsection (1) of section 36B(4) in relation to entries to that register other than those made pursuant to subsection (1A)(b)(5) of that section;

and in both cases “registered” shall be construed accordingly.

(1)

Inserted by S.I. 2007/3101. Section 36Z3 covers a person lawfully established in a relevant European State other than the United Kingdom and who is a member of the dental care profession and who is a visiting dental care professional for the purposes of the Dentists Act 1984.

(2)

Inserted by S.I. 2007/3101. Section 36 covers persons established in a relevant European State other than the United Kingdom who provide dental services during a visit to the United Kingdom and who are registered on that basis.

(3)

Inserted by S.I. 2007/3101.

(4)

Inserted by S.I. 2005/2011, arts 2(1) and 29.

(5)

Inserted by S.I. 2007/3101.