Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 441

health care and associated professions

pharmacists

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (Registration Rules) Order of Council 2007

Made

26th February 2007

Laid before Parliament

2nd March 2007

Coming into force

30th March 2007

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At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 26th day of February 2007

By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

The Council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has made the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (Registration) Rules 2007, which are set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 7(2)(d) and (4)(d), 17(1), 30(1), 31(1), 33(1), 35(2) and (4), 36(1), 40(1), 59(1) and 66(1) of the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007(1).

In accordance with articles 40(4) and 66(3) of that Order, the Council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has consulted, in relation to rules under article 59(1) of that Order, Primary Care Trusts in England, Local Health Boards in Wales and Health Boards in Scotland, and in relation to rules under article 40(1) of that Order, such registrants or classes of registrants as it considers appropriate.

By virtue of article 66(4) of that Order, such Rules shall not come into force until approved by order of the Privy Council.

Their Lordships, having taken these Rules into consideration, are pleased to and do approve them.

This Order may be cited as the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (Registration Rules) Order of Council 2007 and shall come into force on 30th March 2007.

Christine Cook

Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (Registration) Rules 2007

Contents

  1. PART 1

    General

    1. 1. Citation and commencement

    2. 2. Interpretation: general

    3. 3. Service of documents

  2. PART 2

    The Register

    1. 4. The keeping of the register

    2. 5. The content of the register etc.

  3. PART 3

    Applications related to registration

    1. 6. Application for registration in the Register of Pharmacists

    2. 7. Retention in the Register of Pharmacists

    3. 8. Applications to move to a different part of the Register

    4. 9. Applications for annotations to denote that a registered pharmacist is a supplementary prescriber or an independent prescriber

    5. 10. Applications for voluntary removal from the register or of annotations to the register

    6. 11. Rescinding decisions if voluntary removal is obtained by false or misleading information

    7. 12. Applications for restoration within twelve months of specified removals from the register

    8. 13. Duty to notify the Registrar of changes to information

    9. 14. Waiver of fees

  4. PART 4

    Fraudulent and incorrect entries

    1. 15. Notice of Intention to Remove: stage one

    2. 16. Subsequent action by Registrar: stage two

    3. 17. Decisions in contested cases: stage three

  5. PART 5

    Appeals Procedure

    1. 18. Interpretation of Part 5

    2. 19. Venue of proceedings

    3. 20. Notice of Appeal

    4. 21. Action following receipt of Notice of Appeal

    5. 22. Notice of Hearing

    6. 23. Case management meetings

    7. 24. Evidence

    8. 25. Clinical and other specialist advice

    9. 26. Burden and standard of proof

    10. 27. Consideration of appeals on the papers

    11. 28. Procedure at hearings

    12. 29. Representation

    13. 30. Witness evidence

    14. 31. Attendance of the public at hearings

    15. 32. Postponements and adjournments

    16. 33. Decision of the Committee

    17. 34. Costs of the hearing

    18. 35. Notes and transcripts of hearings

The Council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain makes these Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 7(2)(d) and (4)(d), 17(1), 30(1), 31(1), 33(1), 35(2) and (4), 36(1), 40(1), 59(1) and 66(1) of the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007.

In accordance with articles 40(4) and 66(3) of that Order, the Council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has consulted, in relation to rules under article 59(1) of that Order, Primary Care Trusts in England, Local Health Boards in Wales and Health Boards in Scotland, and in relation to rules under article 40(1) of that Order, such registrants or classes of registrants as it considers appropriate.

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S.I. 2007/289. Back [1]