Dental Act 2018 · Updated to 26 Jun 2018 · Part V · Disciplinary Proceedings
59. Certificate to be returned
Feedback & supportA practitioner whose name has been removed or suspended from the Dental Register or the Dental Therapists Register shall, within seven days of the pronouncement of the order under section 58, surrender to the Dental Registrar or the Dental Therapists
practitioner
“practitioner” means any dental practitioner or dental therapist registered under this Act;
Registrar, as the case may be, his certificate of registration and all valid practising certificates, and the punishment shall take effect immediately.
certificate
“certificate” means a certificate of registration, annual practising certificate or temporary practising certificate;
Where the practitioner or his advocate and solicitor was not present before the Council or the Board at the time of the pronouncement of the order, the Dental Registrar or the Dental
Council
“Council” means the Malaysian Dental Council established under section 3;
Therapists Registrar, as the case may be, shall send a notice of the order made by the Council or the Board to the practitioner.
Board
“Board” means the Malaysian Dental Therapists Board established under section 15;
The notice in subsection (2) shall be sent to the practitioner’s principal practising address or his last known address, if that address differs from his principal practising address and it appears to the Dental Registrar or the Dental Therapists Registrar that such service is more effective.
principal practising address
“principal practising address” means the address of the principal place of practice, which shall be the first practising address appearing on the annual practising certificate or the temporary practising certificate;
Upon receiving the notice under subsection (2), the practitioner shall surrender his certificate of registration and all valid practising certificates to the Dental Registrar or the Dental
Dental Registrar
“Dental Registrar” means the Dental Registrar referred to in subsection 24(2);
Therapists Registrar, as the case may be, within fourteen days of the date of the notice, and the punishment shall take effect immediately.
Any practitioner who fails to comply with this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
The Dental Registrar or Dental Therapists Registrar shall publish the name of any person removed or suspended from practice under this section.
Dental Therapists Registrar
“Dental Therapists Registrar” means the Dental Therapists Registrar referred to in subsection 24(3);
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