### Dentists Registration Ordinance 《牙醫註冊條例》

22. Provisions relating to orders of the Council
(1) The Registrar shall cause a copy of any order made under section 9(3), 15A(2) or 18(1) to be served forthwith upon the person concerned, either personally or by registered post addressed to his registered address.
(2) The Registrar shall not remove the name of a registered dentist from the General Register before the expiry of 1 month after the date of service of an order of the Council made under section 18(1) on the person concerned or, in the case of an appeal made to the Court of Appeal against the order under section 23, before the appeal is finally determined. (Amended 10 of 2005 s. 56)
(2A) The Registrar shall not remove the name of a registered dentist from the Specialist Register before the expiry of 1 month after the date of service of an order of the Council made under section 15A(2) on the dentist concerned or, in the case of an appeal made to the Court of Appeal against the order under section 23, before the appeal is finally determined. (Added 11 of 2006 s. 17)
(3) Any person whose name has been removed from the General Register under the provisions of this Ordinance, or whose name prior to the commencement* of this Ordinance had been removed or erased under the provisions of the repealed Ordinance from the register kept in accordance with the provisions of that Ordinance may apply to the Council for the restoration of his name to the General Register, and the Council, in its absolute discretion and after such inquiry and subject to such conditions as it may consider desirable, may either allow or refuse the application, and, if it allows the same, shall order the Registrar to restore the name of the applicant to the General Register, and thereupon the Registrar shall restore the name accordingly.
(4) Any order made by the Council as aforesaid shall be signed by the Registrar.
(Amended 11 of 2006 s. 17) Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 1 October 1959.

### Dentists Registration Ordinance 《牙醫註冊條例》

23. Appeals
(1) The following person may appeal to the Court of Appeal—
(a) any person whose name has been ordered not to be entered in the General Register under section 9(3);
(b) any registered dentist whose application under section 12B(1) to have his name included in the Specialist Register is rejected by the Council;
(c) any registered dentist who is aggrieved by an order made in respect of him under section 15, 15A(2) or 18,
and the Court of Appeal may affirm, reverse or vary the order or decision appealed against. (Replaced 11 of 2006 s. 18)
(2) (Repealed 10 of 2005 s. 53)(3) The practice in relation to any such appeal shall be subject to any rules of court made under the High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4). (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2; 11 of 2006 s. 18)
(3A) Despite subsection (3), the Court of Appeal has no power to—
(a) hear any appeal against an order made under section 9, 15A(2) or 18 unless notice of the appeal was given within 1 month of the order being served in accordance with section 22(1);
(b) hear any appeal against a decision made by the Council to reject an application under section 12B(1) unless notice of the appeal was given within 1 month of the notice of the rejection being given under section 12B(11). (Added 11 of 2006 s. 18)
(4) In deciding any appeal under this section the Court of Appeal may make such order for costs as it considers reasonable. (Added 49 of 1977 s. 9)

24. Penalty for fraudulent registration, etc.
Any person who fraudulently procures or attempts to procure—
(a) himself or any other person to be registered under this Ordinance; or
(b) his or any other person’s name to be included in the Specialist Register,
by making or producing, or causing to be made or produced, any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, either orally or in writing, commits an offence and is liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 3 years.
(Replaced 11 of 2006 s. 19)

### Dentists Registration Ordinance 《牙醫註冊條例》

25. Penalty for falsely pretending to be or taking or using the name or title of a dentist
(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) he is neither a registered dentist nor deemed to be one under this Ordinance; and
(b) he wilfully or falsely—
(i) pretends to be a dentist, dental surgeon, qualified dentist, doctor of dental surgery, professor of dentistry or surgeon dentist;
(ii) takes or uses the name or title of a dentist, dental surgeon, qualified dentist, doctor of dental surgery, professor of dentistry or surgeon dentist; or
(iii) takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying (whether in itself or in the circumstances in which it is used) that he—
(A) is a dentist; or
(B) is qualified to heal or treat dental disorders or derangements, whether by dentistry or any other means of any kind or description whatsoever.
(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 3 years.
(Replaced 11 of 2006 s. 20)

25A. Penalty for falsely pretending to be or taking or using the name or title of a specialist
(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) his name is not included in the Specialist Register; and
(b) he wilfully or falsely—
(i) pretends that his name is included in the Specialist Register; or
(ii) takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying (whether in itself or in the circumstances in which it is used) that—
(A) he is a specialist dentist; or
(B) his name is included in the Specialist Register.
(2) Subsection (1) applies—
(a) whether or not the person is a registered dentist; and
(b) whether or not the person is deemed to be a registered dentist under this Ordinance.
(3) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 3 years.
(Added 11 of 2006 s. 21)