5(1)If a person who is or has been entered in the list of visiting [F1EEA practitioners]—U.K.
(a)has been convicted of a criminal offence, whether in [F1an EEA State] or elsewhere, or
(b)has been guilty of any serious professional misconduct,
the Professional Conduct Committee may, if they think fit, impose on him a prohibition in respect of the rendering of dental services in the United Kingdom in the future.
(2)A prohibition imposed under this paragraph shall be for an indefinite period.
(3)A person may apply to the Council for termination of a prohibition imposed on him under this paragraph and the Council may, on any such application, terminate the prohibition; but no application shall be made under this paragraph—
(a)earlier than ten months from the date on which the prohibition was imposed; or
(b)in the period of ten months following a decision made on an earlier application.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 4 para. 5(1) substituted (1.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1496, reg. 5(6)