| (1) | Notwithstanding sections 16, 17, 18 and 22, the Minister may, on the recommendation of the council, prescribe conditions in terms of which an informally trained person may be registered by the council as a dental technician in terms of this Act. |
| (2) | The regulation contemplated in subsection (1) shall at least provide for— |
| (a) | the application by an informally trained person for restricted registration as a dental technician; |
| (b) | the establishment by the council of a selection committee to consider every application contemplated in paragraph (a); |
| (c) | an informally trained person to undergo a practical examination at an approved institution before he or she may obtain restricted registration as a dental technician; and |
| (d) | the conditions in terms of which an informally trained person who obtained restricted registration as a dental technician may practise his or her profession. |
[Section 23A inserted by section 2 of Notice No. 1395, GG 27034, dated 1 December 2004 (Dental Technicians Amendment Act, 2004)]
