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Act 51
DENTAL ACT 1971

Incorporating all amendments up to 1 Janauary 2006
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UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968
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DENTAL ACT 1971
Date of Royal Assent … … … … … 27 September 1971
Date of publication in the Gazette… … … 30 September 1971
PREVIOUS REPRINTS
First Reprint … … … … … 1993
Second Reprint … … … … 1999
PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION BY

MALAYAN LAW JOURNAL SDN BHD
AND PRINTED BY
PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BERHAD
KUALA LUMPUR BRANCH
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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 51
DENTAL ACT 1971
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
PART II
THE MALAYSIAN DENTAL COUNCIL
3. Establishment and composition of the Council
4. Duties and powers of the Council
5. Public Authorities Protection
6. Public servants
7. Application of First Schedule
8. Power of the Minister to issue directions
9. Returns
PART III
REGISTRATION OF DENTAL PRACTITIONERS:
PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY
10. Registrar
11. Malaysian Dental Register
12. Persons entitled to be registered as dental surgeons
13. Persons entitled to be registered as dentists
14. Temporary practising certificate
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15. Evidence of qualification to be given before entry on the Register

16. Application for registration
17. Restriction on registration
18. Certificate of registration
19. Annual practising certificate
20. Publication of list of registered dental practitioners issued with annual
practising certificates
21. Notification of change in permanent address of residence or practice
22. Power of Council to make certain endorsement against names in the
Register
23. Cessation of registration
24. Alterations in the Register
25. Privileges of registered persons and disabilities of unregistered persons
26. Dental certificate
27. Definition
28. Dental bodies corporate
29. Exhibition of certificate of registration and annual practising certificate
30. Practitioner operating multiple practices to furnish particulars of the
practitioners at each place of practice
31. Inspection of premises used for the practice of dentistry
PART IV
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
32. Disciplinary jurisdiction of the Council
33. Disciplinary punishments
34. Appeal against order or decision of the Council
PART V
GENERAL
35. Fraudulent registration
36. Offences
37. Prohibition of practice of dentistry by unregistered persons
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Section
38. Covering
39. Penalty for registered dentists falsely describing vocation
40. Prosecutions
41. Exemptions
42. General penalty
PART VI
REGULATIONS, SAVING AND REPEAL
43. Regulations
44. Saving
45. Repeal
PART VII
SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS FOR
NATIONAL PURPOSES
46. Purpose, commencement and duration of this Part
47. Notice to registered person to serve as a dental officer in the public
services
48. Period of service in pursuance of a notice under subsection 47(1)
49. Power of Minister to grant reduction, exemption or postponement from
period of service under section 48
50. Minister may make rules
FIRST SCHEDULE
SECOND SCHEDULE
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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 51
DENTAL ACT 1971
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the

registration and practice of dental practitioners and for national
purposes to provide for certain provisions with regard to a period
of service in the public services after registration as a dental
practitioner; and to make provision for purposes connected with
the aforesaid matters.
[1 February 1972, P.U.(A) 28/1972]
BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan

Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and
Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of
the same, as follows:
P ART I
PRELIMINARY
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Dental Act 1971.
Interpretation
2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration
issued under section 18;
“Council” means the Malaysian Dental Council established
under section 3;
“dental practitioner” means a person registered in the Register;
“dental surgeon” means a dental practitioner registered in
Division I of the Register;
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“dentist” means a dental practitioner registered in Division II of

the Register;
“Director General” means the Director General of Health,
Malaysia;
“Director” means the Director of Dental Services, Malaysia;
“member” means a member of the Malaysian Dental Council
established under section 3;
“practising certificate” means the annual practising certificate
referred to in section 19;
“practitioner” means a dental practitioner;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under this
Act;
“President” means the President of the Malaysian Dental Council
appointed by subparagraph 1(1) of the First Schedule;
“public services” has the meaning assigned to it in Article 132
of the Constitution and, in addition, it also means the service of
any local authority or the service of any statutory authority
exercising powers vested in it by federal or State law, and the
expression “public service” shall be construed accordingly;
“qualification” means any diploma, degree, fellowship,
membership, licence, authority to practise, letters testimonial,
certificate, or other status or document granted by any university,
corporation, college, or other body, or by any department of, or
persons acting under the authority of, the government of any
country or place in or outside Malaysia;
“Register” means the Malaysian Dental Register required to be
maintained under section 11;
“registered” means registered under section 12 or 13, as the case
may be;
“registered address” means the address appearing upon the
certificate of registration issued under section 18;
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Dental Practitioners referred to
in section 10;
“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Council appointed under
paragraph 4 of the First Schedule.
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(2) A person shall be deemed to practise dentistry within the

meaning of the Act who, for the sake of gain or otherwise—
(a) treats or attempts to treat or professes to treat, cure,
relieve or prevent any disease, deficiency or lesion or
pain of the human teeth or jaws;
(b) performs or attempts to perform any operation on
human teeth or jaws;
(c) inserts or attempts to insert any artificial teeth or
appliances for the restoration, regulation or
improvement of the teeth or accessory structures;
(d) performs any radiographic work in connection with
human teeth or jaws or the oral cavity;
(e) gives any treatment, advice or attendance on or to any
person in connection with the fitting or insertion for
the purpose of fitting or fixing of artificial teeth or of
a crown or bridge or an appliance for the restoration or
regulation of the human teeth or jaws;
(f) gives any anaesthetic in connection with any such
operation or treatment as abovementioned under this
subsection; or
(g) holds himself out whether directly or indirectly as
practising dentistry.
PART II
THE MALAYSIAN DENTAL COUNCIL
Establishment and composition of the Council
3. (1) A body corporate with perpetual succession and a common

seal to be called the Malaysian Dental Council is established
which shall consist of—
(a) the Director General;
(b) the Director;
(c) (Deleted by Act A982);
(d) (Deleted by Act A982);
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(e) six dental surgeons from among the staff of the dental
faculties of the higher educational institutions in
Malaysia to be appointed by the Minister;
(ea) six dental surgeons to be appointed by the Minister;
(f) six dental surgeons resident in Peninsular Malaysia to
be elected by the dental surgeons resident in
Peninsular Malaysia;
(g) one dental surgeon resident in Sabah to be elected by
the dental surgeons resident in Sabah;
(h) one dental surgeon resident in Sarawak to be elected by
the dental surgeons resident in Sarawak;
(i) one dentist resident in Peninsular Malaysia to be
elected by the dentists resident in Peninsular
Malaysia; and
(j) one dentist resident in Sabah or Sarawak to be elected
by the dentists resident in Sabah or Sarawak.
(2) No person shall be nominated and appointed to be a

member under paragraph (1)(e) or (ea) or elected as a member
under any of the paragraphs (1)(f) to (j) unless such person is a
citizen and holds a current practising certificate.
(3) No person shall be eligible to elect a member unless such

person holds a current practising certificate.
(4) No person may at the same time serve as a member in

more than one capacity.
(5) A person may be nominated and appointed to be a member

under paragraph (1)(e) or (ea) or elected as a member under any
of the paragraphs (1)(f) to (j) thereof notwithstanding that he has
previously been a member under any of the paragraph of
subsection (1).
(6) The members referred to in paragraph (1)(e) or (ea) shall

be nominated and appointed thereunder for a period not
exceeding three years.
(7) The members elected under paragraphs (1)(f) to (j) shall

hold office for a period not exceeding three years.
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(8) Any person who is a member by virtue of paragraphs

(1)(e) to (j) may at any time resign his office by letter addressed
to the President.
(9) Where any person who is a member by virtue of

paragraphs (1)(e) to (j) dies before completion of his term of
office, or resigns, or otherwise ceases to be a member by reason
of any provision of this Act, a person shall be nominated and
appointed or elected, as the case may be, in his place in
accordance with the provisions applying in the case of the person
dying or resigning or ceasing to be a member for the residue of
the term for which such person might have held office if he had
not died or resigned or ceased to be a member:
Provided that on the death or resignation of a member elected

under paragraphs (1)(f) to (j) within twelve months before the
date on which his term of office would have come to an end by
effluxion of time, the vacancy shall not be filled for the residue of
that term.
(10) The election of the members referred to in paragraphs

