Constitu- tion of Committee.
Procedure of Board
Sub-
mission of complaint or loform- ation to Committee.
PART 111.
Proceedings Preparatory to Hearing by the Board.
13. (1) For the purpose of performing the function con- ferred on them by these regulations there shall be established a committee known as the Preliminary Investigation Committee, consisting of the Government Dental Specialist who shall be the Chairman and two members of the Buard to be elected by the Board for a perind of twelve months, one from the members of the Board appointed under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 4 of the Ordinance and one from the members appointed under paragraph (d) of that subsection.
(2) The Committee shall meet from time to time as directed by the Registrar, and any meeting of the Committee may be adjourned at any time by the Chairman of the Committee.
14. (1) No direction shall be given under section 17 of the Ordinance except in consequence of an inquiry held substantially in accordance with the provisions of these regulations into a charge or charges formulated in a notice of inquiry served in accordance with the said provisions on the person against whom the charge or charges is or are made.
(z) Before the formulation of any such charge, the matters out of which it arises must have been considered by the Committee and referred by them to the Board for inquiry.
15. (1) Where a complaint is made to or information is received by the Registrar that a registered dentist-
(4) has been convicted in the Colony of Iong Kong or elsewhere of any offence punishable with imprisonment;
or
(b) has been guilty of unprofessional conduct; or
(c) has obtained registration by fraud or misrepresentation;
or
(d) was not at the time of his registration entitled to be
registered,
or that an applicant for registration—
(a) has been convicted in the Colony of Hung Kong or elsewhere of any offence punishable with imprisonment;
or
(b) has been guilty of unprofessional conduct;
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the Registrar shall submit the complaint or information to the Committee.
(2) Where the information is in the nature of a complaint in regard to the conduct of a registered dentist or of an applicant for registration, such complaint shall be formulated in writing, addressed to the Registrar, setting the grounds thereof and sha!! be accompanied by one or more statutory declarations as to the facts of the case:
Provided that where the complaint is made by a public officer no statutory declaration shall be required.
(3) Each statutory declaration referred to in paragraph (2)— (4) shall state the address and description of the declarant;
and
(b) if any fact declared is not within the personal knowledge of the declarant, shall state the source of the declarant's information and the grounds for his belief in the truth of the fact; and
(c) shall be duly stamped.
(4) The Registrar sball-
(a) notify the defendant of the receipt of the complaint or
information; and
(6) inform him of the substance thereof; and
(e) forward to him a copy of any statutory declaration
furnished under paragraph (3); and
(4) inform him of the next date of meeting of the Committee;
and
(e) invite him to submit to the Committee any explanation
of his conduct which he may have to offer.
(5) The Registrar shall summon a meeting of the Com mittee and shall furnish the Committee with the complaint or information, any statutory declaration received therewith and any explanation submitted by the defendant.
16. (1) When a complaint or information has been referred Determina- to the Committee, the Committee, having regard to any explann- Committee.
tion or declaration made by the defendant, shall consider the complaint or information and, subject to the provisions of this regulation, shall determine either-
(a) that no inquiry shall be held; or
tion of