The Bombay Dentists Rules, 1951

1 · Elections of Members of the Council 2. A roll shall be maintained by the Registrar showing the names of the members of the Council, the elec each member represents, the date of his election or nomination; the term of his office, the date on whic his seat and the date on which the term of office of a member is due to expire. 3 . Sixty days before the expiration of term of office of any member of the Council, the Registrar shall in' President of the Council and of the authority concerned to the necessity of holding fresh election O ma so that the successor may be elected Or nominated, as the case may be, in due time to take his seat with which the term of office of the retiring member will expire. 4 On the resignation or death of any member of the Council or the seat of any member becoming vacant section 27, the Registrar shall invite the attention of the President and the authority concerned to the cast in order that the same may be filled up by fresh election o nomination, as the case may be, as soon as pC 5. In the case of nominated members, the President also shall inform the State Government of any such va to fill the same.

10 · Subject to the provisions of section 25, the President and the Vice-President shall be elected at the firs elected Council. 11. Every meeting of the Council and the Executive Committee shall be presided over by the President O Vice-President; and if both the President and Vice-President are absent; by such one of the members pr( by the meeting to be the Chairman for the occasion: 12. Meetings, business, etc of the Council 13. Unless for reasons of public emergency, the President or if the President be unable to act, the Vice-Pre: unable to act; the Executive Committee otherwise directs, the Council shall meet for ordinary business in the months of February and September in each year: A meeting of the Council shall be held at any 0 by direction of the President or in his absence or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the Pres Committee or on written requisition signed by five members of the Council and addressed to the Presic Committee, as the case may be. Such extraordinary meeting shall be convened only after 15 days notice. 14. All meetings of the Council shall be convened by the Registrar by notice addressed to each member sta of meeting: 15. The notice shall state the purpose of meeting whether the general business Or for any (named) speci meeting which is called for transacting any special business no other business shall be entered on ex notice unless the Council by resolution agrees to consider such business 16. Previous to any meeting of the Council, the Registrar shall, with the approval of the Executive provisional programme of business for the session and shall furnish a copy thereof to each member of t ten days before the day of the first meeting and at the same time forward to all members of the Council € and evidence in any case for disciplinary action which is to be brought before the Council during that ses 17. Any notice of motion to be inserted in the programme of business for the first day of the session shall be least 15 clear days before the beginning of the session. 18. When the President has taken the Chair at any meeting, the roll of the members shall be called and a1 before the minutes of the previous meeting are confirmed shall be deemed to be absent: 19. Eight members of whom the President may be one shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of the Cour 20. No member after taking his place, shall leave the meeting without permission from the President 21. The President shall be the Chairman of all Committees of the Council. 22. Before the commencement of any meeting of the Council, the President; in consultation with the Reg programme of business containing the subjects to be brought forward and the notices of motion give programme shall be prepared and distributed to all members of the Council. 23. All motions of amendments proposed to be moved at any meeting shall be in writing and shall be siq seconder; and before they are discussed by other members, shall be read from the Chair or by the Regis of the Chair. All formal amendments shall be framed so that they may be read as independent motions. 24. The mover shall have the right to speech before any motion or amendment is seconded. 25. Any motion standing over from the previous day shall take precedence of new matter unless the Council 26. No motion Or amendment shall be withdrawn after having been read from the Chair o by the authority permission of the Council. 27. The seconder of a motion may reserve his speech to any period of the debate; but only the proposer shal reply 28. If an amendment be proposed, it shall be disposed of before any other amendment is moved. 29. The amendment shall first be put to the vote; and if it be negatived a second amendment may be moved of in the same way as the first amendment, and $0 0n, until no future amendment is proposed. 30. If all amendments be negatived, the original motion shall then be put to the vote. 31. If any amendment be carried, the original motion SO amended shall be regarded as a substantive m amendments may be moved and when there are no further amendments the motion so amended shall be 32. In all cases where a division has taken place, any member of the Council may require that the names of t names and the numbers of the majority, of the minority of those who decline to vote, and of those who a the minutes. 33. When a motion is under debate, no further proposal shall be received except one of the following

