23.—(1) [F1Subject to paragraphs (1A) and (1B), the Council] may make such provision in rules as it considers appropriate in connection with applications for entry, or for the renewal of an entry, in Part 1 of the Register as a pharmacist or in Part 2 of the Register as a pharmacy technician and may, in particular, make provision with regard to—
(a)the form and manner in which applications are to be made (and the rules may provide that applicants must apply using application forms and presenting certificates that are in such form as the Council may determine from time to time);
(b)the time prior to an entry ceasing to be valid by which an application for the renewal of the entry must have been received by the Registrar;
(c)the information to be provided by or in respect of the applicant, including—
(i)the name under which the applicant practises or intends to practise,
(ii)the applicant’s home address,
(iii)where the applicant is a national of the United Kingdom F2..., proof of nationality [F3and];
F4(iv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(v)the information to be provided for the purposes of determining whether the applicant’s fitness to practise is impaired; and
F5(vi). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)consultation about the application with the Fitness to Practise Committee or the Investigating Committee.
[F6(1A) Where the applicant holds a specified state qualification, the documentary and other evidence which is required to accompany applications of the kind mentioned in paragraph (1) must be no more than is necessary to demonstrate to the Registrar that the applicant satisfies the conditions set out in article 20(1).
(1B) Where the applicant holds a specified state qualification, the Council must accept certified copies of documents in place of original documents, unless it requires original documents to protect the integrity of the application process.
(1C) For the purposes of paragraph (1B), a certified copy of a document is one which is certified to be a true copy of the original by a solicitor practising in any part of the United Kingdom.]
(2) The Registrar may, in relation to an applicant—
(a)refuse to enter the applicant in the Register; or
(b)refuse to renew the entry of the applicant in the Register,
if the applicant fails to comply with, or if in respect of the applicant there is a failure to comply with, rules made under paragraph (1).
(3) If a registrant fails to comply with rules made under paragraph (1) in respect of an application for the renewal of an entry relating to the registrant in the Register, the failure may also be treated as misconduct for the purposes of article 51(1)(a) and the Registrar must consider, in accordance with article 52(1), whether or not to refer the matter to the Investigating Committee or (where rules under article 52(1) so provide) to the Fitness to Practise Committee.
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 23(1) substituted (1.12.2023) by The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1286), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 82(a)
F2Words in art. 23(1)(c)(iii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/593), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(a)(i) (with reg. 12A, Sch. 2 Pt. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, regs. 4, 10(3)-(7)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Word in art. 23(1)(c)(iii) inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/593), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(a)(ii) (with reg. 12A, Sch. 2 Pt. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, regs. 4, 10(3)-(7)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Art. 23(1)(c)(iv) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/593), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(b) (with reg. 12A, Sch. 2 Pt. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, regs. 4, 10(3)-(7)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Art. 23(1)(c)(vi) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/593), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(c) (with reg. 12A, Sch. 2 Pt. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, regs. 4, 10(3)-(7)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Art. 23(1A)-(1C) inserted (1.12.2023) by The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1286), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 82(b)
F7Art. 23(4)-(11) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/593), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 14(3) (with reg. 12A, Sch. 2 Pt. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, regs. 4, 10(3)-(7)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Commencement Information
I1Art. 23 in force at 10.2.2010 for specified purposes, see art. 1(3)
I2Art. 23 in force at 27.9.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2010/1621, art. 2(1), Sch.