Amendmedi of arction 4.
3. Section 4(2) of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting paragraph (d) and substituting the following-
"(d) four dental surgeons qualified to be registered under paragraph
(a) or (b) of section 8 to be appointed by the Director-
( from a panel of not less than twelve such dental surgeons nominated by the Hong Kong Dental Association; or
(i) in the event of the Hong Kong Dental Association failing to nominate at least twelve such dental surgeons, at the discre- tion of the Director.".
Amendment of PECTION 8.
4.
Section 8 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
Amendment of Bection 11.
Addition of
Bew sectioun 114 and 118.
(a) by being renumbered as subsection (1) thereof; and
(5) by inserting the following new subsection-
S.
"(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1), the Council may require any applicant for registration to pass such examinations as it may determine.”.
Section 11(1) of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting “Every” and substituting the following-
"Subject to section UIA(7), every".
6 The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after section [] The following new Sections-
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11A. (1) Subject to this section, a registered dentist shall not practise as a dentist in Hong Kong, unless be is the bolder of a practising certificate which is then in force.
(2) Subject to the payment of the prescribed fee for the issue of a practising Certificate, the Secretary, an applica tion made to him for that purpose by a registered dentist, sball issue to him a certificate to the effect that he is, subject to any conditions and restrictions specified in the certificate, entitled to practise dentistry in Hong Kong.
(3) Where a practising certificate is issued pursuant to an application made during the course of a year in respect of that year, the certificate shall, subject to subsection (5), be in force from the time of its issue until the end of that year.
(4) Where a practising certificate is issued pursuant to an application made during the course of a year in respect of the following year, the certificate shall, subject to sub- section (5), be in force for a period of 12 months com- mencing on 1st January in that following year,
(5) If at any time during the currency of a practising certificate issued under this section, the bolder of the cer- tificate ceases to be registered, the certificate shall thereupon be deemed to be cancelled.
(6) Any person who is required under this section to be the holder of a practising Certificate under this section shall be deemed to have obtained the certificate when he has duly applied to the Secretary and paid the prescribed fee for the issue of the practising certificate.
(7) Notwithstanding section (1) a
person who is required under this section to be the holder of a practising certificate shall not be entitled to recover any fees, costs or other remuneration on any cause of action unless he was,
Recovery of
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at the time when the cause of action arose, the holder of a valid practising certificate.
(8) This section applica to any person whose name appears on the register."
HR. (1) If any registered dentist contravenes sub- section (1) of section IA, the amoual of the prescribed fee payable by him under subsection (2) of that section shall be recoverable as a civil debt.
(2) In any proceedings under this section a certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Secretary to the effect that the registered dentist concerned bad not paid the prescribed fee for the issue of a practising certificate shall, until the contrary is proved, be evidence of non-payment of the fee.
(3) On recovery from a registered dentist of a pre- scribed fee under this section The Secretary shall, if "the registered dentist's name appears on the register, issue the registered dentist with the appropriate practising sertificate.".
Section 15(3) of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting Amendment of
vection 15, after paragraph (5) the following-
7.
"(ba) being a person required to be the bolder of a practising certificate," has practised dentistry in Hong Kong for a period exceeding 6 months without having obtained such a certifi- cale; or":
seculod 18.
8. Section 18(1) of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting Amendment of "Registrar and of any complainant or of the registered dentist, and any costs awarded may be recovered summarily as a civil debt in accordance with the provisions of sections 66 and 67 of the Magistrates Ordinance." and substituting the following
(p. 227)
*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.".
9. Section 23 of the principal Ordinance is amended by adding after Amendment of subsection (3) the following new subsection-
vection 23.
4) In deciding any appeal under this section the Court of Appeal may make such order for costs as it considers reasonable.”.
10. Section 26 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting Amendment of "issued" and substituting the following-
His used".
11. Section 29 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) by being renumbered as subsection (1) thereof;
(6)
by deleting subsection (1)d) and substituting the following
"(d) any fee required to be paid under this Ordinance: (da) the disposal of any fee paid or recovered under this
Ordinance;";
(c) by inserting the following new subsection-
"(2) Any regulations made under subsection (1Xd) may prescribe different fees to be payable by different categories of dentist.".
section 25,
Amendment of section 29.
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