Section 13
Persons entitled to be registered as dentists
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
Ordinance 1948
of
Peninsular
Malaysia
[F.M. 7 of 1948]; or
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(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.