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Dentists Registration
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(5A) If the office of Chairman becomes vacant due to effluxion of time, or as a result of resignation or otherwise, the Secretary shall convene a meeting of the Council within 3 months of the occurrence of such vacancy for the purpose of electing a Chairman. (Added 4 of 1988 s. 3)
(5B) The Secretary shall preside at a meeting held under subsection (5A) until the Chairman is elected and assumes office, but he shall not have an original or a casting vote. (Added 4 of 1988 s. 3)
(5C) If the Chairman is unable to perform the functions of his office for any period due to absence from Hong Kong or any other reason, the members of the Council shall at a meeting of the Council elect one of themselves to act in his place for the duration of that period and notwithstanding any provision in this Ordinance the Secretary may, where necessary, convene a meeting for the purpose of such election. (Added 4 of 1988 s. 3)
(5D) The Chairman may at any time resign his office by giving notice in writing to the Secretary. (Added 4 of 1988 s. 3)
(6) There shall be a Secretary of the Council and a Legal Adviser to the Council who shall be appointed by the Governor.
5. Meetings of the Council
(1) The Council shall meet at such times and such places as the Chairman may appoint, and the Council shall also meet at the request in writing of at least 4 members, addressed to the Chairman. (Amended 4 of 1988 s. 4)
(2) At any meeting of the Council 4 members, including not less than 1 member appointed under section 4(2)(d), shall be a quorum.
(3) The validity of any proceedings of the Council shall not be affected by any vacancy among the members thereof or by any defect in the appointment of a member thereof.
(4) All questions coming or arising before a meeting of the Council shall be decided by a majority of the members of the Council present and voting thereon.
(5) The Chairman at any meeting of the Council shall have an original vote and also, if upon any question the votes shall be equally divided, a casting vote except in an inquiry under section 9 or 18 at which he shall have only an original vote. (Amended 4 of 1988 s. 4)
6. Registrar of Dentists
(1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, there shall be a Registrar of Dentists, who shall perform such duties in connection with the register of dentists as may be prescribed.
(2) The consultant dental surgeon in charge of the Dental Service of the Department of Health shall be the Registrar. (Amended 4 of 1988 s. 5; L.N. 76 of 1989)
6
CAP. 156]
Dentists Registration
[1989 Ed.
(5A) If the office of Chairman becomes vacant due to effluxion of time, or as a result of resignation or otherwise, the Secretary shall convene a meeting of the Council within 3 months of the occurrence of such vacancy for the purpose of electing a Chairman. (Added 4 of 1988 s. 3)
(5B) The Secretary shall preside at a meeting held under subsection (5A) until the Chairman is elected and assumes office, but he shall not have an original or a casting vote. (Added 4 of 1988 s. 3)
(5C) If the Chairman is unable to perform the functions of his office for any period due to absence from Hong Kong or any other reason, the members of the Council shall at a meeting of the Council elect one of themselves to act in his place for the duration of that period and notwithstanding any provision in this Ordinance the Secretary may, where necessary, convene a meeting for the purpose of such election. (Added 4 of 1988 s. 3)
(5D) The Chairman may at any time resign his office by giving notice in writing to the Secretary. (Added 4 of 1988 s. 3)
(6) There shall be a Secretary of the Council and a Legal Adviser to the Council who shall be appointed by the Governor.
5. Meetings of the Council
(1) The Council shall meet at such times and such places as the Chairman may appoint, and the Council shall also meet at the request in writing of at least 4 members, addressed to the Chairman. (Amended 4 of 1988 s. 4)
(2) At any meeting of the Council 4 members, including not less than 1
member appointed under section 4(2)(d), shall be a quorum.
(3) The validity of any proceedings of the Council shall not be affected by any vacancy among the members thereof or by any defect in the appointment of a member thereof.
(4) All questions coming or arising before a meeting of the Council shall be decided by a majority of the members of the Council present and voting thereon.
(5) The Chairman at any meeting of the Council shall have an original vote and also, if upon any question the votes shall be equally divided, a casting vote except in an inquiry under section 9 or 18 at which he shall have only an original vote. (Amended 4 of 1988 s. 4)
6. Registrar of Dentists
(1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, there shall be a Registrar of Dentists, who shall perform such duties in connection with the register of dentists as may be prescribed.
(2) The consultant dental surgeon in charge of the Dental Service of the Department of Health shall be the Registrar. (Amended 4 of 1988 s. 5; L.N. 76 of 1989)
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