The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Amendments to the Pharmacy Order 2010 U.K.

84.  In article 24 (notification by the Registrar: entry and renewal)(1)—

(a) after paragraph (2), insert—

“(2C) Where A holds a specified state qualification, the Registrar must—

(a) give A adequate time to complete the requirements and procedures of the application process; and

(b) deal promptly with A’s application.”;

(b) in paragraphs (3) and (4), for “period of three months beginning with the relevant date” substitute “relevant period”;

(c) after paragraph (4), insert—

“(4A) For the purposes of this article, the relevant period is:

(a) where A holds a specified state qualification, the period of four months beginning with the relevant date;

(b) in any other case, the period of three months beginning with that date.”;

(d) in paragraph (5A), for “period of three months for the purposes of paragraph (3) or (4)”, substitute “relevant period”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 84 in force at 1.12.2023, see reg. 1

(1)

The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2015/806 and 2019/593.