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The Dentists Act 1984 (Medical Authorities) Order 2009

S.I. 2009/1358 · Made 3 June 2009

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Health Care And Associated Professions

Dentists

Made 3rd June 2009

Coming into force 1st July 2009

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 3rd day of June 2009

By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

Their Lordships make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by article 7(4)(b) of the Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I.2009/ 1182.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Designation of King’s College London
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Dentists Act 1984 (Medical Authorities) Order 2009 and comes into force on 1st July 2009.

2Designation of King’s College London

King’s College London is designated for the purposes of article 7(4)(b) of the Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 and accordingly is a “medical authority” for the purposes of section 3 of the Dentists Act 1984f1 (power of medical authorities to hold examinations and grant licences in dentistry).

Signature

Judith Simpson

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates King’s College London (“the College”) as a medical authority which is authorised to hold examinations in dentistry and grant licences certifying the fitness of the holders to practise dentistry. This would enable persons who have passed such examinations held by the College or who hold such licences granted by the College, to be registered on the dentists register provided that the person’s fitness to practise is not impaired and the appropriate fees have been paid.