Regulation 12 Meetings and proceedings

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 12(3)(b)(i) words substituted by Scottish Dental Practice Board 2019 reg. 2(9)(a)
reg. 12(3)(b)(ii) words substituted by Scottish Dental Practice Board 2019 reg. 2(9)(b)
reg. 12(6) words substituted by Scottish Dental Practice Board 2019 reg. 2(9)(c)(i)
reg. 12(6) words substituted by Scottish Dental Practice Board 2019 reg. 2(9)(c)(ii)

(1)

The meetings and proceedings of the Board shall be conducted in accordance with Standing Orders made under paragraph (2).

(2)

The Board shall make and may vary or revoke Standing Orders for the regulation of the proceedings and business of the Board.

(3)

Standing Orders shall–

(a)

provide for such number of members of the Board, not being less than three, as shall form a quorum; and

(b)

provide that if a member has any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any matter and is present at a meeting of the Board at which the matter is under consideration–

(i)

he shall as soon as practicable disclose his interest to the chairman; and

(ii)

he shall not take part in the consideration or discussion of that matter, or vote on any question with respect to it.

(4)

Subject to paragraph (b), a member shall be treated for the purposes of paragraph (3) as having an indirect pecuniary interest in a matter if he is connected with a person–

(a)

who has a direct pecuniary interest in that matter; or

(b)

where the matter is a contract, with whom the contract is or is proposed to be made.

(5)

For the purposes of paragraph (4), a member is connected with another person if–

(a)

he is in the employment of, is a partner of, or is a party to an associateship agreement with that person; and

(b)

where that person is a company, or the member or nominee of his is a director of that company.

(6)

For the purposes of paragraphs (3) and (4) dental member shall not be treated as having a pecuniary interest in any matter relating to the remuneration of persons providing general dental services by reason only of his interest as a person providing general dental services if his interest cannot reasonably be regarded as an interest more substantial than that of others providing such services.

(7)

The proceedings of the Board shall not be invalidated by any vacancy in the membership of the Board or by any defect in the appointment or qualification of any member thereof.