37 · On the proposal for the adjournment of the Council being made and seconded it shall be compete: Chairman, before putting the question, to take the opinion of the Council as to whether it will, befor transaction of unopposed business. 38. The proposal for the closure shall be made, and seconded without debate and shall unless the President otherwise, be put forthwith: If the proposal be carried, the motion or amendment under debate shall be Council. 39. The proposal for the previous question referred to in clause (vi) of rule 32 shall be made and seconded v be put forthwith. If the proposal be carried, the motion or amendment to which it applies shall be droppe of business. 40. The President may at his discretion obtain the votes of members of the Council on any particular qu having placed before them all the facts and information relating to the same and obtaining their views being decided by a majority of votes and a minute regarding it being added to the minutes of the Council 41. The minutes of each meeting shall be read at the following meeting for the approval of the members an the President or Chairman after a resolution to that effect is passed thereat: 42. The proceedings of the meetings of the Council shall be preserved in the form of printed minutes afi signature of the President The printed minutes shall include the agenda, the papers connected with the € Council under section 41 and in the case of other items only the Registrar's note and the decision of tho and the Council on each item: 43. The minutes of each meeting shall contain such motions and amendments as have been proposed and ad the names of the proposer and seconder; but without any comment O observation of the members annexe 44. After the close of any session of the Council, a printed copy of the confirmed minutes of such sessio member: 45. The minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee shall be printed uniformly with those of the Cou sent to each member of the Council. The printed minutes shall include only the agenda the Registrar's 1 the Executive Committee on each of the items. 46. The full minutes of the Council after final revision in accordance with rule 42 shall be kept in order that after the sessions, they may be made up in sheets and consecutively paged for insertion in the yearly vol III Constitution and functions and meetings, etc , of the Executive Committee 47. The Executive Committee shall consist of the President; and Vice-President ex officio, and seven m elected by ballot at the first meeting of the Council. 48. The Executive Committee shall ordinarily meet once every month on such date as may be fixed by the P 49.For a meeting of the Executive Committee four members including the President and the Vice-President 50. If any member of the Executive Committee is absent from two consecutive ordinaiy meetings of the Co of the Committee O from all meetings of the Committee during the period of three months, he shall be € his seat on the Committee. 51. The Executive Committee shall keep minutes of their proceedings which shall be dealt with according tc that indicated in the foregoing rule for the minutes of the Council. 52. The Executive Committee shall superintend the publication of the State register of dentists in two Part: be prepared by the Registrar: The Registrar shall cause it to be printed after entering therein annua distribution of the copies of the register to Government Officers as required by the State Government an India as required by section 18(2) and to others as may be directed by the Executive Committee. 53. The Executive Committee shall order each year such number of copies of the dentists register to be necessary from the report of the Registrar 0n a revision of the annual distribution list: 54. The Executive Committee shall consider and prepare reports upon any subjects that may seem to reqt Council and such reports shall be printed and circulated among the members of the Council at least ten € of the Council: 55. The Executive Committee shall also prepare reports on such subjects as may be referred to them by the by the President at other times. The Reports when finally approved by the Committee shall be presented 56. The Executive Committee shall, before each meeting of the Council, prepare the business for the conside 57. The printing of the yearly volumes of the minutes shall be under the direction of the Executive Committe 58. All petitions presented to the Council shall be referred to the Executive Committee to be examined an being considered by the Council. 59 . Subject to the provisions of the preceding rule, all petitions addressed to the Council immediately befor of the Council shall be laid upon the table.

19 · B- This certified copy remains evidence of registration only until the publication of the printe 19.

69 · A fee as prescribed in that behalf in rule 76 shall be levied for registering a change of name in the State € 70. (1) A registered dentist may himself make an application for the removal of his name from the register: accompanied by a declaration made by the applicant that he is not aware of any proceedings or any reas any proceedings which might result in the removal of his name from the register Or in depriving him entitling him to be registered.

