Statutory Instruments
HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS
HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Made
13th June 2003
Laid before Parliament
17th June 2003
Coming into force
9th July 2003
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 13th day of June 2003
By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council
Their Lordships, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by article 6(1), (2), and (3)(a), (b) and (g) of the Health Professions Order 2001 M1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and having consulted the Health Professions Council in accordance with article 6(4) of that Order, hereby make the following Order:
Marginal Citations
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Health Professions (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2003 and shall come into force on 9th July 2003.
(2) In this Order, “the Order” means the Health Professions Order 2001;
“old register” means a register maintained by the Health Professions Council pursuant to paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Order and listed in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order.
2. It is hereby determined that the register shall be divided into the parts specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order.
3. The designated titles in relation to each part of the register are the titles set out in column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order opposite the part of the register specified in column 1.
4. If a person on 8 July 2003 is registered in an old register, that person shall be registered with effect from 9 July 2003 in the part of the register which is listed in column 2 of Schedule 2 to this Order opposite the title of the old register in which he is registered on 8 July 2003.
5. A title, qualification or other entry referred to in article 6(3) of the Order, which is recorded in the register in accordance with rule 3 of the Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules M2 in respect of a registered professional whose registered address is in Wales, may be recorded in the register in Welsh as well as in English.
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6.—(1) The entries in Parts 3 and 5 of the register may include such entry indicating the possession by a registrant of qualifications or competence in life sciences or physiological sciences, as the Council consider appropriate.
(2) Where a chiropodist holds a certificate of competence—
(a)issued by a Board under the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960 M3 or by the Health Professions Council; and
(b)referred to in the following provisions of Schedule 5 to the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997 M4 (exemption for certain persons from section 58(2) of the Medicines Act 1968)—
(i)in Part I (exemption from restrictions on sale or supply), paragraph 10 (certificate of competence in the use of specified medicines), or
(ii)in Part III (exemption from restriction on administration), paragraph 1 (certificate in the use of analgesics),
the register may indicate that he holds such a certificate.
Marginal Citations
M4S.I. 1997/1830, the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1998/108 and S.I. 1998/2081.
A.K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
Articles 2 and 3
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Parts of the Register | Designated title |
| Part 1—Arts Therapists: Music, Drama or Art | Art Therapist, Art Psychotherapist, Dramatherapist, Music Therapist |
| Part 2—Chiropodists (Chiropodists and Podiatrists) | Chiropodist, Podiatrist |
| Part 3—Clinical Scientists | Clinical Scientist |
| Part 4—Dietitians | Dietitian, Dietician |
| Part 5—Medical Laboratory Technicians (Biomedical Scientists) | Medical Laboratory Technician (Biomedical Scientist) |
| Part 6—Occupational Therapists | Occupational Therapist |
| Part 7—Orthoptists | Orthoptist |
| Part 8—Paramedics | Paramedic |
| Part 9—Physiotherapists | Physiotherapist, Physical Therapist |
| Part 10—Prosthetists and Orthotists | Prosthetist and Orthotist, Prosthetist, Orthotist |
| Part 11—Radiographers: Diagnostic or Therapeutic | Radiographer, Diagnostic Radiographer, Therapeutic Radiographer |
| Part 12—Speech and Language Therapists | Speech and Language Therapist, Speech Therapist |
Article 4
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Old Register | Part of the new register |
| Arts Therapists | Part 1 |
| Chiropodists | Part 2 |
| Clinical Scientists | Part 3 |
| Dietitians | Part 4 |
| Medical Laboratory Technicians | Part 5 |
| Occupational Therapists | Part 6 |
| Orthoptists | Part 7 |
| Paramedics | Part 8 |
| Physiotherapists | Part 9 |
| Prosthetists and Orthotists | Part 10 |
| Radiographers | Part 11 |
| Speech and Language Therapists | Part 12 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order determines the parts into which the register established and maintained under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001 is to be divided, and the designated titles which may be used only by persons included in the register. The Order also provides for persons who are included in a register which is superseded by the register to be included in the new register; for certain entries to be in Welsh as well as in English; and for the register to include entries indicating the possession of qualifications or competence.