7. Section 43 of the principal enactment is hereby-amended by the insertion, immediately after subsection (1), of the following new subsection: -
| " (1A) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), a person who is not qualified to be registered as a dentist under that subsection may, if he-
| | (a) is a citizen of Ceylon according to the law for the time being in force relating to citizenship, and | | |
| | (b) holds a degree in Dentistry or Stomatology or an equivalent qualification of any university or medical school of any country other than Ceylon, which is recognized by the Medical Council for the purposes of this subsection, and | | |
| | (c) has passed a special examination prescribed in that behalf by the Medical Council, | | |
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be registered as a dentist: Provided, however, that where the Medical Council is satisfied that the qualification on the faith of which a person applies for registration is of a sufficiently high standard and such qualification has been obtained in a country which recognizes the degree of dental surgery of the University of Ceylon, the Council may exempt such person from the requirement of passing the special examination referred to in paragraph (c). ". |
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