Police Sergeant V. Chaing Fong Ching

1937  Present : Abrahams C.J.

POLICE SERGEANT v. CHIANG
FONG CHING.

573-P. C. Nuwara Eliya, 11.999.

Dentistry for gain-Performing dental service-Fitting artificial teeth-Ordinance No. 26 of 1927, s. 51 (b and c).

The act of taking an impression of a person's mouth and making artificial teeth on the strength of that impression and of fitting the teeth when completed into the mouth amounts to practising dentistry and to performing a dental service.

Ruben v. Sheenhye (36 N. L. R. 205) referred to.

APPEAL from an acquittal from the Police Court of Nuwara Eliya.

T. S. Fernando, C.C., for the complainant, appellant.

No appearance for the accused, respondent.

October 11, 1937. ABRAHAMS C.J.-

This is an appeal by leave of the Attorney-General against an order of the Police Magistrate of Nuwara Eliya acquitting the respondent of the offence of having practised dentistry for gain and of performing a dental service for gain in breach of section 51 (b) and section 51 (c) of Ordinance No. 26 of 1927. The case against the respondent was that one Godahewa required two artificial teeth and went to the respondent's place to obtain th

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