Dentists Registration (Amendment) Bill

This Act may be cited as the Dentists Registration (Amendment) Act, 1980, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Section 2 of the Dentists Registration Act (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the principal Act) is amended —

by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and substituting the following: —“(a)the Deputy Director of Medical Services (Dental);”; and

by deleting the words “Assistant Director of Medical Services (Dental)” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “Deputy Director of Medical Services (Dental)”.

Section 3 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “Assistant Director of Medical Services (Dental)” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “Deputy Director of Medical Services (Dental)”.

Section 5 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the word “ten” in paragraph (e) of subsection (1) and substituting the word “five”.

Section 10 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the word “jaw” in the sixth line and substituting the word “jaws”.

Section 12 of the principal Act is amended —

by deleting the words “first day of November” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “last day of October”; and

by deleting the words “month of December” in subsection (5) and substituting the words “months of November and December”.

Section 14 of the principal Act is amended —

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (c) of subsection (2) and substituting the word “; or”; and

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (c) of subsection (2), the following paragraph: —“(d)fails to serve the Government, or such other body or organisation as may be directed by the Government, for such period as may be specified in any undertaking given by him to the Government.”.

Section, 18 of the principal Act is amended —

by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and substituting the following: —“(a)the Deputy Director of Medical Services (Dental); or”; and

by deleting the words “Assistant Director of Medical Services (Dental)” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “Deputy Director of Medical Services (Dental)”.

The Schedule to the principal Act is repealed and the following substituted therefor: —“THE SCHEDULESection 5.QualificationsCountry or State. Body Granting Qualifications (including Medical College where relevant). Primary Qualifications.Australia University of AdelaideUniversity of MelbourneUniversity of QueenslandUniversity of SydneyVictoriaUniversity of Western Australia B.D.S.B.D. Sc.B.D. Sc.B.D.S.L.D.S.B.D. Sc.Malta Royal University of Malta *Dip. D.S., B. Ch. D.New Zealand University of New ZealandUniversity of Otago *B.D.S.B.D.S.Republic of Ireland University of Ireland (National University)University of DublinThe Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland B.D.S.*L. Dent. Sc., B. Dent. Sc.L.D.S.Singapore King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore *L.D.S.States of Malaya University of Malaya *B.D.S.United Kingdom University of Belfast (Queen’s University)University of BirminghamUniversity of BristolUniversity of DundeeUniversity of DurhamUniversity of EdinburghUniversity of GlasgowUniversity of LeedsUniversity of LiverpoolUniversity of LondonUniversity of ManchesterUniversity of Newcastle Upon TyneUniversity of St. AndrewsUniversity of SheffieldUniversity of WalesThe Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghThe Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandThe Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowThe Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow *L.D.S., B.D.S.*L.D.S., B.D.S.L.D.S., B.D.S.B.D.S.L.D.S., B.D.S.B.D.S.B.D.S.*L.D.S., B. Ch. D.*L.D.S., B.D.S.B.D.S.*L.D.S., B.D.S.B.D.S.L.D.S., B.D.S.L.D.S., B.D.S.B.D.S.L.D.S.L.D.S.L.D.S.*L.D.S.*This diploma has ceased to be granted.”.