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APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
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An application for Registration will be
on Form No. III addressed to the
Registrar and shall be accompanied by
the prescribed fee.
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The application will be supported by
documentary evidence, that the applicant
holds recognized Dental qualifications
as required under Sections 33 and 34.
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Appointment of members of the Dental
Council.
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The Registrar shall maintain in Form IV
appended to these rules a list
containing the names of members elected
on the Dental Council, the electorates
they represent, the date of election of
each such member, the term of his office
and date of retirement, resignation,
death or removal of each such member.
The list shall also contain similar
particulars in regard to the members
nominated by Government. The Registrar
shall keep the list always up-to-date so
that it may show at a glance when the
election or nomination, as the case may
be, has to be made.
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Ninety days before the expiration of the
term of office of any member appointed
on the Council, the Registrar shall make
a report in writing regarding the
vacancy to the President, if the vacancy
be in respect of an elected member and
to Government through the President, if
the vacancy is to be in respect of
nominated member.
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If a vacancy occurs in the office of a
member of the Council previous to the
expiry of his term of office through
resignation, death, removal or
disability of such member or otherwise,
the Registrar shall make a report in
writing regarding the vacancy to the
President, if the vacancy be in respect
of an elected member and to Government
through the President, in case the
vacancy be in respect of a nominated
member.
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A vacancy occurring in any manner
whatsoever in relation to an elected
member shall be filled by election in
the manner hereinafter provided:
The State Government shall appoint any
person as a Returning Officer-
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In the case of a vacancy to arise as a
result of the expiry of the term of any
member, not later than 60 days before
the expiry of such term, and
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In the case of a vacancy occurring as a
result of death resignation or removal
as soon after such death, resignation or
removal as may be convenient,
and issue a notification in the official
Gazette of the oncoming election, for
the information of the electorate and
requiring the election of the member by
a date specified therein.
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The following procedure shall be adopted
for the filling of vacancies by
election: -
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The Electoral Roll shall be prepared by
the Registrar in form V, appended to
these rules. It shall contain the name,
qualifications and address of every
person qualified to vote for the
election of a member to fill up the
vacancy or vacancies.
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Candidates qualified for being elected
shall be proposed and seconded by
persons qualified as electors in Form VI
appended to these rules. No elector
shall propose or second the nomination
of more persons than are required to
fill up the vacancy or vacancies. If
more nominations than are required to
fill up a vacancy or vacancies be
subscribed by the same elector all
nominations subscribed by him shall be
held to be void.
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The candidate shall sign the nomination
paper declaring that he is willing to
serve on the Council. If elected. In the
absence of such a declaration the
nomination shall be treated as invalid.
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Every proposal for nomination shall be
in writing, and shall be signed by the
proposer and seconder, and sent by
registered post or delivered personally
to the Returning Officer so as to reach
him not less than twenty eight days
before such date as may be notified in
this behalf.
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Any candidate shall be at liberty to
withdraw his candidature within seven
days from the last date fixed for the
receipt of nomination paper.
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If in case of any election the number of
candidates duly nominated does not
exceed the number required to fill up
the vacancy or vacancies, the Returning
Officer shall forthwith declare all such
candidates to be elected.
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If in case of any such election more
candidates than are necessary to fill up
the vacancy or vacancies are nominated,
the Returning Officer, after scrutiny of
the nomination papers, shall for with
publish their names and addresses in the
Punjab Government Gazette and in such
other manner as the Council may deem fit
and shall further cause their names to
be entered in ballot paper in Form VII
appended to these rules.
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Twenty one days before such date, as may
be appointed by the Returning Officer in
this behalf, the returning Officer shall
send by post and under certificate of
posting to each elector a ballot paper,
in Form VII appended to these rules,
signed by the Returning Officer.
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Before such date, as may be appointed by
the Returning Officer in this behalf,
every elector, desirous of voting, shall
send by registered post his ballot paper
to the Returning Officer after recording
his vote or votes and affixing his
signature thereon in the manner
prescribed therein.
Provided that any ballot paper which is
not received by the Returning Officer
before 12 noon on the date preceeding
the date fixed for the counting of votes
or which does not in any way conform to
these rules shall be rejected.
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The Returning Officer shall attend for
the purpose of counting the Votes on
such date and at such time and place as
may be appointed by the President, in
this behalf. Any candidate may also be
present either in person or by an
accredited representative at the
counting of votes.
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When the counting of votes has been
completed, the Returning Officer shall
forthwith declare the candidate or
candidates, as the case may be, to whom
the largest number of votes has been
given to be elected, and shall forthwith
inform the successful candidates by
letter of his having been elected to the
Council.
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When an equality of votes is found to
exist between any candidates and the
addition of the vote will entitle any
one or more of the candidates to be
declared elected, the determination of
the person or persons to whom such
additional vote shall be deemed to have
been given shall be made by lot, to be
drawn by the Returning Officer in the
presence of the candidates or their
representatives who may be present at
the time of the Counting of votes.
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Upon the completion of the counting and
after the result has been declared by
him, the Returning Officer shall seal
the voting papers and all other
documents relating to the election and
Shall seal the voting papers and all
other documents relating to the election
and shall retain the same with himself
for a period of six months and
there-after cause them to be destroyed.
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The Returning Officer shall notify in
the Punjab Government Gazette and in
such other manner as the Council may
deem fit, the date, time and place fixed
for each of the following proceedings: -
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the date fixed for the receipt of
nomination paper
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the date fixed fro the withdrawal of the
nomination.
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the date fixed for the issue of the
voting papers by the Returning Officer
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the date fixed for the receipt of the
Ballot Paper by the Returning Officer
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the date fixed for the counting of the
ballot papers.
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The state Government may, of its own
motion, or on an objection made before
it, declare any election that has been
held to be void on account of corrupt
practice or any other cause and may call
upon the electorate to make a fresh
election. The decision of the State
Government under this rule shall be
final.
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If any question arises as to the
intention, construction or application
of any of these rules, which in the
opinion of the Returning Officer, should
be referred to the State Government, the
Returning Officer shall refer such
question to the State Government whose
decision shall be final.
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After the declaration of the election of
any member, and when the President
himself is not the Returning Officer,
after the receipt by him of notice of
such election from the Returning Officer
the President, shall publish the notice
of the election in the Punjab Government
Gazette and send a copy to the State
Government.
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