Persons who are already registered under repealed Act
80.—(1) Every person who is registered under the repealed Act immediately before 15 October 1999 is deemed to be a registered dentist.
(2) Where the registration of a person under the repealed Act, being a registration made pursuant to an order under section 6(1)(c) of that Act, is subject to any condition or restriction imposed by the order, the deemed registration of that person under subsection (1) is, unless the Council otherwise determines, subject to the same condition or restriction.
(3) The deemed registration of a person under subsection (1), on the ground that the person is registered under the repealed Act immediately before 15 October 1999 by virtue of section 6(1)(d) of the repealed Act, is subject to the condition that —(a)
the person is exclusively employed in teaching, research or postgraduate study; and
(b)
the person does not engage in any form of private practice of dentistry.
(4) Section 66 also applies to any person whose name was removed from the register kept under the repealed Act.[64
Saving of certificates of registration issued under repealed Act
81. Any certificate of registration issued under the repealed Act is deemed to be a certificate of registration issued under this Act and is subject to the provisions of this Act.[65
Pending disciplinary proceedings
82.—(1) Any order or decision made by the Dental Board pursuant to the provisions of the repealed Act or the regulations made under the repealed Act is treated as an order or decision under this Act and has the same force and effect as if it had been made or given by the Disciplinary Committee pursuant to the powers vested in the Disciplinary Committee under this Act.
(2) Nothing in this section is to be taken as affecting section 16 of the Interpretation Act 1965.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), “Dental Board” means the Dental Board established under section 3 of the repealed Act.[66
References in other written laws or documents
83. In any written law and in any document —(a)
any reference to the repealed Act is to be construed as a reference to this Act;
(b)
any reference to the Dental Board is to be construed as a reference to the Council;
(c)
any reference to the president of the Dental Board is to be construed as a reference to the president of the Council; and
(d)
any reference to a registered dentist is to be construed as a reference to a registered dentist under this Act.[68
