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The General Dental Council (Constitution) Order of Council 2006

S.I. 2006/1666 · Made 23 June 2006

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HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS

DENTISTS

PROFESSIONS COMPLEMENTARY TO DENTISTRY

Made 23rd June 2006

Laid before Parliament 29th June 2006

Coming into force 31st July 2006

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 23rd day of June 2006

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

Their Lordships make the following Order in exercise of their powers conferred under section 1(2A) and (2B) of the Dentists Act 1984f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1984 c. 24; section 1 was amended by S.I. 2001/3926 and 2005/2011.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Constitution of the Council
  3. 3Appointment of lay members
  4. 4Tenure of office of members of the Council
  5. 5Termination of office
  6. 6By-election
  7. Signature
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the General Dental Council (Constitution) Order of Council 2006 and shall come into force on 31st July 2006.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Dentists Act 1984; and

  • “the unexpired term” means the period beginning with the date on which the member ceased to be a member and ending with the date on which his full term of office would otherwise have expired.

2Constitution of the Council

The numbers of each of the three categories of member mentioned in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the Actf1 (the Council: supplementary provisions) shall be as follows—

(a)

15 members who are registered dentists;

(b)

4 members who are registered dental care professionals; and

(c)

10 lay members.

3Appointment of lay members

The Privy Council may appoint as lay members persons whom the Privy Council considers to have such qualifications or experience as will be of value to the Council in the performance of their duties.

4Tenure of office of members of the Council

Subject to articles 5 and 6, each member’s term of office shall be a period of five years.

5Termination of office

(1)

A person shall cease to be a member of the Council if he falls—

(a)

within article 2(a) and—

(i)

his name is erased from the register or he otherwise ceases to be registered in the register, or

(ii)

his registration in the register is suspended, otherwise than in accordance with section 30f1 (orders for immediate suspension and immediate conditional registration) or 32f2 (interim orders) of the Act (including suspensions under those sections as they had effect before 31st July 2006);

(b)

within article 2(b) and—

(i)

his name is erased from the dental care professionals register or he otherwise ceases to be registered in the dental care professionals register, or

(ii)

his registration in the dental care professionals register is suspended, otherwise than in accordance with section 36Uf3 (orders for immediate suspension and immediate conditional registration) or 36Vf4 (interim orders) of the Act; or

(c)

within article 2(c) and there is a change in his position or circumstances such that it appears to the Privy Council that he will no longer contribute to the Council’s exercise of their functions in such a manner as justifies his continued membership.

(2)

A member may resign at any time by giving notice in writing addressed to the registrar.

(3)

When a lay member ceases to be a member, the Council shall inform the Privy Council.

(4)

When a lay member’s successor is appointed during the unexpired term, the successor’s term of office shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.

6By-election

In the event of a person who falls within article 2(a) or (b) ceasing to be a member of the Council by virtue of article 5—

(a)

a by-election shall be held to fill any such vacancy which occurs more than twelve months before the end of the period for which that member had been elected; and

(b)

the newly elected member’s term of office shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Signature

A K Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the constitution of the General Dental Council. Article 2 specifies the numbers of each of the three categories of members of that Council. Article 3 provides for the appointment of lay members. Articles 4 to 6 make provision as to members' tenure of office, termination of office and by-elections.