Singapore legislation
Section 17
of Dentists Act
Section 17
Cancellation of certificate of registration
(1)
The Board may cancel a certificate of registration and direct the removal from the register of the name of any person registered if it comes to the knowledge of the Board that that person —
has been registered pursuant to an order made by the Minister under section 6(1)(c) and who has contravened or failed to comply with any conditions or restrictions imposed by such order;
has obtained registration by a fraudulent or incorrect statement;
has been convicted of a heinous offence or of any offence under this Act;
has been guilty of infamous or disgraceful conduct in a professional sense; or
has for any disciplinary reason been struck off the dentists register of any country or off the roll of any dental college or licensing body recognised by the Board.
(2)
The Registrar shall —
forthwith give to the person concerned notice in writing of the cancellation of the certificate and of the removal of his name from the register; and
publish in the Gazette the name of the person removed from the register under this section, either —
on the expiry of the period of one month laid down in section 18(1), if that person does not enter an appeal against the decision of the Board; or
immediately after the decision of the High Court upholding the decision of the Board, if that person enters an appeal against the decision of the Board,as the case may be.[15