Occupational Therapists Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Cancellation of Registration Bye-Law 2017.

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 153/2017

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 18th April, 2017.

The Occupational Therapists Registration Board, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 31 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (as amended), with the approval of the Health and Social Care Professionals Council, hereby makes the following bye-law:

1. (1) This bye-law may be cited as the Occupational Therapists Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Cancellation of Registration Bye-Law 2017.

(2) This bye-law comes into operation on 12 April 2017.

2. (1) In this bye-law—

“the Act” means the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Number 27 of 2005) as amended from time to time;

“the applicant” means a person who submits an application to the Council for restoration to the register;

“the board” means the Occupational Therapists Registration Board established under section 26(1)(d) of the Act;

“cancellation” in relation to registration means cancellation under Part 6 of the Act;

“committee of inquiry” means a health committee established under section 51(1)(c) of the Act or a professional conduct committee established under section 51(1)(b) of the Act;

“the Council” means the Health and Social Care Professionals Council established under section 6 of the Act;

“register” means the register of the Occupational Therapists Registration Board established and maintained under section 36 of the Act.

(2) In this bye-law any phrase introduced by the terms “including”, “include”, “in particular” or other similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense or meaning of the words preceding those terms.

(3) For the purposes of this bye-law, an applicant shall be deemed to have applied for restoration upon the date the board receives an application for restoration under paragraph 3(1) from the applicant accompanied by the relevant fee.

3. For the purposes of section 73(2)(d) of the Act, the board has determined that a person must meet the following criteria for restoration to the register:

(1) If an applicant applies for restoration following cancellation of his or her registration, an applicant must:

(a) complete the appropriate restoration application form and submit it and the relevant fee for restoration to the Council;

(b) provide any details required by the Council in relation to any occupation and/or employment (whether paid or unpaid) undertaken by the applicant during the period since their registration was cancelled;

(c) in circumstances where an applicant engaged in the practice of any regulated profession outside the State since the cancellation of their registration, provide particulars regarding the applicant’s practice of that profession outside the State as appropriate, and provide a certificate of good standing / current professional status or equivalent from the regulatory body in the country where he or she engaged in such practice, where appropriate; and

(d) satisfy the Council that the applicant is a fit and proper person to engage...