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Dental Technicians Act, 1979 (Act No. 19 of 1979)

Chapter 1 : The South African Dental Technicians Council: Objects, Functions and Powers

11. Other committees of council

 

(1) The council shall—
(a) establish disciplinary committees, each consisting of such number of persons, appointed by the council, as the council may determine but which shall include at least two members of the council, one of whom shall be the chairperson and the other the vice-chairperson of such committee, to investigate and report to the council on any complaint, charge or allegation referred to in section 35(1);
(b) establish an education committee consisting of such number of persons, appointed by the council, as the council may determine but which shall include at least one member of the council, who shall be the chairperson of such committee, and at least one representative of each institution where dental technicians or dental technologists are trained;
(c) establish a service conditions committee for the purpose of investigating and determining conditions of employment of dental technicians or dental technologists (except dental technicians or dental technologists who are in the employment of the State or a provincial administration), consisting of such number of persons, appointed by the council, as the council may determine, but which shall include the president of the council, who shall be the chairperson of such committee;
(d) establish a tariff committee for the purpose of investigating and determining the tariff of fees payable to a dental technician contractor for work done as a dental technician or a dental technologist, which shall consist of such number of persons appointed by the council as the council may determine but which shall include the president of the council, who shall be the chairperson of such committee.

 

(2) A committee established in terms of subsection (1) shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (5), exercise such of the council's powers and perform such of the council's functions as the council may from time to time confer upon or assign to that committee.

 

(3) The council may from time to time establish such other committees as it may deem necessary, each consisting of such number of persons, appointed by the council, as the council may determine, but which shall include at least two members of the council, to investigate and report to the council on any matter falling within the scope of the council's functions.

 

(4)
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (5) the council may delegate to any committee established in terms of subsection (3) such of its powers, in addition to the powers conferred upon such committee in terms of subsection (3), as the council may from time to time determine.
(b) The council shall not be divested of any power so delegated, and may amend or withdraw any decision of such committee.

 

(5) The council shall not delegate to a committee any power referred to in section 36(6), and no penalty imposed by any committee established in terms of subsection (1)(a), other than a caution or a reprimand or a reprimand and a caution, shall be of force and effect until confirmed by the council: Provided that an order made by any such committee under section 43(2) shall, if the committee so directs in the public interest, come into operation forthwith, but shall lapse after the expiration of a period of six months unless confirmed within that period by the council.