32.—(1) Article 23 (form, manner and content of applications for entry or for renewal of an entry in the register: pharmacists and pharmacy technicians) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)(c)(iv)(bb), omit the “and” at the end.
(3) After paragraph (1)(c)(v), insert—
“(vi)if the applicant is an exempt person, in the event of justified doubts, confirmation from the competent authority of a relevant European State that the applicant is not suspended or prohibited from practising as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician as a result of serious professional misconduct or conviction of criminal offences relating to the pursuit of any of the applicant's professional activities; and”.