CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12] — Page 775

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A BILL

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No. 14-15.12.05.]

An Ordinance to regulate the qualifications and to provide for the Registration of Dentists.

Bs it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Dentists Regis- Short title. tration Ordinance, 1905.

2. This Ordinance shall not operate to limit the right of Saving rights any registered medical practitioner to practise dentistry or of medical dental surgery, or to receive, demand or recover reasonable Practi- tioners, charges in respect of such practice.

3. This Ordinance shall not extend to those persons who Saving rights practise only the extraction of teeth, but no such person shall of other make use of any name, title, designation, addition or des- persons. cription, expressed in words or by letters, implying that he is qualified to practise dentistry or dental surgery in this Colony.

4. (1.) The Colonial Secretary shall keep a Register of Register dentists qualified to practise in this Colony, to be known as of Dentists. the "Dentists Register."

(2.) The said Register shall be as nearly as may be according to the Form No. 1 in the Schedule to this Ŏrdi.

Dance.

5. (1.) A copy of the Dentists Register as it stands at Annual any such time shall be published by the Colonial Secretary publication in the first Gazette issued after every succeeding 3rd day of Register. of May,

(2.) Any copy of the Gazette containing the most recent Evidence of copy of the said Register shall be primâ facie evidence in registration. all legal proceedings that the persons therein specified are registered under this Ordinance; and the absence of any name from such copy shall be primâ facic evidence that such person is not registered under this Ordinance.

6. Every person registered under this Ordinance shall Authority to be entitled to practise dentistry and dental surgery in this practise Colony, and to demand and recover reasonable charges for dental aid rendered and for dental appliances supplied by him.

dentistry.

Limitation

7. Subject to the provisions of Sections 2 and 3 no person of right to shall be entitled to recover in any action any charge to recovar

day of fees. for any dental aid rendered, after the

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under this Ordinance.

by any person not registered

8.-(1.) A Board to be styled the "Dentists Board" Dentists shall be established under this Ordinanco, and shall consist Board. of the Principal Civil Medical Oficer, (who shall be Chairman of the Board), two registered medical practitioners to be appointed by the Medical Board, and two registered dentists, who may be from time to time thereto appointed by the Governor.

(2.) A member appointed by the Governor shall hold office for three years and no longer unless re-appointed by the Governor.

(3.) Three members of the Board shall form a quorum, (4.) The Board shall consider and report to the Colonial Socretary upon all matters relating to the admission to or removal of names from the Dentists Register.