Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act · 1984 Revised Edition
Section 20
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If any medical·practitioner or dentist registered under this Act shall be convicted of a criminal offence for which he could have been imprisoned without the option of a fine or shall, after due inquiry by the Board, be deemed by it to have been guilty of infamous conduct in any profession-al respect, the Registrar may on the recommendation of the
dentist
"dentist" means any person professing to practise dentistry or holding himself out as ready and will-ing to treat patients for gain;
Board strike out the name of such person from the register.
Upon any such inquiry the person against whom such off-ence or misconduct is alleged shall be entitled to appear and be heard.
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The inquiry referred to in subsection (1) shall be conducted as far as possible in accordance with the provi-sions of Part II of the Medical Disciplinary Committee (Pro-cedure) Rules, 1951, of the United Kingdom, a copy of which Rules shall be available for inspection in the office of the Registrar.
Registrar
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Medical Practi-tioners and Dentists appointed under section 4;
Terms defined in s 2
dentist
Defined · s 2"dentist" means any person professing to practise dentistry or holding himself out as ready and will-ing to treat patients for gain;
Registrar
Defined · s 2"Registrar" means the Registrar of Medical Practi-tioners and Dentists appointed under section 4;