PART 6PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY TECHNICIANS: OTHER LEGISLATION
Amendment of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (Registration) Rules 2007107
1
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (Registration) Rules 2007 M1 are amended as follows.
2
In rule 6 (application for registration in the Register of Pharmacists)—
a
in paragraph (1), after “applicants for registration in” insert “
Part 1 or 2 of
”
; and
b
in paragraph (3)—
i
after “applying for registration” insert “
in Part 1 or 2 of the Register of Pharmacists
”
,
ii
after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
ca
where the applicant is an exempt person—
i
evidence that he is a national of a relevant European State M2, or
ii
(where he is not a national of a relevant European State) evidence of the Community right by virtue of which he is an exempt person, which, in a case where sub-paragraph (d) applies, must be the evidence set out in that sub-paragraph;
iii
for sub-paragraph (e) substitute—
e
sufficient evidence (in the opinion of the Registrar) that he is appropriately qualified, and if the applicant (“A”)—
i
is appropriately qualified by virtue of article 12(1)(b) of the Order,
ii
holds a diploma listed in Annex V, point 5.6.2 of the Directive (evidence of formal qualifications of pharmacists), and
iii
has successfully completed training as a pharmacist that meets, or under article 22(a) of the Directive (part-time training) is to be treated as meeting, the requirements of article 44 of the Directive (training as a pharmacist),
A must also provide a certificate which must be issued by a competent authority in A's attesting State M3 and which must certify that the evidence of qualification provided by A is a diploma listed in relation to that State in Annex V, point 5.6.2 of the Directive;
iv
in sub-paragraph (f)(i), for “17(4)(a)” substitute “
17(5) or (6)
”
, and
v
in sub-paragraph (g)(i), for “17(4)(b)” substitute “
17(7) or (8)
”
.
3
In rule 7 (retention in the Register of Pharmacists), after paragraph (8) add—
9
This rule does not apply in relation to a person who is registered in Part 3 of the Register of Pharmacists.
4
In rule 8 (applications to move to a different part of the register), after paragraph (4) add—
5
This rule does not apply in relation to a person wishing to move from Part 3 to Part 1 of the register.
5
In rule 9 (applications for annotations to denote that a registered pharmacist is a supplementary prescriber or an independent prescriber), in paragraph (1), for “registered pharmacist” substitute “
person registered in Part 1 of the Register of Pharmacists
”
.
6
In rule 12 (applications for restoration within twelve months of specified removals from the register), after paragraph (4) add—
5
This rule does not apply in relation to a person who has been removed from Part 3 of the register under rule 10(6).
7
In rule 15 (notice of intention to remove: stage one), for paragraph (1) substitute—
1
Where the Registrar has reasonable grounds for believing—
a
that a registrant's entry in the register may have been fraudulently procured or incorrectly made; or
b
that the fitness to practise of a person who is registered in Part 1 or 2 of the register was impaired at the time of his registration and he had not informed the Registrar of the relevant matter (that is, serious, specific circumstances or a problem with his physical or mental health for the purposes of article 35(1)(a) of the Order) before his registration,
paragraph (2) applies.