(1)(f) to (j) shall be conducted in such manner as may be
prescribed.
(11) If any of the bodies referred to in paragraphs (1)(e) to (j)

does not, by such date as may be prescribed, nominate or elect, as
the case may be, a person to be a member of the Council, the
Minister shall appoint in his place as a member a person qualified
to be so nominated or elected, as the case may be, and any person
so appointed shall be deemed to be a member as if he had been
duly nominated or elected, as the case may be, by such body.
(12) (Deleted by Act A982).
(13) A practitioner shall not be qualified to be nominated and

appointed or elected to be a member, as the case may be, under
paragraphs (1)(e) to (j)—
(a) if he has been found guilty by a court of any offence
involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude, or of
any offence punishable with imprisonment (in itself
only or in addition to or in lieu of a fine) for more than
two years;
(b) if he is an undischarged bankrupt; or
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(c) if his name has at any time been struck off from the
Register.
(13A) A practitioner whose name has been suspended from the

Register or who has been reprimanded under section 33 shall not
be eligible to be nominated and appointed or elected or appointed,
as the case may be, under paragraphs (1)(e) to (j)—
(a) in the case of a suspension, for a period of six years
after the expiration of such suspension; or
(b) in the case of a reprimand, for a period of six years
from the date of such reprimand.
(14) If a member who has been nominated and appointed or

elected, as the case may be, under the provisions of any of the
paragraphs (1)(e) to (j) ceases, by reason of any provision of this
Act, to be qualified to be so nominated and appointed or elected,
he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat.
(15) Where the Council in the execise of its disciplinary

jurisdiction under the Act—
(a) appoints a committee to conduct a preliminary
investigation; or
(b) holds a disciplinary inquiry,
in respect of any practitioner who is a member of the Council,
such practitioner shall be suspended.
(16) The supension of a member of the Council under

subsection (15) shall, where a preliminary investigation is
conducted, take effect from the date of commencement of the
investigation or, where disciplinary inquiry is held, take effect
from the date of institution of the inquiry.
(17) Where a preliminary investigation is conducted and at the

conclusion of the preliminary investigation the Council
determines that a disciplinary inquiry should be held, the period
of suspension of a member shall continue until the conclusion of
the disciplinary inquiry.
(18) Any member of the Council who has been suspended

under subsection (15) or (16) shall forthwith be reinstated as such
member if at the conclusion of the preliminary investigation or
the disciplinary inquiry, as the case may be, the Council finds that
no case has been made out in respect of the member.
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(19) Any member of the Council who is to be reinstated

pursuant to subsection (18) shall, if the reinstatement is to take
effect before the expiration of his term of office, be reinstated to
hold office for the unexpired portion of his term of office.
Duties and powers of the Council
4. The Council shall perform such duties and functions and

exercise such powers as may be provided under this Act or any
regulations made thereunder.
Public Authorities Protection
5. The Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 [Act 198] shall

apply to any action, suit, prosecution or proceeding against the
Council or against any member, officer, servant or agent of the
Council in respect of any act, neglect or default done or committed
by him in such capacity.
Public servants
6. All members of the Council, while discharging their duties as

such members, shall be deemed to be public servants within the
meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574].
Application of First Schedule
7. (1) The First Schedule shall apply to the Council and the
proceedings thereof.
(2) The Minister may from time to time, after consulting the
Council, amend the First Schedule by order published in the
Gazette.
Power of the Minister to issue directions
8. The Minister may, from time to time, issue general directions

not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or any regulations
made thereunder and the Council shall give effect to such
directions.
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Returns
9. The Council shall furnish the Minister with all such returns
and information with respect to its activities as he may from time
to time require.
PART III
REGISTRATION OF DENTAL PRACTITIONERS:
PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY
Registrar
10. (1) For the purposes of this Act there shall be a Registrar of
Dental Practitioners.
(2) The Director shall be the Registrar.
Malaysian Dental Register
11. (1) The Registrar shall cause to be kept in the prescribed

form a register of dental practitioners to be known as the
Malaysian Dental Register which shall contain such particulars as
may be prescribed.
(2) The Registrar shall be responsible for the maintenance and

custody of the Register in accordance with the provisions of this
Act and the regulations thereunder.
(3) The Register shall be kept in two Divisions as follows:

(a) Division I which shall be in respect of persons
registered as dental surgeons; and
(b) Division II which shall be in respect of persons
registered as dentists.
(4) The Register shall be deemed to be a public document

within the meaning of the Evidence Act 1950 [Act 56].
Persons entitled to be registered as dental surgeons
12. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the regulations
thereunder, a person shall be entitled to be registered as a dental
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surgeon upon application to the Registrar in the prescribed form if

he holds any of the qualifications specified in the third column of
the Second Schedule granted by an institution specified in relation
to that qualification in the second column of that Schedule.
(2) The Minister may from time to time, after consulting the
Council, add to, delete from or amend the Second Schedule by
order published in the Gazette.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) and subject to the other

provisions of this Act and the regulations thereunder, any person
who holds a qualification in dentistry (other than the
qualifications specified in the Second Schedule to this Act)
deemed suitable for registration by the Minister after consulting
the Council (hereinafter referred to as an “approved
qualification”), shall be entitled to be registered as a dental
surgeon under this Act if he has obtained experience in the
practice of dentistry by engaging in employment in the practice of
dentistry to the satisfaction of the Director General for a period of
not less than two years in such capacity in such one or more of the
public services as may, from time to time, be determined by the
Director General in his discretion, and has been granted a
certificate by the Director General as evidence thereof.
(4) No person shall be eligible to engage in the employment

mentioned in subsection (3) if—
(a) he has at any time been found guilty of an offence

involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude or an
offence punishable with imprisonment (whether in
itself only or in addition to or in lieu of a fine) for a
term of two years or upward; or
(b) he has, after due inquiry by the Council, been found by

it to have been guilty of infamous conduct in any
professional respect or to be otherwise not of good
fame and character, and upon such inquiry, the person
against whom such conduct is alleged shall be entitled
to appear before the Council and be heard personally
or by advocate and solicitor.
(5) The Director General may, if he is satisfied that a person

holding an approved qualification has had experience in the
practice of dentistry which is not less both in scope and in length
of time than the experience mentioned in subsection (3), exempt
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such person from the requirements as to experience mentioned in

subsection (3).
(6) A person who holds an approved qualification shall be

deemed to be registered under this Act so far as is necessary—
(a) to enable him to enter upon and engage in the
employment mentioned in subsection (3); and
(b) during the period of the said employment, for the
purpose of any such written law or such other
purposes, as the Minister may direct by order
published in the Gazette,
but not further.
(7) A person who is employed under subsection (3) shall,

during the period of the said employment, be deemed to be a
public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code.
(8) The Registrar shall publish annually in the Gazette as soon

as may be after the first day of January of each year, a list of all
persons employed in the practice of dentistry under subsection
(3), with their qualifications and the dates on which they
commenced such employment; and the publication of such list
shall be prima facie evidence of the particulars contained therein.
(9) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this

Act any person may be registered as a dental surgeon under this
Act subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be
stipulated by the Minister, provided that the person seeking
registration under this section possesses a qualification in
dentistry with respect to which the Minister, after consulting the
Council, is satisfied that it is adequate.
Persons entitled to be registered as dentists
13. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the regulations
thereunder, a person shall be entitled to be registered as a dentist
under this Act upon application to the Registrar in the prescribed
form if—
(a) immediately before the coming into force of this Act
he was registered—
(i) as a dentist in division two of the register
maintained under the Registration of Dentists
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Ordinance 1948 of Peninsular Malaysia [F.M.

