(1) This Act may be called the West Bengal State Dental Service Act, commencement. 2009.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Definitions. 2. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "cadre" means the strength of service or a part of service sanctioned by the State Government as a separate unit;
(b) "former West Bengal Dental Service" means the West Bengal Dental Service in existence immediately before the coming into force of this Act;
(c) "notification " means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
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(Sections 3-8. ) Constitution of State Dental Service.
Transfer from one service to another.
Combination of appointment.
Dental Colleges and Medical Colleges • where a person holding post in the Cadre of West Bengal Dental Education Service or the West Bengal Dental Service may exercise option for practice.
Cadre of West Bengal Dental Education Service.
Cadre of West Bengal Dental Service.
(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(e) "service" means the State Dental Service;
(f) "State Dental Service" means the West Bengal Dental Education Service, or the West Bengal Dental Service, as constituted under section 3.
3. With effect from such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf, there shall be constituted the following State Dental Services and different dates may be appointed for different services, namely:— ( 1 ) the West Bengal Dental Education Service;
(2) the West Bengal Dental Service.
4. ( I ) No person appointed to the West Bengal Dental Education Service shall be transferred to the West Bengal Dental Service:
Provided that any person holding a teaching post in the basic level, as may be prescribed, in the West Bengal Dental Education Service may exercise an option for the West Bengal Dental Service on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) No person appointed to the West Bengal Dental Service shall be transferred to the West Bengal Dental Education Service.
(3) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this section and the rules made under this Act, the State Government shall have the right to transfer any person from one post to another post:
Provided that except on account of inefficiency or misbehaviour or on his written request, no person shall be transferred to a post carrying less pay than the pay of the post held by him for the time being.
5. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may appoint any person to hold two or more separate posts on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
6. The State Government may, by notification, declare any undergraduate or postgraduate Medical and Dental College or other Medical and Dental teaching institution together with the Hospital, if any, attached to such College or institution to be an institution where a person holding such post included in the cadre of the West Bengal Dental Education Service or the West Bengal Dental Service, as may be prescribed, may be given option to practice on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
7. The cadre of the West Bengal Dental Education Service shall consist of such teaching posts and on such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed, and shall include such teaching administrative posts as may be notified by the State Government from time to time :
Provided that such terms and conditions may include the condition of management and supervision of admission to beds, and treatment, of patients in such undergraduate or postgraduate Medical or Dental College or other medical or dental teaching institution together with the Hospital, if any, attached to such Medical or Dental College or institution, as may be prescribed.
8. The cadre of the West Bengal Dental Service shall consist of such nonteaching posts and on such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed.
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(Sections 9-14. )
9. (/) The posts included in the cadre of the West Bengal Dental Education Service shall consist of such non-practising posts as may be prescribed and shall Dental Education include such other posts where practising option may be available on such terms Service, and conditions and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) Any person appointed to a non-practising post included in the cadre of the West Bengal Dental Education Service, or any person who opts for practice but not permitted to practice may be granted such non-practising allowance as may be prescribed.