The Dental Qualifications (Recognition) Regulations 1996

Minor and consequential amendments of the Act

6.—(1) In subsections (1) and (2) of section 35 of the Act (effect of disqualification in another member State), for the words “a member State” there are substituted the words “an EEA State”.

(2) In section 36 of the Act (visiting EEC practitioners), for the words “member States” there are substituted the words “EEA States”.

(3) In sections 38(1) and 39(1) of the Act (prohibitions), for the words “EEC practitioner” there are substituted the words “EEA practitioner”.

(4) In subsection (1) of section 53 of the Act (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “diploma” there are inserted the following definitions—

• ““the EEA Agreement” and “EEA State” have the meanings given by section 15(7) above;”; and

(b) for the definition of “visiting EEC practitioner entered in the list of such practitioners” there is substituted the following definition—

““visiting EEA practitioner entered in the list of such practitioners” means a person entered in the list of EEA practitioners under Schedule 4 to this Act”.