7 of 1948]; or
(ii) as a dentist by virtue of paragraphs 7(1)(c) and
(d) of the Dentists Registration Ordinance of
Sarawak [Cap. 111] in the register maintained
under that Ordinance; or
(b) he was actually engaged, as his sole means of
livelihood, in the practice of dentistry in the State of
Sabah for a continuous period of three years
immediately prior to the coming into force of this Act,
and satisfies the Council that he is practising dentistry
under conditions not detrimental to public health, that
he has an adequate knowledge of the practice of
dentistry, and that he is a fit and proper person to
practise dentistry.
(2) Every person applying for registration under subsection

(1) shall make his application for registration within six months
of the coming into force of this Act, and shall furnish evidence of
good character to the satisfaction of the Council.
Temporary practising certificate
14. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in

this Act, the Council may, upon application in writing, issue to a
person who is registered as a dental surgeon outside Malaysia a
temporary certificate to practise as a dental surgeon, subject to
such conditions and restrictions as the Council may specify in
such certificate, for a period not exceeding three months.
(2) The holder of such temporary practising certificate shall,

while the certificate remains in force and subject to the
restrictions and conditions specified in the certificate, be deemed
to be a registered dental surgeon.
(3) The Council may at any time cancel any temporary

practising certificate granted under this section and the certificate
shall thereupon lapse.
Evidence of qualification to be given before entry on the

Register
15. (1) No degree or qualification shall be entered in the

Register, either on the first registration or by way of addition to a
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registered name, unless the Registrar be satisfied by such evidence

as he may consider proper that the person claiming such degree or
qualification is entitled thereto.
(2) Every person registered under this Act who obtains any
dental qualification other than the qualification by virtue of
which he was registered may apply to the Council to amend the
Register so far as it relates to the qualifications of that person,
and on any such application the Council shall, if satisfied that the
applicant is entitled to the qualification in respect of which the
application is made and that such qualification is of sufficient
standing to warrant its being entered in the Register, cause the
Register to be amended accordingly by the insertion therein of the
particulars of such qualification.
(3) The Council shall have power to decide what higher

degrees and additional qualifications shall be admitted to be
entered in the Register.
Application for registration
16. (1) Any person entitled to be registered under this Act may
apply to the Registrar for registration accordingly.
(2) Applications for such registration shall be made in such

manner or form and shall be accompanied by such documents,
photographs, particulars and fees as the Council may prescribe,
and proof of identity satisfactory to the Registrar shall also be
furnished.
Restriction on registration
17. (1) If any person applying for registration has—

(a) at any time been found guilty of an offence involving
fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude or an offence
punishable with imprisonment (whether in itself only
or in addition to or in lieu of a fine) for a term of two
years or upward;
(b) after due inquiry by the Council, been found by it to
have been guilty of infamous conduct in any
professional respect or to be otherwise not of good
fame and character; or
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(c) after due inquiry by a medical review panel, which

shall consist of two medical practitioners and one
dental surgeon appointed by the Council, been found
to be unfit to perform his professional duties by reason
of his mental or physical condition,
the Council may direct the Registrar not to enter the name of such
person upon the Register.
(2) The Registrar shall forthwith give the person concerned

notice in writing of such direction by the Council not to enter
such persons’s name upon the Register.
(3) Upon any inquiry under paragraph (1)(b), the applicant

shall be entitled to appear before the Council and be heard
personally or by advocate and solicitor.
Certificate of registration
18. (1) When a person has been registered, the Council shall
issue to him a certificate of registration in such form as may be
prescribed.
(2) In the case of a person registered under section 13 there

shall be affixed to such certificate of registration a photograph of
the registered person.
Annual practising certificate
19. (1) Any registered person who desires to practise as a dental

practitioner after the thirty-first day of December of any year
shall, not later than the first day of December of that year, make
an application in the prescribed form and shall pay the prescribed
fee for a certificate to practise as a dental practitioner during the
ensuing year.
(2) Upon such application and payment, the Council, if

satisfied that the premises at, and the conditions under which the
applicant practises dentistry are suitable for such practice, shall
cause the Registrar to issue a certificate (to be styled “annual
practising certificate”) authorizing the applicant to practise as a
dental practitioner during the year for which the certificate is
issued.
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(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the annual practising

certificate shall be in force until the thirty-first day of December
of the year in respect of which it is issued.
(4) Any registered person who fails to apply for an annual

practising certificate in the manner and within the period laid
down in subsection (1), may, on making an application in such
form and on payment of such additional fee as may be prescribed,
be granted an annual practising certificate for the ensuing year, if
the application is made during the month of December of any
year, or for the remainder of the year, if the application is made
on or after the first day of January of any year.
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section,

where a registered person applies for an annual practising
certificate for the first time after obtaining registration under
section 12 or section 13, the application shall be in the prescribed
form and may be made at any time during the year, and the
applicant shall, upon payment of the prescribed fee, be granted an
annual practising certificate for the remainder of the year in
which the application is made.
(6) An annual practising certificate and an application

therefor shall specify the address of the principal place of practice
and all other places of practice of the applicant, and any change in
any such address shall be notified by the practitioner to the
Registrar and an endorsement of such change on the annual
practising certificate obtained from the Registrar within thirty
days of such change.
(7) Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the Council that

a registered dental practitioner is practising dentistry in such
premises or under such conditions as are deemed by the Council
to be unsuitable for such practice, the Council may direct that the
annual practising certificate of such practitioner be cancelled, and
such certificate shall thereupon cease to be in force and no further
annual practising certificate shall be issued to such practitioner
thereafter either for the remainder of the year or for any other
year except as provided in subsection (8).
(8) If any person whose annual practising certificate has been

cancelled under subsection (7) makes application in such manner
as may be prescribed and pays such fee as may be prescribed, the
Council may, after due consideration of the circumstances of the
case, direct that an annual practising certificate be issued to such
person.
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(9) A registered dental practitioner who practises dentistry

and who—
(a) has not an annual practising certificate in respect of

himself in force;
(b) is in partnership with a registered person not having

such a certificate;
(c) has in his employ a registered person not having such

a certificate; or
(d) is employed to carry on the business of a dental

practitioner on behalf of a person not having such a
certificate,
shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and he shall not be

entitled to recover any fee, reward, disbursement or cost incurred
during the time when he or any other person as aforesaid has not
had an annual practising certificate.
Publication of list of registered dental practitioners issued

with annual practising certificates
20. (1) The Registrar shall as soon as may be after the first day
of January of every year prepare and publish in the Gazette a list
or lists of the names, addresses, qualifications, dates of the
qualifications and dates of registration of all persons to whom
annual practising certificates have been issued for that year.
(2) The publication of such list shall be prima facie evidence

of the particulars contained therein.
(3) The absence of the name of any person from such list shall
be prima facie evidence that such person has not been issued with
an annual practising certificate and is not authorized to practise as
a registered person.
(4) A certificate under the hand of the Registrar of the

particulars appearing in the Register in respect of any person
shall be conclusive evidence of such particulars.
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Notification of change in permanent address of residence or

practice
21. Every registered person shall notify any change in the

permanent address of his residence or practice to the Registrar
within thirty days of such change.
Power of Council to make certain endorsement against names

in the Register
22. Where the Council is satisfied that any person whose name
appears in the Register is deceased or is no longer practising
dentistry in Malaysia it shall make an endorsement accordingly
against his name in the Register.
Cessation of registration
23. (1) Where—

(a) the Registrar is satisfied that any person who is
registered under this Act is admitted to or confined in
a mental hospital under the provisions of any law; or
(b) any person who is registered under this Act has been
certified by a medical review panel, which shall
consist of two medical practitioners and one dental
surgeon appointed by the Council, to be unfit to
perform his professional duties by reason of his
mental or physical condition,
he shall thereupon cease to be so registered, and an endorsement

shall accordingly be made against his name in the Register.
(2) Any person who has ceased to be registered under this Act
by virtue of subsection (1) shall not again be registered unless he
satisfies the Council that his mental or physical condition, as the
case may be, warrants such registration.
Alterations in the Register
24. (1) The Registrar shall, from time to time, insert in the
Register—
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(a) any alteration which may come to his knowledge in

the name or address of any person registered under
this Act;
(b) such alterations in the qualifications, additional

qualifications and other particulars as under this Act
are required to be altered.
(2) The Registrar shall, from time to time, strike off from the
Register the name of such person as under this Act is required to
be struck off.
Privileges of registered persons and disabilities of

unregistered persons
25. (1) Every person whose name is for the time being borne on
the Register as registered under this Act shall be entitled,
according to his qualifications, to practise dentistry in accordance
with the provisions of this Act and to recover in due course of law
reasonable charges for professional aid, advice, visit, dental
operation or dental attendance and the value of any dental
appliances rendered, made or supplied by him to his patients,
provided that at the time of performing such act he had an annual
practising certificate in force.
(2) Subject to section 14, no person shall be entitled to recover

