The Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007

PART 2 Registration of pharmacy technicians

Entry in the Register of Pharmacy Technicians: persons on the voluntary register

5.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), if on the day before the appointed day a person’s name is included in—

(a) Part 1 of the voluntary register, he shall be registered in Part 1 of the Register of Pharmacy Technicians with effect from the appointed day; or

(b) Part 2 of the voluntary register, he shall be registered in Part 2 of the Register of Pharmacy Technicians with effect from the appointed day.

(2) If on the appointed day there is an outstanding application for a person’s name to be entered in the voluntary register (including an application for restoration to that register), the Council—

(a) may determine that his name is to be entered in the Register of Pharmacy Technicians; and

(b) shall dispose of the matter in such manner as it considers just.

(3) If on the appointed day a person’s name is included in the voluntary register but his registration is suspended (whether temporarily or permanently) or he is the subject of proceedings which, but for the closure of the voluntary register, could have led to his removal or suspension from the voluntary register, the Council—

(a) may determine that his name is not to be entered in the Register of Pharmacy Technicians; and

(b) shall dispose of the matter (including any proceedings) in such manner as it considers just.

Transitional arrangements in respect of persons practising as pharmacy technicians before the statutory register is opened

6.—(1) This paragraph applies to a person who does not meet the requirements of article 22(1)(a)(i) and (iii) but who applies to be registered in the Register of Pharmacy Technicians within two years of the appointed day.

(2) The Registrar may register a person to whom this paragraph applies in the Register of Pharmacy Technicians, where he has—

(a) undergone education or training which has provided him with a reasonable (in the opinion of the Registrar) foundation for future employment as a pharmacy technician; and

(b) demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Registrar that he possesses the knowledge, skill and experience requisite for practising as a registered pharmacy technician in England and Wales,

provided that, in doing so, he is acting in a manner which is consistent with the requirements of the Second General System Directive and the Second General System Regulations.

(3) The Society shall establish and publish from time to time in such manner as it sees fit criteria to which the Registrar is to have regard for the purposes of determining—

(a) whether or not particular education or training provides a person with a reasonable foundation for future employment as a pharmacy technician for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(a); and

(b) whether or not a person possesses the knowledge, skill and experience requisite for practising as a registered pharmacy technician in Great Britain for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(b).