Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020

17

Amendment of section 44 of Act of 1985

17. Section 44 of the Act of 1985 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):

“(4) (a) Paragraph (b) applies where—

(i) a registered dentist becomes the subject of an order under subsection (3), and

(ii) the Council has reason to believe that—

(I) the dentist is registered in another jurisdiction as a dentist, or has made an application to be registered as a dentist in another jurisdiction which has not yet been determined, and

(II) that order may not have come to the attention of the body duly authorised to perform functions in that jurisdiction that correspond to the functions of the Council.

(b) The Council shall give notice in writing to that body of that order and may, notwithstanding any provision of Directive 2005/36/EC or of the Regulations of 2017, provide that body with a copy of the order and copies of other documents relevant to that order.”.