The Health and Care Professions (Public Health Specialists and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2015

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the 2001 Order” means the Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001(1);

“HCPC” means the Council referred to in article 3 of the 2001 Order(2);

“HCPC register” means the register established under article 5 of the 2001 Order;

“PHR” means Public Health Register, a private company limited by guarantee, which was incorporated on 23rd May 2003(3);

“PHR register” means those entries in the register maintained by the PHR that relate to persons other than public health practitioners;

“public health practitioner” means a person whose name is included in the PHR register—

(a)

who has not completed a national public health speciality training programme approved by the General Medical Council; or

(b)

who the PHR has determined has not reached the level of competence required by it for registration as a specialist in public health.

(1)

S.I. 2002/254. The title to this statutory instrument was amended by section 213(6) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7).

(2)

The name of body corporate previously known as the Health Profession Council was amended by section 214 (1)(b) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to the Health and Care Profession Council.

(3)

The company is registered under the name of Public Health Register (Company No. 04776439) and has its registered office at 18C McLaren Building, 46 Priory Queensway, Birmingham, B4 7LR.