Section 31
Inspection of premises used for the practice of dentistry
(a)
the Director General;
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(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.
(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 practicing 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.
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(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.