SCHEDULE The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (Fees) Rules 2009
The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 24 and 25(1) of the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003.

1 Citation, commencement and application
(1) These Rules may be cited as the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (Fees) Rules 2009 and shall come into force on 1st April 2009.
(2) These Rules apply in respect of any application or re-submitted application submitted to the Board on or after 1st April 2009.

2 Interpretation
(1) In these Rules—
“the Order” means the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003 and any reference in these Rules to a numbered article is to the article bearing that number in the Order;
“application” includes the processing of, and the making of a determination in respect of, the application;
“oral appeal” means an appeal determined after an oral hearing;
“original decision” means a decision of the Board under article 8(1), 11(6), 11A(2), 14(10) or 14A(2) which is not a subsequent decision;
“re-submitted application” means an application submitted by a person to the Board pursuant to—
(a) article 8(1), where the Board has previously issued to that person an original decision under that article;
(b) article 11(3), where the Board has previously issued to that person an original decision under article 11(6);
(c) article 11A(1), where the Board has previously issued to that person an original decision under article 11A(2);
(d) article 14(4) or (5), where the Board has previously issued to that person an original decision under article 14(10); or
(e) article 14A(1), where the Board has previously issued to that person an original decision under article 14A(2),
where that application is received by the Board within the period of three years beginning with the date of the Board’s original decision, regardless of whether that application includes a request for a statement of eligibility for registration pursuant to article 11(7) or 14(11);
“review” means a review of—
(a) an original or a subsequent decision; or
(b) a decision of the Board in respect of an application for a certificate of acquired rights under article 12(3),
as provided for in the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (Award of Certificates) Rules 2005;
“subsequent decision” means a decision of the Board under article 8(1), 11(6), 11A(2), 14(10) or 14A(2) made pursuant to a re-submitted application; and
“written appeal” means an appeal determined without an oral hearing.
The Rules, signed on 17th June 2005, are available from the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board’s website – www.pmetb.org.uk.
(2) Anything in these Rules which is defined in Schedule 1 to the Order has the same meaning for the purpose of these Rules.

3 Fees to be charged by the Board
In respect of each function identified in column (2) of the table in the Schedule, the Board shall charge a fee of the applicable amount set out in the corresponding entry in column (3) of that table.

4 Revocation
The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (Fees) Rules 2008 are revoked.
Chief Executive of the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board
This 3rd day of December 2008
SCHEDULE
(1)	(2) Service provided by the Board	(3) Fee payable	(4) Relevant provision of the Order
1.	Application for the award of a CCT in a speciality listed in Schedule 3 to the Order.	£805 £220 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review	article 8(1)
2.	Application for the award of a CCT in general practice.	£805 £220 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review	article 8(1)
3.	Application for a determination that training or qualifications, or both when considered together, are equivalent to a CCT in general practice; including, where applicable, a determination that a qualification in general practice held by an exempt person, which was granted otherwise than in a relevant European State and which has not previously been accepted by a relevant European State as qualifying that person to practise as a general practitioner in that State, meets (or is to be treated as meeting) the requirements of article 28 of the Directive; including issuing a statement of eligibility for registration if so requested.	£1,905 £645 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review	article 11(3), (3A) and (7)
4.	Application for a determination that an applicant is an exempt person— (a) whose case falls within regulation 3(9)(e) of the General Systems Regulations and to whom regulations 20 to 26 of those Regulations apply; and (b) who has a right to practise in the United Kingdom as a general practitioner by virtue of Part 3 of those Regulations (having, in particular, successfully completed any adaptation period) is an eligible general systems general practitioner; including the giving of reasons where required.	£1,905 £645 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review	article 11A(1) and (2)
5.	Application for a certificate of acquired rights to practise as a general practitioner.	£275 £140 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review	article 12(3)
6.	Application for a determination that an applicant has a particular expertise in a field within a speciality which is not made at the same time as an application referred to in entry 1, 7, 8 or 9.	£275	article 13(4)(b) and (5)
7.	Application for a determination that specialist training or specialist qualifications in a speciality listed in Schedule 3 to the Order, or both when considered together, are equivalent to a CCT in the speciality in question; including, where applicable, a determination that a specialist qualification held by an exempt person, which was granted otherwise than in a relevant European State and which has not previously been accepted by a relevant European State as qualifying that person to practise as a specialist in that State, meets (or is to be treated as meeting) the requirements of article 25 of the Directive; including issuing a statement of eligibility for registration if so requested.	£1,905 £645 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review	article 14(4),(5A) and (11)
8.	Application for a determination that—		
	(a) specialist training undertaken or specialist qualifications awarded outside the United Kingdom in a medical speciality not listed in Schedule 3 to the Order; or (b) knowledge of or experience in a medical speciality derived from academic or research work has given a person a level of knowledge and skill consistent with practise as a consultant in the National Health Service; including, where applicable, a determination that a specialist qualification held by an exempt person, which was granted other than in a relevant European State and which has not previously been accepted by a relevant European State as qualifying him to practise as a specialist in that State meets (or is to be treated as meeting) the requirements of article 25 of the Directive, and the issuing of a statement of eligibility for registration if so requested.	£1,905 £645 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review	article 14(5), (5A) and (11)
9.	Application for a determination that an applicant is an exempt person— (a) whose case falls within regulation 3(9)(a), (c) or (e) of the General Systems Regulations and to whom regulations 20 to 26 of those Regulations apply; and (b) who has a right to practise as a specialist in the United Kingdom by virtue of Part 3 of those Regulations (having, in particular, successfully completed any adaptation period) is an eligible general systems specialist; including the giving of reasons where required.	£1,905 £645 in respect of a re-submitted application or a review	article 14A(1) and (2)
10.	Application for a duplicate copy of any certificate issued by the STA, the JCPTGP or the Board.	£85	article 24(1)
11.	Application to an Appeal Panel in respect of a decision of the Board and the application is– (a) made in respect of a person falling within article 21(2)(e), (fa), (g) or (ha), in the case where the appeal relates to whether that person has successfully completed a measure required by the Board under article 11(5), 11A(2)(b), 14(9) or 14A(2)(b); or (b) made in respect of a person falling within article 21(2)(a) to (k), in any other case.	£1,500 (written appeal) £2,250 (oral appeal)	article 21(1), (3) and (3A)
12.	Application for a certificate stating that specialist or general practice qualifications awarded in the United Kingdom, which do not correspond to the titles set out in respect of the United Kingdom at points 5.1.2, 5.1.3 or 5.1.4 of Annex V to the Directive, certify completion of training that is in accordance with (or is to be treated as in accordance with) article 25 or, as the case may be, article 28 of the Directive.	£165	article 19 and Part 2 of Schedule 7A
13.	Application for a certificate stating that a person’s CCT is a qualification covered by the Directive.	£165	article 19 and Part 2 of Schedule 7A
14.	Application for the provision of information to other competent authorities concerning the training in the United Kingdom of a specialist or general practitioner to whom Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the General Systems Regulations applies.	£165	article 19 and Part 2 of Schedule 7A
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