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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 5, 1914.

which has

(2.) No person who practises dentistry or dental surgery Dental prac- shall by any public or private advertisement or in any way titioners whatsoever describe himself or hold himself out as or offer prohibited his services as or in any way use the title or designation from using of Doctor, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Licentiate in Dental any title Surgery, or any other like title or designation, unless and not been until he shall have proved to the satisfaction of the Gov- properly ernor-in-Council with the advice of the Dental Board conferred that the title or designation which he proposes to use has upon them. been duly conferred upon him by some university, corpora- tion, college or other body which in the opinion of the Governor-in-Council with the advice of the Dental Board may properly be recognized as capable of duly conferring such title or designation.

(3.) Any Registered Dental Surgeon or exempted per- Registered sou shall be entitled to perform dental operations and to or exempted practise dentistry and dental surgery in the Colony and to person may demand and recover reasonable charges for any dental practise and operation, attendance, advice, or aid, and the cost of any charges. dental medicines, dental appliances, dental plates or artificial dentures supplied by him.

recover

7-(1.) Any person who contravenes any of the provi- Penalties: sions of section 6 of this Ordinance shall be liable to a fine for contra-

not exceeding $500 and to imprisonment for a period vention of preceding not exceeding 6 months.

section;

(2.) Any person who fraudulently procures or attempts for fraudu- to procure himself or any other person to be registered lent mis- under or exempted from the provisions of this Ordinance representa-

tion; by making or producing or causing to be made or produced any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, either oral or in writing, and every person who aids and assists him therein shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and being con- victed thereof shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 2 years.

sumed name.

(3.) Any person who practises dentistry or dental sur- for practis- gery, under the designation of any company, association, ing under as- dental institute, dental hospital or dental college or in any other manner than under his own name or under the name of his firm each member of which shall be either a Re- gistered Dental Surgeon or an exempted person shall be liable for each offence to a fine not exceeding $250 and to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months.

8. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to Governor-in- make regulations :-

(a.) prescribing the qualifications for registration as

a Dental Surgeon;

(b.) prescribing the conditions under which a certi- ficate of exemption from the provisions of this Ordinance may be applied for;

(c.) prescribing the fees to be paid on registration

as a Dental Surgeon;

(d.) prescribing the fees to be paid on the grant of a certificate of exemption from the provisious of this Ordinance;

(e.) generally for the better carrying out of the

provisions of this Ordinance.

Council may make regula- tions.

9. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the Date of 1st day of August, 1914.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 4th

coming into

operation.

day of June, 1914.

M. J. BREEN,

Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 5th day of June, 1914.

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.

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