The Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Voluntary removal of names from the register

7.—(1) Subject to the following paragraphs, applicants for the voluntary removal of their names from the register may apply to the registrar.

(2) An application under this regulation must be made to the registrar using the relevant application form which must be in such form as the Society may from time to time determine.

(3) The application form must, in particular—

(a) require the applicant (“A”) to—

(i) specify A’s full name, home address and contact details (including a telephone number and electronic mail address, where possible),

(ii) specify their registration number in the register to which the application relates;

(b) if A is a superintendent pharmacist, require A to state that fact;

(c) require A to—

(i) declare that A is not aware of any investigation by any enforcement or regulatory body, or proceedings brought by such a body, that relate to A’s fitness to practise, or of any act or omission on A’s part which might render A liable to an allegation being referred to the Society that A’s fitness to practise is impaired,

(ii) provide any supporting documents, information or evidence as mentioned in the application form, and

(iii) sign and date the application.

(4) The applicant must also provide such additional documents, information or evidence as the registrar may reasonably require for the purposes of verifying the information in, or determining, the application.

(5) Upon receipt of an application under this regulation, the registrar must make such inquiries as the registrar considers necessary in order to be satisfied that there are no ongoing investigations or outstanding proceedings relating to the registered person’s fitness to practise.

(6) The registrar must not grant an application under this rule unless—

(a) the registrar is satisfied that there are no ongoing investigations or outstanding proceedings relating to the registered person’s fitness to practise; or

(b) in cases where there are such investigations or proceedings, the registrar considers that the public interest would be best served by granting the application.

(7) Where the registrar grants an application under this regulation, the registrar must remove their name from the register and must publish that fact on the Society’s website.