The General Pharmaceutical Council (Amendment of Miscellaneous Provisions) Rules Order of Council 2016

Amendment of rule 16 of the Registration Rules

8.—(1) Rule 16 of the Registration Rules (restoration of an entry in the Register) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3)(a)—

(a) omit “and” at the end of paragraph (ii)(bb);

(b) after paragraph (ii)(cc) insert—

“(dd) that A understands that, upon A’s entry being restored to the Register, A cannot practise as a pharmacist or, as the case may be, a pharmacy technician unless there is in force an indemnity arrangement which provides appropriate cover in relation to A, and

(ee) that A agrees, in the event that there is in force in relation to A no such arrangement, to inform the Registrar in writing of that fact within 7 days of the cessation of appropriate cover under any such arrangement and understands that A’s entry may be removed from the Register,”;

(c) in paragraph (iii)—

(i) in each of sub-paragraphs (aa) and (bb), for “the registrant” substitute “A”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (bb), for “the registrant’s” substitute “A’s”, and

(iii) omit “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (bb); and

(d) after paragraph (iii) insert—

“(iiia) specify whether A holds evidence, information or documents demonstrating that A has the necessary knowledge of English for the purpose of complying with article 20(1)(a)(iia) of the Order, and”.