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(if) in the event of the Hong Kong Dental Society failing to nominate at least twelve such dental surgeons, at the discretion of the Director.
(2) Save as provided in paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) the members of the Committee shall bold office for twelve months but at the end of such period they may be re-elected or re-appointed, as the case may be.
(3) If during the period of his office a member of the Committee appointed under sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) becomes a member of the Council be shall cease to be a member of the Committee.
(4) (a) Where for any reason a person elected or appointed to the Committee under para- graph (1) is or will be unable temporarily to exercise his functions as such member, another person may be elected by the Council or, as the case may be appointed by the Director, to be temporary a member of the Committee.
(b) If the person so unable temporarily to exercise his function as a member of the Committee was elected to the Committee under sub-paragraph (0) of paragraph (1) the person elected to be temporarily a member of the Committee shall be another member of the Council, who shall, during the period of his membership of the Committee, be chairman of the Committee.
(c) If the person so unable temporarily to exercise his functions as a member of the Committee was appointed to the Committee under sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) the person appointed to be temporarily a mem- ber of the Committee shall be a dental sur- geon qualified to be registered under para- graph (4) or (b) of section 8 of the Ordinance ordinarily resident in the Colony, who is not a member of the Council, nominated by the Hong Kong Dental Society.
(5) If—
(a) at the time the membership of any person elected or appointed to be a member of the
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by virtue of paragraph (2) or paragraph (3),
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(b) at the time the membership or any person elected or appointed to be temporarily a member of the Committee under paragraph (4) terminates,
the Committee is considering any complaint or in- formation under these regulations, then if such person is not thereupon elected or re-elected or, as the case may be, appointed or re-appointed, to be member of the Committee, the membership of such person shall continue by virtue of this paragraph for the purposes of the consideration of such complaint or information by the Committee, but for no other purpose, until the Committee has discharged its fonctions in respect of such complaint or information.
(6) A person elected or appointed to be a mem- ber of the Committee may at any time resign his mem- bership of the Committes by notice in writing addressed to the Secretary or, as the case may be, the Director, save that, if at the time such notice is given the Committee is considering any complaint or in- formation the person so resigning shall, if so required by the Council or, as the case may be, the Director. continue to be a member of the Committee for the purposes of the consideration of such complaint or information but for no other purpose, until the Com- mittee has discharged its functions in respect of the complaint or information.
(7) No member of the Committee shall attend any meeting of the Council as a member of the Council during the hearing or determination of any complaint or information against any person which is referred to the Council by the Committee for deter- mination if such member has attended any meeting of the Committee at which such complaint or informa- tion was considered.
(8) The Committee shall meet from time to time as directed by the chairman of the Committee who may at any time adjourn any meeting of the Com- mittee.