in any court any such charges as are referred to in subsection (1)
unless at the date when such charges accrued he was a registered
dental practitioner and had an annual practising certificate in
force:
Provided that this subsection shall not apply to any person who
is a fully registered medical practitioner under any written law
relating to the registration of medical practitioners.
Dental certificate
26. No certificate or other document required by any written law

to be signed by a duly qualified dental practitioner given after the
commencement of this Act shall be valid unless signed by a
registered dental surgeon.
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Definition
27. The words “legally qualified dental practitioner” or “duly

qualified dental practitioner” or any words importing a person
recognized by law as a qualified dental practitioner, when used in
any written law with reference to such persons, shall be construed
to mean a registered dental surgeon.
Dental bodies corporate
28. (1) A body corporate may carry on the business of dentistry if—
(a) it carries on no business other than dentistry or some

business ancilliary to the business of dentistry; and
(b) all the directors and the operating staff thereof are
registered dental practitioners.
(2) Save as aforesaid it shall not be lawful for any body

corporate to carry on the business of dentistry, and if any body
corporate carries on the business of dentistry in contravention of
this section every director and manager thereof shall, unless he
proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge, be
guilty of an offence under this Act.
(3) Every body corporate carrying on the business of dentistry

shall, in every year at such time as is prescribed, transmit to the
Registrar a statement in the prescribed form containing the
addresses of premises and the names and addresses of all persons
who are directors or managers of the body corporate, or who
perform dental operations in connection with the business of the
body corporate, and if any such body corporate fails so to do, it
shall be deemed to be carrying on the business of dentistry in
contravention of this section.
(4) Nothing in this section shall prevent the doing of any act
or acts falling within the meaning of the practice of dentistry by
the operating staff of any hospital of any description (including
an institution for out-patients only or a dispensary or a clinic), or
of any dental school, which is approved for the purpose of this
section by the Council.
(5) This section shall not apply to the case of—
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(a) a body corporate providing dental treatment for its

employees by a registered dental practitioner
otherwise than for profit;
(b) a local authority providing dental services through a
registered dental practitioner;
(c) a trustee in bankruptcy carrying on through a
registered dental practitioner the business of dentistry
of a bankrupt registered dental practitioner;
(d) the trustees or personal representatives of the estate of
a deceased registered dental practitioner carrying on
the business of dentistry of the deceased through a
registered dental practitioner; or
(e) such body corporate as the Minister may, after
consulting the Council, by order published in the
Gazette, exempt from this section.
Exhibition of certificate of registration and annual practising

certificate
29. (1) Every registered dental practitioner shall cause to be

exhibited in a conspicuous place in any premises in which he
practises dentistry, otherwise than as an officer in the public
services, the certificate of registration and the current annual
practising certificate issued to him.
(2) Where a registered dental practitioner carries on the

practice of dentistry as aforesaid at two or more addresses, he
shall cause his original certificate of registration and his original
current annual practising certificate to be displayed as aforesaid
in the premises at his principal place of practice and a certified
copy of each of the said certificates in the premises at every other
place of practice, such certified copies having been obtained by
him for the purpose from the Registrar upon application in
writing to the Registrar in the prescribed manner and payment of
the prescribed fee therefor.
(3) Where a registered dental practitioner contravenes or fails

to comply with subsection (1) or (2) he shall be guilty of an
offence against this Act.
(4) Any person who displays, or permits to be displayed in

any premises, a certificate of registration or an annual practising
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certificate or a certified copy of either of these bearing his name

or photograph at any time when his name does not appear on the
Register or he does not hold a valid annual practising certificate,
as the case may be, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
Practitioner operating multiple practices to furnish

particulars of the practitioners at each place of practice
30. Where a registered dental practitioner operates the practice of

dentistry at more places than one he shall furnish to the Registrar
the name, address, qualifications and particulars of the certificate
of registration and of the current annual practising certificate and
such other information as may be prescribed in respect of the
dental practitioners at each such place of practice, and if he fails
to do so he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
Inspection of premises used for the practice of dentistry
31. (1) It shall be lawful for—

(a) the Director General;
(b) the Director;
(c) the officer responsible for the administration of the
Medical and Health Services in any State; or
(d) such other public health authority as the Minister may
approve for the purpose of this section,
to appoint inspectors for the purpose of this Act and to give such
inspectors authority, in writing—
(i) to enter and inspect any premises at any time which
are used or proposed to be used or in respect of which
there is reasonable cause to believe that they are being
used for the practice of dentistry; and
(ii) to inquire into and to report to the person or authority
by whom they were appointed on the conditions under
which dentistry is being or is proposed to be practised.
(2) An inspector so appointed shall show the written authority

given under subsection (1) if so requested by any person, in the
course of entering or inspecting any premises.
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(3) The reports made by an inspector under subsection (1)

shall be in the prescribed form and it shall be the duty of the
respective authority who appointed the inspector to submit such
reports to the Council not later than thirty days after the date of
the inspection.
(4) Except with the specific authority in writing by the

President no inspection under this Act shall be carried out in the
premises of any dental surgeon.
(5) The premises used for dentistry by a registered dentist

shall be inspected at least once a year and no annual practising
certificate shall be issued to a registered dentist unless a report in
the prescribed form has been received by the Registrar, during the
preceding twelve months, to the effect that the premises and
conditions of practice of that registered dentist are satisfactory.
(6) Any person who wilfully obstructs a duly authorized

inspecting official in the entry and inspection of premises shall be
guilty of an offence against this Act.
P ART IV
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
Disciplinary jurisdiction of the Council
32. (1) The Council shall have disciplinary jurisdiction over all
persons registered under this Act.
(2) The Council may exercise disciplinary jurisdiction over any

registered person who—
(a) has been convicted in Malaysia or elsewhere of any
offence punishable with imprisonment (whether in
itself only or in addition to or in lieu of a fine);
(b) has been guilty of infamous conduct in any
professional respect;
(c) has obtained registration by fraud or
misrepresentation;
(d) was not at the time of his registration entitled to be
registered; or
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(e) has since been removed from the register of dental

practitioners maintained in any place outside
Malaysia, or from the roll of any dental college or
licensing body recognized by the Council.
Disciplinary punishments
33. (1) The Council may, in the exercise of its disciplinary

jurisdiction, impose any of the following punishments:
(a) order the name of such registered person to be struck
off from the Register;
(b) order the name of such registered person to be
suspended from the Register for such period as it may
think fit;
(c) order the registered person to be reprimanded; or
(d) make any such order as aforesaid but suspend the
application thereof, subject to such conditions as the
Council may think fit, for a period, or periods in the
aggregate, not exceeding two years,
and may, in any case, make such order as the Council thinks fit
with regard to the payment of the costs of the Registrar and of any
complainant or of the registered person, and any costs awarded
may be recovered as a civil debt.
(2) Where the name of any registered person is ordered by the

Council to be struck off or suspended from the Register, he shall
within five days of the making of such order surrender to the
Registrar his current annual practising certificate including any
recent annual practising certificate which he may have obtained
from the Registrar and his certificate of registration:
Provided that where such person or his advocate and solicitor

were not present before the Council at the time of the
pronouncement of such order, the Registrar shall give notice to
such person, in writing, of the order made by the Council and
require in such notice that such person shall surrender to him his
certificate of registration and his current annual practising
certificate including any recent annual practising certificate
which he may have obtained from the Registrar within seven days
of the delivery of such notice at his registered address, or at his
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last known address if that address differs from his registered

address and it appears to the Registrar that such service will be
more effective.
(3) Where such registered person fails to surrender his current

annual practising certificate including any recent annual
practising certificate which he may have obtained from the
Registrar and his certificate of registration within the time
provided in subsection (2) he shall be guilty of an offence against
this Act.
(4) The Registrar shall publish in the Gazette the name of the
person removed from the Register or suspended from practice
under this section either—
(a) on the expiry of the period of one month laid down in
section 34, if that person does not enter an appeal
against the decision of the Council; or
(b) immediately after the decision of the High Court
upholding the decision of the Council if that person
enters an appeal against the decision of the Council, as
the case may be.
(5) No person whose name has been removed from the

