1989 Ed.]
Dentists Registration
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(3) The Council may order the removal from the register of the name of any person who-
(a) is deceased; or
(b) is not practising dentistry in Hong Kong; or (Amended 79 of 1984 s. 7)
(ba) being a person required to be the holder of a practising certificate, has practised dentistry in Hong Kong for a period exceeding 6 months without having obtained such a certificate; or (Added 49 of 1977 s. 7)
(c) has not supplied to the Registrar an address in Hong Kong at which all notices from the Council may be served on him: (Amended 79 of 1984 s. 7)
Provided that any person failing to acknowledge within 12 months of the date of dispatch the receipt of a registered letter or telegram addressed to him at the last address supplied by him to the Registrar shall be deemed not to have supplied the Registrar with an address under this paragraph.
16. Inspection of premises used for the practice of dentistry
(1) It shall be lawful for any public officer thereunto authorized by the Council to enter and inspect any premises used or proposed to be used for the practice of dentistry. Such officer shall produce, on demand, a written authority, signed by the Chairman or the Secretary authorizing such entry and inspection. (Amended 4 of 1988 s. 6)
(2) Any person wilfully obstructing or resisting an officer duly authorized by the Council in the inspection of premises used or proposed to be used for the practice of dentistry commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $500. (Amended 68 of 1986 s. 13)
17. Premises unsuitable for the practice of dentistry
No registered dentist shall practise dentistry in premises or under conditions which are unsuitable for such practice.
18. Disciplinary inquiries by the Council
(1) If, after due inquiry into any case referred to it by the Preliminary Investigation Committee in accordance with regulations made under section 29, the Council is satisfied that any registered dentist (Amended 12 of 1968 s. 4) (a) has been convicted in Hong Kong or elsewhere of any offence punishable with imprisonment; or (Amended 79 of 1984 s. 7) (b) has been guilty of unprofessional conduct; or