Explanatory note

This Order, which is made under the Dentists Act 1984, approves Rules made by the General Dental Council. Those Rules provide for the procedure to be followed by the Registration Appeals Committee of the General Dental Council when determining an appeal by a person against the decisions specified in Schedule 2A and Schedule 4A to the Dentists Act 1984 (decisions relating to the registration of dentists and dental care professionals).

The Rules include provision in respect of the notice of appeal (rule 3), further evidence and documents which may be sent or prepared in relation to the appeal (rules 6 and 8), preliminary hearings (rule 9) and the conduct and procedure at an oral hearing (rules 14 and 15).