SCHEDULE 1Amendments to the Dentists Act 1984

Amendment of section 5111

In section 5133 (exercise of powers conferred on Privy Council)—

a

in subsection (3), for paragraph (c) substitute the following paragraph—

c

approving rules under Schedule 334 (proceedings before the Investigating Committee, the Interim Orders Committee and Practice Committees: dentists), including rules made under Schedule 3 as applied (with modifications) by—

i

section 44A35 (supplementary provisions relating to financial penalties in relation to bodies corporate), or

ii

paragraph 4(7) of Schedule 2A36 (registration appeals: dentists register),

b

for subsections (4) and (5) substitute the following subsections—

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A statutory instrument which contains an order made by the Privy Council approving—

a

regulations under section 36A(2) (professions complementary to dentistry);

b

rules under section 36L (insurance); or

c

rules under Schedule 4B37 (proceedings before the Investigating Committee, the Interim Orders Committee and Practice Committees: dental care professionals), including rules made under Schedule 4B as applied (with modifications) by paragraph 4(7) of Schedule 4A38 (registration appeals: dental care professionals register),

shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament or, where subsection (5) applies, a resolution of either House of Parliament or a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

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This subsection applies where an order of the Privy Council mentioned in subsection (4)—

a

approves regulations under section 36A(2) that specify a profession complementary to dentistry, or a class of members of a profession complementary to dentistry, which immediately before the revocation of the Dental Auxiliaries Regulations 1986 did not constitute a class of dental auxiliaries regulated by those Regulations; or

b

approves rules that apply to such a profession or such a class of members of such a profession.