PART 1General

Power for Investigating Committee to agree undertakings6

1

Section 36O (powers of the Investigating Committee in respect of registered dental care professionals) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (4), before paragraph (a) insert—

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may agree with the person who is the subject of the allegation that the person will comply with such undertakings as the Investigating Committee consider appropriate;

3

In subsection (4)(a), at the beginning insert “if they do not agree undertakings under paragraph (za),”.

4

In subsection (6), before paragraph (a) insert—

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may agree with the person who is the subject of those allegations that the person will comply with such undertakings as the Investigating Committee consider appropriate;

5

In subsection (6)(a), at the beginning insert “if they do not agree undertakings under paragraph (za),”.

6

After subsection (6B) (inserted by article 17(5)) insert—

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If the Investigating Committee agree undertakings under subsection (4)(za) or (6)(za), they may, if they consider it appropriate to do so, direct the registrar to enter details of the undertakings in the entry in the register relating to the person who is the subject of the allegation or allegations.

7

After subsection (12) (inserted by article 8) insert—

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Rules may make provision in connection with undertakings under subsections (4)(za) and (6)(za) (including provision as to the actions which may be taken in consequence of undertakings being breached).