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The Dentists Act 1984 (Medical Authorities) Order 2011

S.I. 2011/1866 · Made 25 July 2011

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Health Care And Associated Professions

Dentists

Made 25th July 2011

Coming into force 26th July 2011

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 25th day of July 2011

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 the University of Central Lancashire
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Dentists Act 1984 (Medical Authorities) Order 2011 and comes into force on 26th July 2011.

2Designation of the University of Central Lancashire

The University of Central Lancashire 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 the University of Central Lancashire (“the University”) 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 University or who hold such licences granted by the University as a medical authority, to be registered on the General Dental Council’s register of dentists provided that the person’s fitness to practise is not impaired and the appropriate fees have been paid.