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Withdrawal of recognition.—(1) When upon report by the Executive Committee it appears to the Council— (a) that the courses of study and training or the examinations to be undergone in order to obtain a recognised 1*** dental hygiene qualification from any authority in a 2[State] 3*** or the conditions for admission to such courses or the standards of proficiency required from the candidates at such examinations are not in conformity with regulations made under this Act or fall short of the standards required thereby, or (b) that an institution does not satisfy the requirements of the Council, the Council may send to the Government of the 4[States] in which the authority or institution is situated a statement to such, effect, and the 5[State] Government shall forward it, along with such remarks as it may think fit, to the authority or institution concerned with an intimation of the period within which the authority or institution may submit its explanation to the 5[State] Government. (2) On receipt of the explanation, or where no explanation is submitted within the period fixed, then on the expiry of the period, the 5[State] Government shall after consulting the 5[State] Council, forward its recommendations and those of the 5[State] Council, if any, to the Council. (3) The Council, after considering the recommendations of the 5[State] Government and the State Council and after such further inquiry, if any, as it may think fit to make, may declare that the qualification granted by the authority or institution shall be a recognised 1*** dental hygiene qualification only when granted before a specified date. (4) The Council may declare that any recognised 1*** dental hygiene qualification granted outside the 4[States] 3*** shall be recognised as such only if granted before a specified date. 6[16A.Withdrawal of recognition of recognised dental qualification.—(1) When, upon report by the Executive Committee or the Visitor, it appears to the Council— (a) that the courses of study and training or the examination to be undergone in order to obtain a recognised dental qualification from any authority or institution in a State, or the conditions for admission to such courses or the standards of proficiency required from the candidates as such examinations are not in conformity with the regulations made under this Act or fall short of the standards required thereby, or (b) that an institution does not, in the matter of staff, equipment, accommodation, training and other facilities, satisfy the requirements of the Council, the Council shall send a statement to that effect to the Central Government. (2) After considering such a statement, the Central Government may send it to the Government of the State in which the authority exercises power or the institution is situated, and the State Government shall forward it, along with such remarks as it may think fit to make, to the authority or institution concerned, with an intimation of the period within which the authority or institution may submit its explanation to the State Government. (3) After considering the explanation, or where no explanation is submitted within the period fixed, then, on the expiry of that period, the State Government shall make its recommendations to the Central Government.