Health Identifiers Act 2014

Amendment of Dentists Act 1985

35. The Dentists Act 1985 (amended by section 33 of the Act of 2013) is amended—

(a) in section 38(1), by substituting “Subject to subsection (10), the Council or any person,” for “The Council or any person”,

(b) in section 38(1), by substituting the following for paragraph (c):

“(c) his alleged failure to comply with—

(i) regulations made under section 13 (2) of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 , or

(ii) a provision of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 applicable to the dentist in his capacity (if any) as a health services provider within the meaning of section 2 of that Act,”,

(c) in section 38(3) (b), by substituting the following for subparagraph (iii):

“(iii) the alleged failure to comply with regulations referred to in subsection (1) (c) (i) or a provision referred to in subsection (1) (c) (ii),”,

(d) in section 38(3) (c), by substituting the following for subparagraph (iii):

“(iii) the alleged failure to comply with regulations referred to in subsection (1) (c) (i) or a provision referred to in subsection (1) (c) (ii),”,

(e) in section 38(5), by substituting the following for paragraph (c):

“(c) guilty of a failure to comply with regulations referred to in subsection (1) (c) (i) or a provision referred to in subsection (1) (c) (ii),”,

(f) in section 38, by inserting the following after subsection (9):

(10) An application under this section shall not be made by a person other than the Minister if the ground concerned is a registered dentist’s alleged failure to comply with a provision referred to in subsection (1) (c) (ii).”,

and

(g) in section 39(1) (a), by substituting the following for subparagraph (iii):

“(iii) to be guilty of a failure to comply with regulations referred to in subsection (1) (c) (i) or a provision referred to in subsection (1) (c) (ii),”.