Dentists Registration (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 2/1980

Read the first time on 26th February 1980.

An Act to amend the Dentists Registration Act (Chapter 215 of the Revised Edition).

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: —

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Dentists Registration (Amendment) Act, 1980, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Amendment of section 2

2. Section 2 of the Dentists Registration Act (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the principal Act) is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and substituting the following: —

“(a)	the Deputy Director of Medical Services (Dental);”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “Assistant Director of Medical Services (Dental)” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “Deputy Director of Medical Services (Dental)”.

Amendment of section 3

3. Section 3 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “Assistant Director of Medical Services (Dental)” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “Deputy Director of Medical Services (Dental)”.

Amendment of section 5

4. Section 5 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the word “ten” in paragraph (e) of subsection (1) and substituting the word “five”.

Amendment of section 10

5. Section 10 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the word “jaw” in the sixth line and substituting the word “jaws”.

Amendment of section 12

6. Section 12 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “first day of November” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “last day of October”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “month of December” in subsection (5) and substituting the words “months of November and December”.

Amendment of section 14

7. Section 14 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (c) of subsection (2) and substituting the word “; or”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (c) of subsection (2), the following paragraph: —

“(d)	fails to serve the Government, or such other body or organisation as may be directed by the Government, for such period as may be specified in any undertaking given by him to the Government.”.

Amendment of section 18

8. Section, 18 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and substituting the following: —

“(a)	the Deputy Director of Medical Services (Dental); or”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “Assistant Director of Medical Services (Dental)” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “Deputy Director of Medical Services (Dental)”.

Repeal and re-enactment of Schedule

9. The Schedule to the principal Act is repealed and the following substituted therefor: —

“THE SCHEDULE

Section 5.

Qualifications

Country or State.

Body Granting Qualifications
(including Medical College where
relevant).

Primary
Qualifications.

Australia

University of Adelaide

University of Melbourne

University of Queensland

University of Sydney

Victoria

University of Western Australia

B.D.S.

B.D. Sc.

B.D.S.

L.D.S.

B.D. Sc.

Malta

Royal University of Malta

*Dip. D.S., B. Ch. D.

New Zealand

University of New Zealand

University of Otago

*B.D.S.

B.D.S.

Republic of Ireland

University of Ireland (National University)

University of Dublin

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

B.D.S.

*L. Dent. Sc., B. Dent. Sc.

L.D.S.

Singapore

King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore

*L.D.S.

States of Malaya

University of Malaya

*B.D.S.

United Kingdom

University of Belfast (Queen’s University)

University of Birmingham

University of Bristol

University of Dundee

University of Durham

University of Edinburgh

University of Glasgow

University of Leeds

University of Liverpool

University of London

University of Manchester

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne

University of St. Andrews

University of Sheffield

University of Wales

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

The Royal College of Surgeons of England

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

The Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

*L.D.S., B.D.S.

L.D.S., B.D.S.

B.D.S.

L.D.S., B.D.S.

B.D.S.

*L.D.S., B. Ch. D.

*L.D.S., B.D.S.

B.D.S.

*L.D.S., B.D.S.

B.D.S.

L.D.S., B.D.S.

B.D.S.

L.D.S.

*L.D.S.

*This diploma has ceased to be granted.

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