The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007

Amendment of article 9 U.K.

159.  In article 9 (registration)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “A person” substitute “ Subject to paragraph (7), a person ”;

(b) after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) Where an exempt person makes an application under paragraph (1), the Registrar, within the period of one month beginning with the date of receipt of the application, must—

(a) acknowledge receipt of the application; and

(b) inform the applicant of any missing document required for the purposes of the application.”;

(c) for paragraphs (4) and (5) substitute—

“(4) Where a person makes an application under paragraph (1), the Registrar must, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within the specified period, notify the applicant in writing—

(a) of the result of the application; and

(b) if the Registrar refuses the application, of the reasons for the decision, and of the applicant's right of appeal.

(5) In paragraphs (4) and (6) “the specified period”—

(a) except in a case specified in sub-paragraph (b), means the period of three months beginning with the relevant date;

(b) in the case of an application by a person seeking registration in the register on the basis that he is to be regarded as having an approved qualification by virtue of falling within article 13(1)(e) or (f), means the period of four months beginning with the relevant date.

(5A) The “relevant date”, in relation to an application, is—

(a) the date when the Registrar receives the application; or

(b) 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.”;

(d) in paragraph (6), for “the time specified in paragraph (4)” substitute “ the specified period ”; and

(e) after paragraph (6) add—

“(7) This article does not apply to a person who seeks registration in exercise of entitlement under article 39A or Schedule 2A (visiting nurses and midwives from relevant European States).”.