1959-HKRS29-8-26_Part02 — Page 42

Appeals.

(Cap.

Penalty for fraudulent registration.

Penalty for falsely pretending to be or taking or using the

name or title of a dentist,

Penalty for repstered dentist

falsely describing

his vocation.

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(4) Any order made by the Council as aforesaid shall be signed by the Registrar.

23. (1) Any person whose name has been ordered not to be entered upon the register under subsection (3) of section 9 or any registered dentist who is aggrieved by any order made in respect of him under section 15 or section 18 may appeal to the Full Court and the Full Court may thereupon affirm, reverse or vary the order appealed against.

(2) The decision of the Full Court upon such appeal shall be final. (3) The practice in relation to any such appeal shall be subject to any rules of court made under the Supreme Court Ordinance:

Provided that the Full Court shall not have power to hear any appeal against an order made under section 9 or section 18 unless notice of such appeal was given within one month of the service of the order in accordance with subsection (1) of section 22.

24. Any person who fraudulently procures or attempts to procure himself or any other person to be registered under this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years.

25. Any person not registered as a dentist under this Ordinance who wilfully or falsely pretends to be or takes or uses the name or title of a dentist, dental surgeon, qualified dentist, doctor of dental surgery, professor of dentistry, surgeon dentist, or any name, title, addition or description implying, whether in itself or in the circumstances in which it is used, that such person is a dentist or that such person is qualified to heal or treat dental disorders or derangements, whether by dentistry or any other means of any kind or description whatsoever, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fue of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

26. A registered dentist not qualified to be registered under paragraph (a) or (b) of section 8 shall not make use, in describing his vocation, of any name, title, addition, description or term other than that of "registered dentist" (##) or the abbreviated form "dentist" (F). Any such registered dentist who wilfully or falsely pretends to be or takes or uses the name or title of a dental surgeon, surgeon dentist, qualified dentist, doctor of dental surgery, professor of dentistry or any name, title or description implying in itself or in the circum- stances in which it issued that such registered dentist possesses or holds any qualification to practise other than that he is registered as a dentist shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary

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conviction, to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months:

Provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the Council may, by writing under the hand of the Secretary, authorize a registered dentist not qualified to be registered under paragraph (a) or (b) of section 8 to use such tille or titles associated with his academic qualifications as the Council may think fit.

27. Any registered dentist who practises dentistry in premises in Covering, which an unregistered person practises dentistry shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

26. (1) Where a person has been convicted of an offence against Forfeiture. subsection (1) of section 3, a magistrate may, on application made on behalf of the Crown, order that all dental materials and equipment in the possession or under the control of such person shall be forfeited to the Crown.

(2) Upon the making of an order for forfeiture under this section, the materials and equipment to which such order relates shall be deemed to be the property of the Crown free from the rights of any person.

29. The Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe or Regulations. provide for

(a) the procedure to be adopted at meetings of the Council; (6) the duties of the Registrar;

(c) the form of the register and the mode in which it shall be kept;

(d) the fees to be paid in respect of proceedings, and in respect of

certificates issued, under this Ordinance;

(e) the manner in which applications for registration shall be

made:

() the procedure to be followed-

(i) in relation to preliminary investigation of complaints touching the conduct of registered dentists; and

(i) in relation to inquiries beld by the Council under the provisions of section 9 or section 18:

(g) any certificate, form or other document required for carrying

out the purposes of this Ordinance;

(A) the duties of the Legal Adviser to the Council;