Section 44
Saving
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
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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 practicing 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 practicing 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 5A(1) of the
Registration of Dentists Ordinance 1948 of 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 5A(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 5B 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