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4.—(1) An application for registration must—
(a)be in writing on a form approved by the registration authority;
(b)be sent or delivered to the appropriate office of the registration authority;
(c)be accompanied by a recent photograph of the responsible person, of whom the photograph must be a true likeness; and
(d)give the information that the applicant is required to provide in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) A person who is seeking to be registered as a person who carries on a private dental practice must provide to the registration authority—
(a)full information in respect of matters listed in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1; and
(b)the documents listed in Schedule 2.
(3) A person who is seeking to be registered as a manager in respect of a private dental practice must provide to the registration authority—
(a)full information in respect of each of the matters listed in Part 1 of Schedule 3; and
(b)the documents listed in Part 2 of that Schedule.
(4) If the registration authority so requests, the applicant must provide full information to the registration authority in respect of the matters listed in Part 3 of Schedule 1 in relation to any person specified for this purpose by the registration authority, who works, or intends to work, at the private dental practice.
5. Where the registration authority asks the responsible person for details of any criminal convictions which are spent within the meaning of section 1 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974(1) and informs him or her at the time the question is asked that by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975(2) spent convictions (except where they are protected convictions as described in article 2A of that Order) are to be disclosed, the responsible person must supply in writing to the registration authority details of any spent convictions that the responsible person has.
6. If the registration authority so requests, the responsible person must attend an interview for the purpose of enabling the registration authority to determine whether the applicant is fit to carry on or manage the private dental practice in respect of which the applicant seeks to be registered(3).
7. The applicant must give notice in writing to the registration authority of any change specified below which occurs after the application for registration occurs and before it is determined—
(a)any change of the name or address of the applicant or any responsible person;
(b)where the applicant is an organisation, any change of director, manager, secretary or other person responsible for supervising the management of the organisation.
8. Where the applicant applies for registration as a person who carries on a private dental practice, and before the application is determined, engages a person to work at the private dental practice, the applicant must, in respect of each person so engaged—
(a)obtain the information specified in paragraphs 18 (information about staff) and 19 (further information about staff) of Schedule 1 and the documents specified in paragraph 9 (criminal record certificates) of Schedule 2, in relation to the position in which the person is to work; and
(b)provide to the registration authority, if it so requests, any of the information or documents which the applicant is required to obtain under paragraph (a).
For the requirements as to fitness see regulations 9 and 11 of the Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/202 (W.57)).
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