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8.—(1) Every person who possesses the prescribed qualifications and gives to the registrar such reasonable proof of such qualifications as may be prescribed shall, upon payment to the Society of the proper fees (if any), be entitled to be registered as a student under this Order.
(2) [F1Subject to paragraph (2A),] The following persons shall, upon payment to the Society of the proper fees (if any), be entitled to be registered under this Order as pharmaceutical chemists—
(a)every person who, immediately before the commencement of this Order, was entitled to be registered as a pharmaceutical chemist under the Act of 1925;
(b)every person who—
(i)is registered as a student;
(ii)has been duly examined in such subjects as may be prescribed and has obtained from the examiners recognition of his proficiency therein; or possesses such qualifications as may be prescribed and, having been duly examined in any additional subject which may be prescribed for a person of those qualifications, has obtained from the examiners recognition of his proficiency in that subject;
(iii)has undergone such a course of practical training as may be prescribed; and
(iv)has attained the age of twenty-one years;
and who gives to the registrar such reasonable proof of those facts as may be prescribed.
[F2(c)every exempt person—
(i)who holds an appropriate European diploma; or
(ii)(aa) whose case falls within regulation 3(9)(a) or (e) of the General Systems Regulations,
(bb)to whom regulations 20 to 26 of those regulations apply by reason of the operation of regulation 3(4) of those regulations, and
(cc)who is permitted to pursue the profession of pharmacy in the United Kingdom by virtue of Part 3 of those regulations (having, in particular, successfully completed any adaptation period, or passed any aptitude test, that he may be required to undertake pursuant to that Part of those regulations).]
[F1(2A) A person shall not be entitled to be registered under this Order as a pharmaceutical chemist by virtue of paragraph (2)(b) or (c) unless he satisfies such conditions (if any) as to character, physical or mental health [F3, the necessary knowledge of English] or other matters as may be prescribed.]
(3) Every person who, immediately before the commencement of this Order, was entitled to be registered as a druggist under the Act of 1925 shall, upon payment of the proper fees (if any), be entitled to be registered as a druggist under this Order.
(4) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (2), the Council may, if it thinks fit, cause to be registered under this Order as a pharmaceutical chemist any person (other than a person such as is described in paragraph (2)( a)[F4 or (c)] who is a member of a prescribed pharmaceutical society outside Northern Ireland and who—
(a)satisfies the Council as to his competence to practise as a pharmaceutical chemist;
(b)pays to the Society the proper fees (if any) for registration; and
(c)complies with such other conditions as may be prescribed.
[F5(5) Where a person—
(a)gives to the registrar such reasonable proof as may be prescribed that he satisfies the prescribed requirements for a particular annotation to be recorded against his name in the register of pharmaceutical chemists in accordance with regulations under Article 5(1)(ff); and
(b)pays the prescribed fee to the Society,
he shall be entitled to have that annotation recorded against his name in that register.]
F2Art. 8(2)(c) substituted (22.5.2008) by European Qualifications (Pharmacy) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/192), reg. 6
F3Words in art. 8(2A) inserted (1.6.2016) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Knowledge of English) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/806), arts. 1(3), 7; S.I. 2015/1451, art. 6(a)
F4SR 1987/457
F5SR 2004/78
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C1Art. 8(2)(c) power to restrict conferred by S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14), art. 63AA(3)(c) (as inserted (26.3.2008) by Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 2), ss. 10(3), 18(1)(a))
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