72E · An inquiry with a view to the removal of a name from the register under section 41 shall be instituted by writing on behalf of the Council by the Registrar addressed to the dentist. Such notice shall specify the natur charge and shall inform him of the day o which the Council intend to deal with the case and shall call u charge in writing and to attend before the Council on such day: The notice shall be in the Form appended herc as circumstances may require and shall be sent not less than three weeks before the date of enquiry The co also be informed of the date of enquiry within the same time.

72F · In every case in which a notice under rule 72-E is issued the complainant and the dentist shall for the upon request in writing for that purpose signed by himself or his legal adviser be entitled to be supplied by th of any declaration, explanation, answer O other document given O sent to the Council by O on behalf of the other party will be entitled on proper proof to use at the hearing as evidence in support of or in answer to the notice of inquiry; and every notice of inquiry shall draw the particular attention of the dentist to this rule. 72G. Any answer; evidence or statement forwarded or application made by the dentist between the date of the the day named for the hearing of the charge shall be dealt with by the President in such manner as he; under 1 fit.

72H · All material documents which are to be laid before the Council as evidence in regard to the case shall bo and a copy shall be furnished to each member of the Council before the hearing of the case 721. At the hearing of the case by the Council their legal adviser may be present to advise as to the condt counsel employed by them may act as Judicial Assessor: The complainant and also the dentist may be repre legal adviser with or without counsel: 72J. Where a complainant appears personally or by counsel O other legal adviser the following shall be the pr

2 · The complainant shall then be invited to state his case by himself o his legal adviser and to produce his p At the conclusion of the complainant's proof his case will be closed.

6 · The President; and the Judicial Assessor when present, may put questions to any witness; and members the President, may also put questions to any witness. 72K. Where there is no complainant o no complainant appears, the following shall be the procedure

72Q · The Registrar shall, within one month after any names have been removed, from the register; sen specified in the Schedule to the Act a list of all such names and shall invite the attention of each such aut recommendation of the Council, namely

1 · Registrar; Clerks and office hours 2_ The post of the Registrar shall be one of a permanent tenure. In the case of the new appointment there period of one year: The Registrar shall be full time officer of the Council and he shall not be allowec except with the permission of the Council: 3_ The Registrar shall keep his registers in accordance with the provisions of the Act and these rules. 4 The Registrar shall be present at every meeting of the Council and of the Executive Committee and sk proceedings at such meetings. 5_ The Registrar; as Secretary shall conduct and have charge of the correspondence of the Council and notices in the manner required under these rules. 6. Except o public holidays the Registrar shall attend the office for such time as the State Government attend office and shall also attend office at other times as the Council may direct and at other times wk not absent himself from his duties without permission from the President: 7 . The Register shall have the general control of the management of the office authority over the other offi Council and superintendence of the property of the Council. 8_ The duties of the other officers and servants shall be such as shall be assigned to them by the Registra: the Executive Committee. 9 . Except on public holidays, the other officers and servants shall attend the office for such time as the Stat of the corresponding grades are required to attend office and shall also attend office at other times, whe or not, as may be required by the Registrar

82 · The common seal of the Council shall be kept in a box having two different locks and the key of one 0l the custody of the President and the key of the other lock in the custody of the Registrar: 83. The seal shall be affixed only by order of the Council O1, when the Council is not sitting; by order of the but its use by such Committee shall be limited to such acts as may be necessary to carry into effect the by these rules or delegated to it by the Council: 84. Any order for affixing the seal shall state the object of its use, and shall be entered in the minutes of Executive Committee, as the case may be:

85 · Inspection of documents of the Council shall be granted to the members of the Council when not requi advisers Or otherwise and subject to the following conditions, namely (i) A notice in writing of three clear days shall be given to the Registrar; except when the Council is in sessi may be granted.

98 · The Registrar shall thereupon bring the matter before the President; 0r if the President be unable to ac Committee who may, if they decide that the case is one in which a prosecution should be instituted, take section 52.

1 · All particulars given above must be filled in by the applicant himself 2 All particulars should be in neat legible hand: 3. Registration fees should be sent in cash or by money order or postal order only: 4. Candidates should note that their names entered in the application must exactly correspond with their I or other Examinations, as the case may be.