The Dentists, Dental Care Professionals, Nurses, Nursing Associates and Midwives (International Registrations) Order 2023

Further provision about overseas diplomas

3.—(1) Omit section 16 (supplementary provisions as to registration of holders of overseas diplomas).

(2) After section 16 insert—

“16A.    Requisite knowledge and skill: holders of overseas diplomas

(1) Rules may make provision for the purpose of determining whether a person who holds an overseas diploma in dentistry has the requisite knowledge and skill mentioned in section 15(1)(c)(ii).

(2) Rules made by virtue of subsection (1) may (in particular) make provision—

(a) requiring the person to undertake an assessment;

(b) imposing such other requirements on the person as the Council considers appropriate;

(c) enabling the Council to require the payment of fees for the purpose of meeting expenses incurred, or to be incurred, by the Council in determining whether the person has the requisite knowledge and skill.

16B.    Requisite knowledge and skill: recognition of overseas diplomas

(1) The Council may recognise an overseas diploma of a particular kind as furnishing such guarantees as to the knowledge and skill of the person who holds the diploma that no further enquiry into the knowledge and skill of that person is necessary.

(2) A person who holds an overseas diploma recognised by the Council for the time being in accordance with subsection (1) is to be taken to have satisfied the Council that the person has the requisite knowledge and skill mentioned in section 15(1)(c)(ii).

(3) Rules may make provision about the recognition of overseas diplomas under subsection (1).

(4) Rules made by virtue of subsection (3) may (in particular) make provision enabling the Council to require the payment of fees for the purpose of meeting expenses incurred, or to be incurred, by the Council in determining applications for the recognition of overseas diplomas.”.

(3) In section 17 (temporary registration)—

(a) in subsection (1), for “a recognised” substitute “an”;

(b) omit subsection (5).