Register under this section shall thereafter be entitled to apply to
be registered as a dental practitioner under the provisions of this
Act, but the Council may, if it thinks fit in any case to do so, on
the application of the person concerned, order that the name of
such person be restored to the Register; and where the name of a
person has been suspended from the Register for a limited period
only, such person shall be entitled at the expiration of such
period, but not earlier, to apply for the certificate of registration
and the annual practising certificate (if the period for which it is
issued is still unexpired) to be returned to him.
(6) An application under subsection (5) shall be made in such

manner or form and accompanied by such documents,
photographs, particulars and fees as may be prescribed.
Appeal against order or decision of the Council
34. (1) Any person who is aggrieved by any order made in

respect of him by the Council in the exercise of its disciplinary
jurisdiction or by any decision of the Council in proceedings
relating to him under subsection 12(4) or subsection 17(1) or
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subsection 33(1) or by the removal of his name from the Register

under any of the provisions of this Act other than Part VII or by
any refusal or failure of the Council to register or re-enter his
name in the Register (except where such removal, refusal or
failure is in consequence of such person’s failure to obtain a
practising certificate or the cancellation of such certificate) may
appeal to the High Court, and the High Court may thereupon
affirm, reverse or vary the order or decision appealed against or
may give such direction in the matter as it thinks proper; the costs
of the appeal shall be in the discretion of the High Court.
(2) The decision of the High Court upon such appeal shall be
final.
(3) The practice in relation to any such appeal shall be subject

to the rules of court applicable in the High Court:
Provided that the High Court shall not have power to hear any
appeal against an order made under section 33 unless notice of
such appeal is given within one month from the date of the
making of the order or where the proviso to subsection 33(2) is
applicable within one month of the service of the order as
described in that proviso.
(4) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the Council to

issue to such person an annual practising certificate or by the
cancellation of his annual practising certificate may appeal to the
Minister whose decision shall be final, and no action or
proceeding shall be maintainable in any court of law in respect of
such refusal or cancellation.
PART V
GENERAL
Fraudulent registration
35. Every person who fraudulently procures or attempts to

procure himself or any other person to be registered by making or
producing, or causing to be made or produced, any false or
fraudulent representation or declaration, either orally or in
writing, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
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Offences
36. (1) Any person not registered or exempted from registration

under this Act who—
(a) wilfully and falsely pretends to be registered under
this Act or to be qualified to practise dentistry;
(b) wilfully and falsely takes or uses the name or title of
dentist, dental surgeon, qualified dentist, doctor of
dental surgery, professor of dentistry, surgeon dentist;
(c) wilfully and falsely takes or uses any name, title,
addition or description implying that he is registered
under this Act, or that he is recognized by law as a
dentist or dental surgeon or that he is qualified to heal
or treat dental disorders or derangements whether by
dentistry or any other means of any kind or description
whatsoever;
(d) wilfully and falsely takes or uses any name, title,
addition or description, or uses any instrument,
calculated to induce any person to believe that he is
qualified to practise dentistry;
(e) practises dentistry;
(f) uses the term “dental clinic” or “dental dispensary” or
“dental hospital” or the equivalent of any of these
terms in any other language in the signboard over his
place of practice in purported practice of dentistry as
a person registered under this Act; or
(g) uses a symbol designed by the Council for the use of
registered dental practitioners only,
shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)—

(a) the taking or using by any person of the term “dental
surgeon” or “qualified dentist” or “doctor of dental
surgery” or “professor of dentistry” or “surgeon
dentist” or “dentist” or “dental clinic” or “dental
dispensary” or “dental hospital” or the equivalent of
any of these terms in any other language in relation to
the practice of dentistry shall be deemed unless the
contrary be proved to be the taking or using of a name,
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title, addition or description calculated to induce any

person to believe that he is qualified to practise
dentistry;
(b) the using by any person in the practice of dentistry of
any instrument or dental material used exclusively by
persons qualified to practise dentistry shall be deemed
unless the contrary be proved to be the using of an
instrument calculated to induce a person to believe
that he is qualified to practise dentistry;
(c) where any person, other than a dental practitioner or a
medical practitioner or a dealer in medical and dental
appliances and instruments, has in his possession any
one or more of the following instruments and
appliances commonly used in the practice of dentistry,
that is to say, a dental chair, a dental spittoon, a dental
engine, a dental syringe, a dental forceps, a dental
mirror, or a dental probe, he shall be deemed, unless
the contrary be proved, to wilfully and falsely pretend
to be registered under this Act and to be qualified to
practise dentistry.
Prohibition of practice of dentistry by unregistered persons
37. (1) Subject to subsection 38(4) no person other than a

registered dental practitioner shall practise dentistry:
Provided that nothing in this section shall operate to prevent

the extraction of teeth for the relief of pain or the application of
remedies for such purposes, by registered medical practitioners,
and by other persons in the public service working directly under
the orders and supervision of a registered dental surgeon.
(2) Any person who acts in contravention of this section shall

be guilty of an offence against this Act.
Covering
38. (1) Any registered dental practitioner who allows an

unregistered person to practise dentistry on the premises used by
or under the control of such registered dental practitioner in the
performance of his professional duties shall be guilty of an
offence against this Act.
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(2) Any registered dental practitioner who by his presence,

countenance, advice, assistance, or cooperation has knowingly
enabled an unregistered person, whether described as an assistant
or otherwise, to practise dentistry, shall be guilty of an offence
against this Act.
(3) Any registered dental practitioner who practises dentistry

in premises in which an unregistered person practises dentistry to
the knowledge of the registered dental practitioner shall be guilty
of an offence against this Act.
(4) Nothing in this section shall operate to prevent the

carrying out of procedures, falling within the meaning of practice
of dentistry, by any person in the public service employed for that
purpose where such procedures are carried out in the course of
that person’s employment and under the supervision of a dental
surgeon in the public service.
Penalty for registered dentists falsely describing vocation
39. A dentist registered or deemed to be registered under section

13 shall not make use, in describing his vocation, of any term
other than that of “registered dentist”. Any such registered dentist
who wilfully or falsely pretends to be or takes or uses the name or
title of a dental surgeon, surgeon dentist, qualified dentist, doctor
of dental surgery, professor of dentistry or any name, title or
description implying in itself or in the circumstances in which it
is used that such registered dentist possesses or holds any
qualification to practise other than that he is registered as a
registered dentist shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
Prosecutions
40. (1) A prosecution for an offence against this Act may be

instituted by—
(a) the President or an officer appointed by him or by the
Council in that behalf in writing;
(b) the officer responsible for the administration of the
medical and health services in a State or an officer
appointed by him in that behalf in writing; or
(c) the public health authority referred to in paragraph
31(1)(d) or an officer nominated by such authority in
that behalf in writing.
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(2) In the case of an offence against section 37, any police

officer may arrest without warrant any person who, not being a
dental surgeon or a registered dentist, is practising or is believed
to be practising dentistry in any street or public place.
Exemptions
41. (1) Nothing in the Act shall operate to prevent the practice
of medicine or surgery by a medical practitioner registered under
any written law relating to the registration of medical
practitioners.
(2) Nothing in this Act shall operate to prevent the training of

dental nurses in the practice of dentistry under the supervision of
a registered dental surgeon in any hospital, clinic, or dental
school approved for the purpose by the Minister.
(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this

