1Constitution and general duties of the Council
(1)There shall continue to be a body corporate known as the General Dental Council (in this Act referred to as "the Council").
(2)It shall be the general concern of the Council to promote high standards of dental education at all its stages and high standards of professional conduct among dentists, and the Council shall in particular perform the functions assigned to them by this Act.
(3)Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect in relation to the Council.