Dental Registration Act 1999 · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Disciplinary Proceedings and Health Committee Inquiries
64. Person suspended under interim suspension order not regarded as registered
Feedback & supportWhile a person’s registration in an appropriate register is suspended by virtue of an interim suspension order, the person is not to be regarded as being registered even though the person’s name still appears in the appropriate register.
appropriate register
“appropriate register” means any of the registers mentioned in section 13(1), as appropriate;
Immediately upon the expiry or revocation of the order, the person’s rights and privileges as a registered dentist or registered oral health therapist are to be revived from the date of that expiry or revocation, provided that the person has complied with all the terms of the order.
registered dentist
“registered dentist” means a person who is registered as a dentist under this Act and includes a person deemed to be a registered dentist under section 80(1), and “registered as a dentist” and “registration as a dentist” have corresponding meanings;
To avoid doubt, sections 43 to 50, 54 and 55 continue to apply to a person whose registration in an appropriate register is suspended by virtue of an interim suspension order.[49I