Dentists Act 1984

Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Dentists Acts 1957 to 1983, with an amendment to give effect to a recommendation of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.

Citation1984 c. 24

Territorial extentUnited Kingdom^[b]

Royal assent26 June 1984

Dentists Act 1984^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate the Dentists Acts 1957 to 1983, with an amendment to give effect to a recommendation of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.
Citation	1984 c. 24
Territorial extent	United Kingdom[b]
Dates
Royal assent	26 June 1984
Commencement	26 July 1984 (in part) 1 October 1984 1 January 1985[c] [d]
Other legislation
Amends	Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976
Repeals/revokes	Dentists Act 1957 Dentists (Amendment) Act 1973 Dentists Act 1983
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Dentists Act 1984 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom regulating dentistry. In particular the function of the General Dental Council, dental bodies corporate etc. It is a consolidation bill^[1] passed to implement the recommendation of the joint report of the Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission.^[2]