Act of Parliament · As enacted
Medical (Amendment) Act 2017
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
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s 1Short title
This Act may be cited as the Medical (Amendment)
Act, No. 1 of 2017.
s 2Amendment of section 20 of Chapter 105
Section 20 of the Medical Ordinance (Chapter 105)
(hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended, by the insertion immediately after subsection (5B)
thereof of the following subsection:—
“(5C) The registrar shall enter in a separate part of the register mentioned in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) the name of every person who proves his claim to be provisionally registered as a dentist under section 43A, and, if that person is registered thereafter as a dentist under section 43, the registrar shall strike off the name of that person from such part of the aforesaid register, which contains the names of the persons provisionally registered as dentists.”.
s 3Amendment of section 43 of the principal enactment
Section 43 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—
in subsection (1) thereof, by the substitution for the words “by a Degree Awarding Institute.” of the words and figures “by a Degree Awarding Institute and holds a certificate granted by the Medical
Council under subsection (3) of section 43A.;
in subsection (1A) by the repeal of paragraph (c)
thereof and the substitution therefor of the following paragraphs:—
“(c)
has passed the special examination prescribed in that behalf by the Medical
Council; and
holds a certificate granted by the Medical
Council under subsection (3) of section 43A,”;
by the substitution for subsection (2) thereof of the following:—
“(2) The fee for registration as a dentist shall be a prescribed amount payable on application to the registrar.”.
s 4Insertion of new sections 43A and 43B in the principal enactment
The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 43 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as sections 43A and 43B thereof:—
43A. (1) A person shall make an application to the Medical Council for provisional registration as a dentist, solely for the purpose of acquiring experience required by the
Medical Council for obtaining a certificate under subsection (3), if he—
is of good character;
is a citizen of Sri Lanka; and
(i)
holds a Degree of Bachelor of
Dental Surgery of the University of Ceylon or a corresponding
University or a Degree Awarding
Institute; or
has passed the examination necessary for obtaining the Degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery of the University of Ceylon or a corresponding University or a
Degree Awarding Institute, but has
“Provisional registration of dentists.
not obtained that degree owing to a delay on the part of that
University or Degree Awarding
Institute in conferring that degree on him or has not obtained that degree, owing to the fact that he has not completed the period of internship required for obtaining that degree; or
(i)
holds a Degree of Bachelor of
Dental Surgery or an equivalent qualification from any university or dental school of any country other than Sri Lanka, which is recognized by the Medical
Council for the purposes of this section having regard to the standard of education in dentistry of such university or dental school; or
has passed the examination necessary for obtaining the Degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery or an equivalent qualification from any university or dental school of any country other than Sri Lanka, which is recognized by the
Medical Council for the purposes of this section, having regard to the standard of education in dentistry of such university or dental school but has not obtained that degree, owing to the fact that he has not completed the period of internship required for obtaining that degree and the
Director-General of Health
Services has permitted him to complete the period of internship in Sri Lanka; and
has passed the special examination prescribed in that behalf by the
Medical Council.
The prescribed fee for provisional registration as a dentist shall be paid to the registrar on application for registration.
(a) Where a person who is provisionally registered as a dentist applies to the Medical
Council for a certificate under this subsection and the Medical Council is satisfied, on production of a certificate of internship and an evaluation certificate acceptable to the
Medical Council, that he—
has been engaged in employment for the prescribed period in one or more approved hospitals or institutions;
has during his employment as mentioned in sub-paragraph (i), been engaged for an approved period in the practice of dentistry in any approved field; and
has rendered satisfactory service while so employed, the Medical Council shall grant, in the prescribed form a certificate to the effect that the Council is satisfied, that such person has obtained necessary experience for registration as a dentist under section 43.
Any person who holds a degree specified in subsection (1) of section 43 and has been employed in the practice of dentistry in one or more approved hospitals or institutions, within Sri Lanka or outside for a prescribed period, may be granted a certificate under paragraph (a) by the Medical Council, if the Medical Council is satisfied that such person has, during his employment, been engaged in the practice of dentistry in any approved field, as is required by this Ordinance.
For the purposes of this section—
“an approved hospital or institution”
means a hospital or institution approved by the Medical
Council from among a list of hospitals and institutions, submitted to it by the Director-General of Health Services;
“approved period” in relation to the practice of dentistry in approved fields, means a period approved by the Medical Council having regard to the medical needs of the country, in relation to those fields;
“approved fields” mean Oral and
Maxillofacial
Surgery,
Restorative Dentistry and
Orthodontics;
“certificate of internship” in relation to a person provisionally registered as a dentist, means a certificate signed by the head of the approved hospital or institution in which he was employed in a resident capacity which specifies the period for which he was so employed;
“evaluation certificate” in relation to a person who is provisionally registered as a dentist, means a certificate signed by the head of the approved hospital or institution in which he was employed in a resident capacity which specifies the period for which he was engaged in the practice of dentistry in any approved field and includes an evaluation of the performance of such person in each such field.
43B. Every person provisionally registered as a dentist under section 43A shall have the right to—
practice denistry in the approved fields, for the purpose only of such employment as is mentioned in subsection (3) of section 43A;
recover in a court of law such remuneration or charges as he may be entitled to under the terms of such employment; and
use any name or title implying a qualification to practice dentistry, but shall not be entitled to any of the other rights, privileges or immunities of a dentist registered under section 43.”.
s 5Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency
In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.
Rights of persons provisionally registered as dentists.