Section 17

Any registered dentist who desires to obtain a practising certificate shall apply to the Council in such form and manner as the Council may prescribe.

The application shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

A practising certificate shall be granted for a period not exceeding 2 years from the date of issue of the practising certificate.

Any application for renewal of a practising certificate shall be made not later than one month before the expiration of the practising certificate and shall be made in such form as the Council may require.

Any registered dentist who applies for a practising certificate later than one month before the expiration of the practising certificate shall be liable to pay to the Council such late application fee as may be prescribed by the Council.

The Council may —

(Deleted by Act 22 of 2007)

Where a registered dentist has had his name removed from the appropriate register or his registration suspended under any provision of this Act, any practising certificate issued to him shall be deemed to be cancelled and the registered dentist shall immediately surrender the certificate to the Council.

Any person who fails to comply with subsection (8) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

For the purposes of subsection (5), the Council may prescribe different late application fees for applications made before, and applications made after, the expiration of the practising certificates.