Section 59 - National Dental Commission Act, 2023

The National Dental Commission Act, 2023

59. Transitory provisions.-

(1) The Commission shall be the successor in interest to the Dental Council of India including its subsidiaries or owned trusts and all the assets and liabilities of the Dental Council of India shall be deemed to have been transferred to the Commission.

(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948), the educational standards, requirements and other provisions of the said Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder shall continue to be in force and operate till new standards or requirements are specified under this Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder:

Provided that anything done or any action taken as regards the educational standards and requirements under the enactment under repeal and the rules and regulations made thereunder shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act and shall continue in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done or by any action taken under this Act.

(3) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948), the State Council and the Joint State Council constituted respectively under section 21 and section 23 of the said Act shall continue to operate until a new State Dental Council is established by the State Government in accordance with the provisions of section 29 of this Act.