DENTISTS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE. (Chapter 156).
DENTISTS (REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1968.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of the Dentists Registration Ordinance, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations--
1. These regulations may be cited as the Dentists (Registra- Citation. tion and Disciplinary Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 1968.
2. Regulation 2 of the principal regulations is amended
by
(a) deleting the definitions of "certificate", "Chairman". "complainant", "defendant". "Legal Adviser" and "Secretary"; and
(b) inserting after the definition of "Committee” the
following-
*"defendant" means any registered dentist or appli
cant for registration against or in respect of whom a complaint or information has been received by the Secretary in accordance with regulation 13;”.
Regulations 12 to 19 (inclusive) of the principal regula- tions are revoked and replaced by the following→
"Preliminary 12. (1) For the purposes of performing the Investigation functions conferred upon it by these regulations, there Committee.
shall be established a committee known as the Preli- minary Investigation Committee consisting of-
(a) one member of the Council elected by the Council, who shall be the chairman of the Committee:
(b) two dental surgeons qualified to be regis- tered under paragraph (a) or (b) of section 8 of the Ordinance, ordinarily resident in the Colony, who are not members of the Council and who shall be appointed by the Director-
(i) from a panel of not less than twelve such dental surgeons nominated by the Hong Kong Dental Society; or
Amendment of regulation 2.
(Cap. 136, sib, leg.h
Revocation
and replace ment of regulations
12 to 19 (inclusive).