Act, it shall be lawful for any person who is pursuing a course of
study in dentistry or dental surgery in any University or
University College established in accordance with the
Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 [Act 30], to carry
out, in pursuance of such course of study, any dental
investigation, dental examination or dental treatment of patients
in any hospital, clinic, health centre, or other institution which is
approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section by
notification in the Gazette, provided such investigation,
examination or treatment is carried out by such person under the
control and supervision of a registered dental surgeon who holds
a current and valid annual practising certificate.
(4) The hospital, clinic, health centre, or other institution

approved by the Minister under subsection (3), or the owner
thereof, shall not be liable for any injury, loss or damage of a civil
nature occasioned to any patient or other person solely in
consequence of any investigation, examination or treatment of a
patient under subsection (3) by a person pursuing a course of
study in dentistry or dental surgery in a University or University
College established in accordance with the Universities and
University Colleges Act 1971, provided that nothing in this
subsection shall be construed as conferring on the person
pursuing such course of study, or on the University or University
College in which he is pursuing such course of study or on any
officer or employee of such University or University College, any
immunity from any liability for such injury, loss or damage.
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General penalty
42. (1) Any person guilty of an offence against this Act for
which no specific penalty is provided shall be liable on
conviction—
(a) in respect of a first offence to a fine not exceeding ten
thousand ringgit; and
(b) in respect of the second or subsequent offences to a
fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or
imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or
to both.
(2) In the case of a continuing offence such person shall be

liable to a further penalty of fifty ringgit for each day during the
continuance of such offence in addition to the respective penalty
under paragraphs (1)(a) and (b).
P ART VI
REGULATIONS, SAVING AND REPEAL
Regulations
43. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Council may,
with the approval of the Minister, make regulations to prescribe
anything which under this Act is required to be prescribed, and
generally to carry out the objects and purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the

foregoing powers, such regulations may prescribe—
(a) the duties of the Registrar;
(b) the form of the Register, the mode in which it shall be
kept and the contents thereof;
(c) the fees to be paid in respect of applications and
proceedings under this Act and in respect of
certificates and other documents issued under this Act
and provide for such exemptions therefrom as the
Council may deem appropriate;
(d) the form and manner in which applications for
registration and for annual practising certificates shall
be made;
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(e) the form of any certificate or other document required

for carrying out the purposes of this Act;
(f) the manner of proof of qualifications in dentistry;
(g) the management of the property of the Council and the
audit of its accounts;
(h) the duties to be performed by the Secretary;
(i) the issue of dental certificates of dental illness;
(j) the procedure for the election of members of the Council;
(k) the securing of legal advice by the Council, the
provision of legal advisers therefor, the qualifications
and functions of such legal advisers and the
remuneration to be paid to them;
(l) the receipt of complaints or information touching any
disciplinary matter that may be inquired into by the
Council and the establishment of a Committee to be
known as the Preliminary Investigation Committee to
make a preliminary investigation into complaints or
information touching any disciplinary matter that may
be inquired into by the Council and to determine
whether or not there shall be an inquiry by the
Council;
(m) the prohibition of a member of such Preliminary
Investigation Committee who is also a member of the
Council from attending any meeting of the Council
whilst it is inquiring into a complaint or information,
in the preliminary investigation of which he took part;
and
(n) the procedure to be followed in relation to—
(i) the submission of complaints and information
to the Preliminary Investigation Committee;
(ii) the preliminary investigation of any complaint
or information by the Preliminary
Investigation Committee;
(iii) the formulation of charges arising out of
complaints and information;
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(iv) the reference to the Council by the Preliminary

Investigation Committee of cases arising out
of complaints and information;
(v) disciplinary inquiries held by the Council.
Saving
44. (1) Every person who immediately before the coming into
force of this Act was—
(a) registered under the Registration of Dentists Ordinance
1948 of Peninsular Malaysia;
(b) registered under the Dentists Registration Ordinance
of Sarawak; or
(c) employed in Sabah by the Government of Malaysia or
the Government of the State of Sabah as a Dental
Officer,
and held one or more of the qualifications specified in the Second
Schedule shall on the coming into force of this Act be deemed to
be a registered dental surgeon under the provisions of this Act and
shall be deemed to have an annual practising certificate in respect
of the remainder of the year in which this Act comes into force,
except that in the case of a person to whom paragraph (a) or (b)
applies he shall be deemed to have such certificate only if there
was in force in respect of him immediately before the coming into
force of this Act an annual practising certificate issued under the
Registration of Dentists Ordinance 1948 of Peninsular Malaysia
or the Dentists Registration Ordinance of Sarawak, as the case
may be, or if he was exempted from obtaining an annual practising
certificate by virtue of the provisions of the respective one of the
said Ordinances applicable in his case:
Provided that in the case of a dental practitioner who

immediately before the coming into force of this Act was
exempted from registration by virtue of paragraph 24(a) of the
Dentists Registration Ordinance of Sarawak, he shall be entitled
upon application to the Registrar to be registered as a dental
surgeon under this Act subject to such terms and conditions as the
Council may direct.
(2) Every person who immediately before the coming into

force of this Act was undergoing employment under subsection
5 A (1) of the Registration of Dentists Ordinance 1948 of
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Peninsular Malaysia shall be deemed to be undergoing such

employment under subsection 12(3) of this Act; and any period of
employment undergone by any person under the said subsection
5 A (1) shall be deemed to have been undergone under the said
subsection 12(3).
(3) Every person who immediately before the coming into

force of this Act was registered under section 5 B of the
Registration of Dentists Ordinance 1948 of Peninsular Malaysia
shall be deemed to be registered under subsection 12(9) of this
Act subject to the restrictions and conditions stipulated under the
said section 5B.
Repeal
45. The Registration of Dentists Ordinance 1948 of Peninsular

Malaysia and the Dentists Registration Ordinance of Sarawak are
hereby repealed.
P ART VII
SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS FOR
NATIONAL PURPOSES
Purpose, commencement and duration of this Part
46. (1) This Part is enacted for national purposes.
(2) This Part shall cease to be in force if Parliament, by

resolution passed by each of the Houses of Parliament and
published in the Gazzette, provides that this Part shall no longer
continue to remain in force.
Notice to registered person to serve as a dental officer in the

public services
47. (1) Every person who obtains registration under section 12

shall be liable immediately upon being so registered or at any time
thereafter to be served with a written notice issued by or on behalf
of the Director General requiring such person to assume
appointment as a dental officer in such post in such public service
and on such date, as may, in each of these respects, be specified in
the notice.
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(2) A person served with a notice under subsection (1) shall

comply with such notice and if he fails to do so he shall be guilty of an
offence under this Act.
(3) Immediately upon a charge under subsection (2) or under

section 48 being proved in court against any person, the
registration of such person under section 12 shall be deemed to be
revoked, and the Registrar shall strike off from the Register the
name of such person.
(4) Where the name of a person is struck off from the Register
under subsection (3), it shall not be restored on the Register
except upon a direction by the Minister, and the Minister may
give such direction upon an application in writing being made to
him by the person whose name has been struck off from the
Register.
(5) Any direction given by the Minister under subsection (4)

in respect of any person may be made subject to the fulfilment of
such terms and conditions as the Minister may deem fit to impose,
and such terms and conditions may include terms and conditions
requiring such person to serve as a dental officer to the
satisfaction of the Director General for a continuous total period
of not less than three years in such post in such one or more of the
public services as may from time to time be determined by the
Director General in his discretion.
(6) While the person whose name is restored under subsection

(4) is fulfilling the terms and conditions imposed under
subsection (5) he shall be deemed to be registered so far as is
necessary to fulfil the terms and conditions imposed under
subsection (5) and for such other purposes as the Minister may
direct, but not further; and upon fulfilment of the terms and
conditions imposed under subsection (5) he shall be entitled to a
certificate issued by the Director General as evidence of such
fulfilment.
(7) The decision of the Minister upon an application made to

him under subsection (4) for the restoration of a name on the
Register shall be final and shall not be questioned or reviewed in
any court.
(8) Where a notice under subsection (1) has been served on

any person liable to be served therewith, the Director General
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may at any time cancel the notice and, if he thinks fit, cause to be
served on him a further notice under subsection (1).
Period of service in pursuance of a notice under subsection

47(1)
48. A person who commences to serve in a post in a public

service in pursuance of a notice issued under subsection 47(1),
shall continue to serve in that post or in such other subsequent post
in the same or such other public service as may from time to time
be determined by the Director General in his discretion for a
continuous total period of not less than three years to the
satisfaction of the Director General and if he fails to do so he shall
be guilty of an offence under this Act.
Power of Minister to grant reduction, exemption or

postponement from period of service under section 48
49. (1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette—
(a) in respect of any particular person;
(b) generally in respect of any class of persons during

such period as he may specify;
(c) generally in respect of all persons during such period

as he may specify,
grant such reduction as he may consider appropriate or complete

exemption from the period of service required under section 48.
(2) The Minister may, upon application being made to him in

writing by any person liable to undergo the period of service
required under section 48, grant to such person postponement
from commencing such service for such period as he may
consider appropriate if he is satisfied that it would be just and
reasonable to do so.
(3) The decision of the Minister upon an application made to

him under subsection (2) shall be final and shall not be
questioned or reviewed in any court.
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Minister may make rules
50. The Minister may make rules for carrying into effect the
objects and purposes of this Part.
FIRST SCHEDULE
[Section 7]
SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COUNCIL
President of the Council
1. (1) The Director General shall be the President of the Council.

