Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976

[F1Restoration of names to the Register: fitness to practiseN.I.

9.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2)—

(a)a person (hereinafter referred to as the applicant) whose name has been struck off the register, in accordance with a direction under paragraph 7(2)(c) or (3)(a)(i) or (b)(iv) may apply to the registrar under this paragraph for the restoration of their name to the register; and

(b)the registrar must refer that application to the Statutory Committee.

(2) An application may not be made under sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)before the expiration of 5 years from and including the date of removal; or

(b)within 12 months of the date of an earlier application under sub-paragraph (1) relating to the same entry.

(3) The Council may make such provision in regulations in connection with applications for restoration by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) as it considers appropriate and may, in particular, make provision with regard to—

(a)the form and manner in which applications for restoration are to be made (and the regulations may provide that applicants must apply using application forms that are in such form as the Council may determine from time to time);

(b)the information to be provided by the applicant, including—

(i)the name under which the applicant intends to practise, and

(ii)the applicant’s home address;

(c)whether any, and if so what, additional education, training or continuing professional development is required before restoration (and the regulations may make provision for these issues to be determined in individual cases by the registrar);

(d)fitness to practise matters; and

(e)refusal of applications (including where the applicant has not paid the prescribed fee).

(4) An application under this paragraph may not be granted unless the applicant provides such evidence of fitness to practise as the Statutory Committee directs.

(5) Where the Statutory Committee refuses an application for restoration, the registrar must send to the applicant a statement in writing giving the applicant notice of the decision and of the reason for it.

(6) If the Statutory Committee grants an application, it may give a direction that the restoration of the applicant’s nameto the register be conditional upon the applicant complying, during such period not exceeding 3 years as may be specified in the direction, with such requirements specified in the direction as the Statutory Committee thinks fit to impose for the protection of the public or otherwise in the public interest or in the interests of the applicant.

(7) Where the Statutory Committee gives a direction under sub-paragraph (6), that direction must, for the purposes of paragraph 7(3), be treated as a direction under paragraph 7.

(8) If—

(a)the Statutory Committee refuses an application under this paragraph (“the current application”);

(b)it has refused a previous application under this paragraph made by the same person; and

(c)since the time when the previous application was refused, the applicant’s name has not been entered in the register,

the Statutory Committee may direct that the applicant may make no further application under this paragraph.

(9) If the Statutory Committee gives a direction under sub-paragraph (6) or (8), the registrar must on its behalf send to the applicant a statement in writing giving the applicant notice of the decision and the reasons for it and, in the case of a direction under sub-paragraph (8), of the right of appeal under paragraph 10.]