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Dentists Registration
[1989 Ed.
(c) has obtained registration by fraud or misrepresentation; or (d) was not at the time of his registration qualified to be registered;
or
(e) has contravened the provisions of section 17,
the Council may, in its discretion-
(i) order the name of the registered dentist to be removed from the
register; or
(ii) order the name of the registered dentist to be removed from the
register for such period as it may think fit; or
(iii) order the registered dentist to be reprimanded; or
(iv) postpone judgment on the case for a period, or periods in the
aggregate, not exceeding 2 years,
and may, in any case, make such order as the Council thinks fit with regard to the payment of the costs of the Secretary, a complainant, a counsel or solicitor present at the inquiry and the registered dentist or any one or more of them, and any costs awarded may be recovered summarily as a civil debt in accordance with the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap.227). (Amended 49 of 1977 s.8)
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), “unprofessional conduct" means an act or omission of a registered dentist which would be reasonably regarded as disgraceful or dishonourable by registered dentists of good repute and competency.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require the Council to inquire into the question whether the registered dentist was properly convicted but the Council may consider any record of the case in which such conviction was recorded and any other evidence which may be available and is relevant as showing the nature and gravity of the offence.
(4) In any inquiry under this section as to whether a person has been guilty of unprofessional conduct, any finding of fact which is shown to have been made in any matrimonial proceedings in a court of the Commonwealth having unlimited jurisdiction in civil matters, or on appeal from a decision in such proceedings, shall be conclusive evidence of the fact found.
(5) Within 1 month after the expiry of the time within which an appeal against an order made by the Council in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) may be made to the Court of Appeal in accordance with the provisions of section 23, or if such appeal has been made, within 1 month after the decision of the Court of Appeal affirming or varying such order, the Council shall cause the order, or the order as so varied, as the case may be, to be published in the Gazette and may cause an account of the proceedings at the inquiry at which such order was made to be so published. There shall also be published in the Gazette together with such order sufficient particulars to acquaint the general public of the nature of the offence to which the order relates.
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