Podiatrists Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Removal on Request Bye-Law 2021

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 67/2021
• Year: 2021

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 19th February, 2021.

The Podiatrists 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 Podiatrists Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Removal on Request Bye-Law 2021.

(2) This bye-law comes into operation on 16 February 2021.

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 board for restoration to the register following removal on request;

“the board” means the Podiatrists Registration Board established under section 26(1)(g) of the Act;

“register” means the register of the Podiatrists Registration Board established and maintained under section 36 of the Act; and

“removal” means removal from the register under Section 39(1) 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) or paragraph 3(2) from the applicant accompanied by the relevant fee.

3. For the purposes of section 39(2)(c) 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 within 6 months of the date of removal of his or her name from the register, an applicant must complete the appropriate restoration application form and submit it and the relevant fee for restoration to the board.

(2) If an applicant applies for restoration 6 or more months and within two years after the date of removal of his or her name from the register, an applicant must:

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

(b) provide any details required by the board in relation to any occupation and/or employment (whether paid or unpaid) undertaken by the applicant during the period since their...