PART 7Miscellaneous Provisions

Consideration of suitability

21.

References in Part 2 of the 2007 Act to a person (“A”) considering an individual’s suitability to do, or to be offered or supplied for, any type of regulated work include a reference to A considering the individual’s suitability to be registered or licensed under Part V (driving instruction) of the Road Traffic Act 198819.

22.

References in Part 2 of the 2007 Act to a person (“A”) considering an individual’s suitability to do, or to be offered or supplied for, any type of regulated work include a reference to A considering the individual’s suitability to be registered in the register established and maintained under article 19 of the Pharmacy Order 201020.

Amendment of the General Pharmaceutical Council (Registration Rules) Order of Council 2010

23.

(1)

The General Pharmaceutical Council (Registration Rules) Order of Council 201021 is amended as follows.

(2)

In rule 10 (entry in the Register) of the Schedule—

(a)

in paragraph (5)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a), omit “or the Scottish Ministers”;

(ii)

at the end of sub-paragraph (e), omit “and”;

(iii)

at the end of sub-paragraph (f) insert—

“; and

(g)

a disclosure request and any existing disclosure record”; and

(b)

after paragraph (12), substitute—

“(12)

For the purposes of this rule—

“attesting State” means the relevant European State in which a person applying for entry in Part 1 or Part 2 of the Register obtained their qualification as a pharmacist or, as the case may be, a pharmacy technician and, if different, the relevant European State from which that person comes to Great Britain; and

“disclosure record” and “disclosure request” have the meaning given by section 97(1) (general interpretation) of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.”.