(2) The President, if present, shall be the Chairman at meetings of the Council:
Provided that if the President shall be absent from any meeting of the Council the
members present at such meeting shall elect one of themselves to act as chairman at
that meeting.
Meetings of the Council
2. (1) The Council shall meet at such time and such places as the President may
appoint, provided that there shall be held at least two meetings in a year.
(2) Where not less than five members submit to the President a written request
to convene a meeting of the Council, the President shall convene such meeting within
one month of the receipt of such request.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Council shall be seven and the decision of
the Council shall be by a simple majority of the members present and voting.
(4) When any vacancy occurs amongst the members, the Council shall, as soon
as practicable, take the necessary action to fill such vacancy.
(5) The Chairman at any meeting shall have an original vote and also, if upon
any question the votes shall be equally divided, a casting vote.
(6) Members of the Council who are not public officers shall be paid such fees
for attending meetings of the Council or of any committee appointed by the Council
and such reasonable travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for such
attendance and for journeys undertaken in the discharge of their duties under this Act
as may from time to time be approved by the Minister.
(7) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Council may make standing orders
regulating its own procedure generally, and, in particular, regarding the holding of
meetings, the notice to be given of such meetings, the proceedings thereat, the
keeping of minutes and the custody, production and inspection of such minutes.
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Committees of the Council
3. (1) The Council may from time to time constitute out of its membership one or
more committees, as it thinks fit, and may delegate to them such of the Council’s
functions as the Council thinks fit.
(2) The quorum of any such committee shall be three, unless otherwise
determined by the Council.
Secretary of the Council
4. The President may appoint an officer of the Ministry of Health to be the Secretary
of the Council.
Office of the Council
5. The office of the Council shall be at such place as the Director General may
appoint.
SECOND SCHEDULE
[Subsection 12(1)]
Country in which Institution granting qualification Description of

qualification is qualification
granted
Australia … University of Adelaide Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Melbourne Bachelor of Dental
Science
University of Queensland Bachelor of Dental
Science
University of Sydney Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Victoria Licentiate in Dental
Surgery
University of Western Australia Bachelor of Dental
Science
Bangladesh … Dhaka Dental College, University Bachelor of Dental
of Dhaka, Ramna, Dhaka Surgery
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granted
Canada … … Faculty of Dentistry, University Doctorate in Dental
of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Surgery
Faculty of Dentistry, University Doctorate in Dental
of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba Surgery
Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie Doctorate in Dental
University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Surgery
Faculty of Dentistry, University Doctorate in Dental
of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Surgery
Faculty of Dentistry, McGill Doctorate in Dental
University Surgery
Faculty of Dental Surgery, Doctorate in Dental
Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Surgery
Quebec
Hong Kong … University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Dental
Surgery (B.D.S.)
(Recognized on
13 December 2000)
Indonesia … … University Indonesia, Jakarta Ijazah Kedoktoran
Gigi
University Airlangga, Surabaya Ijazah Kedoktoran
Gigi
University Sumatra Utara, Medan Ijazah Kedoktoran
Gigi
University Gajah Mada, Jogjakarta Ijazah Kedoktoran
Gigi
University Pejajaran, Bandung Ijazah Kedoktoran
Gigi
Universitas Prof. Dr. Moestopo Ijazah Doktor Gigi
(Beragama) (I.D.G.)
(Recognized on
25 September 2002)
Universitas Trisakti Ijazah Doktor Gigi
(I.D.G.)
(Recognized on
25 September 2002)
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granted
Iran … … … University of Tehran Doctor of Dental
Surgery
Iraq … … … University of Baghdad Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
Jordan … … Jordan University of Science & Bachelor of Dental
Technology Surgery (B.D.S.)
(Recognized on
30 November 1995)
University of Jordan Bachelor of Dental
Surgery (B.D.S.)
(Recognized on
30 November 1995)
Malaysia … … University of Malaya Ijazah Sarjana Muda
Pembedahan
Pergigian
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Doctor of Dental
(UKM) Surgery (D.D.S.)
(Recognized on
2 June 2002)
University Sains Malaysia Ijazah Doktor Pergigian
(USM) (D.D.S.)
(Recognized on
17 February 2004)
Malta … … … University of Malta Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
New Zealand … University of New Zealand Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Otago Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
Pakistan … … Teaching Dental Section, Bachelor of Dental
Liaquat Medical College, Surgery
Hydrabad, West Pakistan
de’ Montmorency College of Bachelor of Dental
Dentistry, Lahore, West Surgery
Pakistan
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granted
Republic of Ireland The Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate in Dental
Ireland Surgery
University of Dublin Licentiate in Dental
Science
Bachelor in Dental
Science
National University of Ireland Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
Republic of Korea Seoul National University Doctor of Dental
Surgery
Republik Arab Mesir University of Tanta Bachelor of Dental
Medicine and Surgery
University of Mansourah Bachelor of Dental
Medicine and Surgery
India … … A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute Bachelor of Dental
of Dental Science, Mangalore Surgery (B.D.S.)
(Recognized on
19 March 2003)
Bapuji Dental College & Bachelor of Dental
Hospital, Davangere Surgery (B.D.S.)
(Recognized on
19 March 2003)
College of Dental Surgery, Bachelor of Dental
Manipal Academy of Higher Surgery (B.D.S.)
Education, Manipal (Recognized on
19 March 2003)
College of Dental Surgery, Bachelor of Dental
Manipal Academy of Higher Surgery (B.D.S.)
Education, Mangalore (Recognized on
19 March 2003)
KLE Society’s Dental College, Bachelor of Dental
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical Surgery (B.D.S.)
College, Belgaum (Recognized on
19 March 2003)
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granted
Meenakshi Ammal Dental Bachelor of Dental
College, Dr. M.G.R. Tamil Surgery (B.D.S.)
Nadu University (Recognized on
19 March 2003)
Ragas Dental College Dr. Bachelor of Dental
M.G. R. Tamil Nadu University Surgery (B.D.S.)
(Recognized on
19 March 2003)
Saveetha Dental College, Dr. Bachelor of Dental
M.G.R. Tamil Nadu University Surgery (B.D.S.)
(Recognized on
19 March 2003)
SDM College of Dental Bachelor of Dental
Sciences, Dharwad Surgery (B.D.S.)
(Recognized on
19 March 2003)
Sri Ramachandra Dental Bachelor of Dental
College, Dr. M.G.R. Tamil Surgery (B.D.S.)
Nadu University (Recognized on
19 March 2003)
Vinayaka Mission’s Bachelor of Dental
Sankaracharayar Dental Surgery (B.D.S.)
College, Dr. M.G.R. Tamil (Recognized on
Nadu University 19 March 2003)
Vinayaka Mission’s Bachelor of Dental
Sankaracharayar Dental Surgery (B.D.S.)
College, Vinayaka Mission’s (Recognized on
Research Foundation, Salem 19 March 2003)
Singapore … King Edward VII College of Licentiate in Dental
Medicine Surgery
National University of Singapore Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
(from 7 July 1980)
University of Malaya Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Singapore Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
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granted
South Africa … Medical University of South Africa Bachelor of Dental
(MEDUNSA) Surgery (B.D.S.)
(Recognized on
6 November 1997)
University of Pretoria Bachelor of Dentistry
(Bch.D.)
(Recognized on
6 November 1997)
University of Stellenbosch Bachelor of Dental
Surgery (B.D.S.)
(Recognized on
6 November 1997)
University of Western Cape Bachelor of Dental
Surgery (B.D.S.)
(Recognized on
6 November 1997)
University of Witwatersrand Bachelor of Dental
Science (B.D.Sc.)
(Recognized on
6 November 1997)
Turkey … … University of Ankara Dis Tabeti Diplomasi
(Diploma of Dental
Surgery)
University of Haceteteppe Dis Tabeti Diplomasi
(Diploma of Dental
Surgery)
University of Istanbul Dis Tabeti Diplomasi
(Diploma of Dental
Surgery)
United Arab Republic Cairo University Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
Ain-Shams University Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
Alexandria University Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
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granted
Asuit University Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
Al-Azhar University Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
United Kingdom… The Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate in Dental
Edinburgh Surgery
The Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate in Dental
England Surgery
The Royal College of Physicians Licentiate in Dental
and Surgeons of Glasgow Surgery
The Royal Faculty of Physicians Licentiate in Dental
and Surgeons of Glasgow Surgery
Queen’s University of Belfast Licentiate in Dental
Surgery
Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Birmingham Licentiate in Dental
Surgery
Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Bristol Licentiate in Dental
Surgery
Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Dundee Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Durham Licentiate in Dental
Surgery
Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Edinburgh Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Glasgow Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
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granted
University of Leeds Licentiate in Dental
Surgery
Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Liverpool Licentiate in Dental
Surgery
Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of London Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Manchester Licentiate in Dental
Surgery
Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Newcastle Upon Bachelor of Dental
Tyne Surgery
University of St. Andrews Licentiate in Dental
Surgery
Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Sheffield Licentiate in Dental
Surgery
Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
University of Wales Bachelor of Dental
Surgery
United States of School of Dentistry, University Doctorate in Dental
America … … of Alabama, Birmingham 3 Surgery
School of Dentistry, University Doctorate in Dental
of the Pacific College of Surgery
Physicians and Surgeons, San
Francisco 3
of California, San Francisco Surgery
Medical Centre, San Francisco
94122
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granted
of Southern California, Los Surgery
Angeles 7
School of Dentistry, Loma Doctorate in Dental
Linda University, California Surgery
College of Dentistry, Howard Doctorate in Dental
University, Washington 20001 Surgery
School of Dentistry, Loyola Doctorate in Dental
University of Chicago, Chicago Surgery
12
Northwestern University, Dental Doctorate in Dental
School, Chicago 60611 Surgery
College of Dentistry, University Doctorate in Dental
of Illinois, Chicago 12 Surgery
School of Dentistry, Indiana Doctorate in Dental
University, Indianapolis 2 Surgery
College of Dentistry, State Doctorate in Dental
University of Iowa, Iowa City Surgery
of Louisville, Louisville 2 Surgery
School of Dentistry, Loyola Doctorate in Dental
University of New Orleans, Surgery
New Orleans 18
School of Dentistry, Louisiana Doctorate in Dental
State University Surgery
Baltimore College of Dental Doctorate in Dental
Surgery School of Dentistry, Surgery
University of Maryland,
Baltimore 21201
Harvard School of Dental Doctorate in Dental
Medicine, Boston 02115 Surgery
Tufts University, School of Doctorate in Dental
Dental Medicine, Boston 02111 Surgery
of Detroit, Detroit 48207 Surgery
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granted
of Michigan, Ann Arbor Surgery
of Minnesota, Minneapolis Surgery
55455
of Missouri at Kansas City, Surgery
Kansas City 6
School of Dentistry, St. Louis Doctorate in Dental
University, St. Louis 4 Surgery
School of Dentistry, Washington Doctorate in Dental
University, St. Louis Surgery
Boyne School of Dental Doctorate in Dental
Science, The Creighton Surgery
University, Omaha
of Nebraska, Lincoln Surgery
School of Dentistry, Fairleigh Doctorate in Dental
Dickinson University, Teaneck Surgery
Seton Hall, College of Dentistry, Doctorate in Dental
New Jersey College of Medicine Surgery
and Dentistry, Jersey City 4
School of Dental and Oral Doctorate in Dental
Surgery, Columbia University, Surgery
New York 32
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Surgery
College of Dentistry, The Ohio Doctorate in Dental
State University, Columbus 10 Surgery
School of Dentistry, Case Doctorate in Dental
Western Reserve University, Surgery
Cleveland
University of Oregon Dental Doctorate in Dental
School, Portland Surgery
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granted
School of Dentistry, Temple Doctorate in Dental
University, Philadelphia 40 Surgery
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Surgery
of Puerto Rico, San Juan Surgery
School of Dentistry, Meharry Doctorate in Dental
Medical College, Nashville Surgery
of Tennessee, Memphis 3 Surgery
College of Dentistry, Baylor Doctorate in Dental
University Dallas Surgery
The University of Texas, Dental Doctorate in Dental
Branch, Houston Surgery
School of Dentistry, Medical Doctorate in Dental
College of Virginia, Richmond Surgery
19
of Washington, Seattle Surgery
School of Dentistry, West Doctorate in Dental
Virginia University, Morgantown Surgery
School of Dentistry, Marquette Doctorate in Dental
University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Surgery
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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 51
DENTAL ACT 1971
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
Amending law Short title In force from
Act 160 Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 29-08-1975

