Commentary on Sections Schedule 27 - Minor and consequential amendments Paragraph 89 - Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24)
987.Section 41 of the Dentists Act 1984 provides that where a dentist dies, his widow may continue to carry on the business for three years. The amendment to the 1984 Act reflects existing practice of treating “widow” as including “widower” by referring to surviving spouses, and also adds surviving civil partners to this provision.