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[F13.(1)The Council may appoint persons registered in either the dentists register or the dental care professionals register to be professional advisers.
(2)Professional advisers shall have the general function of giving advice to—
(a)the registrar,
(b)the Council,
(c)the Investigating Committee,
(d)the Professional Conduct Committee,
(e)the Professional Performance Committee,
(f)the Interim Orders Committee,
(g)the Health Committee, and
(h)the Registration Appeals Committee,
on matters within their professional competence arising in connection with any matter under consideration by a person or body listed in this sub-paragraph.
(3)No person who has been appointed as the registrar or appointed to the Council or a Committee listed in sub-paragraph (2) shall be appointed a professional adviser.
(4)Professional advisers shall also have such other functions as may be conferred on them by rules.
(5)The Council may pay such fees, allowances or expenses to persons appointed as professional advisers as the Council may determine.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 4C inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(4)-(7) of the amending S.I. (see the London Gazette, issue nos. 57734, 57975, 58050 and 58769, dated respectively 19.8.2005, 5.6.2006, 21.7.2006 and 18.7.2008)) by The Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2011), Sch. 5 (with Sch. 7) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2006/1671)
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