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5[F1(1)Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, on an application for the registration of a person under [F2section [F33, 14A, 15, 15A or 19A]] of this Act the appropriate registrar, if satisfied that the applicant is entitled to be registered in accordance with the application—U.K.

(a)shall issue to the applicant the certificate of registration required by this paragraph; and

(b)F4... shall do so before the end of the requisite period.]

[F5(1A)In this paragraph “the requisite period”—

(a)in the case of an application under section 14A or 19A of this Act [F6or an application by a specified state professional under section 21B of this Act,] means the period of four months beginning with—

(i)the date when the Registrar receives the application, or

(ii)if any document required for the purposes of the application is missing when the Registrar receives the application, the date on which the Registrar first has all the documents required for those purposes; and

(b)in the case of any other application, means the period of three months beginning with the date on which the appropriate registrar receives all the documents enabling him to be satisfied of the applicant's entitlement to be registered in accordance with the application.]

(2)On registering a person under section 19, 21, [F721B, 21C, 27A or 27B] of this Act the Registrar shall issue to the applicant the certificate of registration required by this paragraph.

(3)Subject as aforesaid, on an application for the registration of a qualification under section 16 or 26 of this Act, the appropriate registrar if satisfied that the applicant is entitled to have the qualification registered in accordance with the application shall issue to the applicant the certificate of registration required by this paragraph.

(4)A certificate of registration under this paragraph must be in the form prescribed by regulations under section 31 of this Act for entries in the register F8... and shall state the name of the applicant and such other particulars as may be prescribed by the regulations.

[F9(4A)A certificate of registration required to be issued under sub-paragraph (2) or (3) above shall be issued before the end of the requisite period.]

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 3 para. 5(1)(1A) substituted for Sch. 3 para. 5(1) (10.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1591, reg. 7, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)

F2Words in Sch. 3 para. 5(1) substituted (4.12.2000) by S.I. 2000/3041, reg. 4(7)(c)

F4Words in Sch. 3 para. 5(1)(b) omitted (1.4.2005 as notified in the London Gazette dated 14.1.2005) by virtue of The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(3), 9(5)(a) (with Sch. 2)

F7Words in Sch. 3 para. 5(2) substituted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 43

F8Words in Sch. 3 para. 5(4) omitted (19.7.2006 for specified purposes, 19.10.2007 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 20.7.2007) by virtue of The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1914), art. 1(2)(b)(c)(3), 17(a)

F9Sch. 3 para. 5(4A) inserted (1.4.2005 as notified in the London Gazette dated 14.1.2005) by The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3135), arts. 1(2)(3), 9(5)(d) (with Sch. 2)

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