1975
Act A372 Dental (Amendment) Act 1977 18-03-1977
P.U.(A) 13/1979 Dental Act (Amendment of Second 02-02-1979

Schedule) Order 1979

Schedule) (No. 2) Order 1979

P.U.(A) 80/1986 Dental (Amendment of Second 28-03-1986





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Amending law Short title In force from

P.U.(A) 351/2005 Dental (Amendment of First Schedule) 23-09-2005

Order 2005
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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 51
DENTAL ACT 1971
LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED
Section Amending authority In force from
3 Act A982 31-01-1997
17 Act A982 31-01-1997
23 Act A982 31-01-1997
36 Act A982 31-01-1997
41 Act A372 18-03-1997
42 Act 160 29-08-1975
Act A982 31-01-1997
46 Act A1105 29-06-2001
47 Act A1105 29-06-2001
48 Act A1105 29-06-2001
49 Act A1105 29-06-2001
50 Act A1105 29-06-2001
First Schedule Act A982 31-01-1997
P.U.(A) 351/2005 23-09-2005
Second Schedule P.U.(A) 13/1979 02-02-1979
P.U.(A) 264/1979 19-10-1979
P.U.(A) 25/1983 28-01-1983
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Section Amending authority In force from
P.U.(A) 80/1986 28-03-1986
P.U.(A) 271/1989 15-09-1989
P.U.(A) 447/1991 16-12-1991
P.U.(A) 54/2004 06-02-2004
P.U.(A) 162/004 21-05-2004
P.U.(A) 85/2005 04-03-2005
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DENTAL ACT 1971

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DENTAL ACT 1971

Date of Royal Assent … … … … … 27 September 1971

Date of publication in the Gazette… … … 30 September 1971

PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION BY

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DENTAL ACT 1971

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15. Evidence of qualification to be given before entry on the Register

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DENTAL ACT 1971

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the

[1 February 1972, P.U.(A) 28/1972]

BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan

1. This Act may be cited as the Dental Act 1971.

2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

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“dentist” means a dental practitioner registered in Division II of

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(2) A person shall be deemed to practise dentistry within the

Establishment and composition of the Council

3. (1) A body corporate with perpetual succession and a common

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(2) No person shall be nominated and appointed to be a

(3) No person shall be eligible to elect a member unless such

(4) No person may at the same time serve as a member in

(5) A person may be nominated and appointed to be a member

(6) The members referred to in paragraph (1)(e) or (ea) shall

(7) The members elected under paragraphs (1)(f) to (j) shall

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(8) Any person who is a member by virtue of paragraphs

(9) Where any person who is a member by virtue of

Provided that on the death or resignation of a member elected

(10) The election of the members referred to in paragraphs

(11) If any of the bodies referred to in paragraphs (1)(e) to (j)

(12) (Deleted by Act A982).

(13) A practitioner shall not be qualified to be nominated and

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(13A) A practitioner whose name has been suspended from the

(14) If a member who has been nominated and appointed or

(15) Where the Council in the execise of its disciplinary

(16) The supension of a member of the Council under

(17) Where a preliminary investigation is conducted and at the

(18) Any member of the Council who has been suspended

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(19) Any member of the Council who is to be reinstated

Duties and powers of the Council

4. The Council shall perform such duties and functions and

Public Authorities Protection

5. The Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 [Act 198] shall

6. All members of the Council, while discharging their duties as

Application of First Schedule

Power of the Minister to issue directions

8. The Minister may, from time to time, issue general directions

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