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2. In these Rules—
“Committee” (except in the term “Appointments Committee”) means the Investigating Committee, the Interim Orders Committee, the Professional Conduct Committee, the Health Committee, the Professional Performance Committee or the Registration Appeals Committee;
“final outcome”, in relation to any proceedings where there are rights of appeal, means the outcome of the proceedings—
once the period for bringing an appeal has expired without an appeal being brought; or
if an appeal is brought in accordance with those rights, once those rights have been exhausted;
“lay person” means a natural person who—
is not and never has been a registered dentist or a registered dental care professional, and
does not hold a qualification or qualifications which would entitle them to apply for registration as a registered dental care professional;
“licensing body” means any body, other than the Council, anywhere in the world that licenses or regulates any profession;
“member”, unless the context otherwise requires, means a member of a Committee, whether they are a registrant or lay person, and includes the chair;
“registrant” means registered dentist or a registered dental care professional; and
“spent conviction” means—
in relation to a conviction by a court in Great Britain, a conviction that is a spent conviction for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974(1); or
in relation to a conviction by a court in Northern Ireland, a conviction that is a spent conviction for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(2).
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