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Membership of Council.
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9.—(1) The Council shall consist of 19 members appointed in the following manner, that is to say—
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(a) two persons appointed by each of the following bodies—
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(i) University College Cork,
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(ii) the University of Dublin;
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(b) one person appointed by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland;
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(c) seven fully registered dentists resident in the State appointed by election by fully registered dentists;
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(d) two persons appointed by the Medical Council;
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(e) one person appointed by the Minister for Education;
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(f) four persons appointed by the Minister, at least two of whom—
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(i) shall not be registered dentists, and
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(ii) shall, in the opinion of the Minister, after consultation with the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism, represent the interests of the general public as consumers of dental services.
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(2) The Minister may, by regulations made after consultation with the Council, vary the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.
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(3) Whenever the Minister proposes to make regulations under subsection (2) of this section, a draft of the proposed regulations shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the regulations shall not be made until a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each House.
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