Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the General Dental Council (Constitution of Committees) Order of Council 2003 and shall come into force on 10th April 2003.

In this Order—

• “the Act” means the Dentists Act 1984;

• “appropriate person” means a natural person, of good character, who is a fit and proper person to act as a member of a committee of the Council;

• “dental auxiliary” means a person who is a member of a class of dental auxiliaries;

• “fitness to practise function” means any function of the Professional Conduct Committee or the Health Committee or the functions of the Dental Auxiliaries Committee^f1 under regulations made by virtue of section 48(2) of the Act (functions of Dental Auxiliaries Committee); and

• “lay person” means a natural person, who is neither a registered dentist nor a dental auxiliary.