The Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/1280
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Rules may be cited as the Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2007 and shall come into force on 1st June 2007.

(2) The Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules 2003 are amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Rules.

Section 2 Amendment of rule 4

In rule 4 (applications for registration), for paragraph (1)(c) substitute—

(c) accompanied by—

(i) the registration fee prescribed in rule 14, and

(ii) the scrutiny fee prescribed in rule 17; and

Section 3 Amendment of rule 14

In rule 14 (registration fee), in paragraph (1)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a)—

(i) for “one year” substitute “two years”, and

(ii) for “£60” substitute “£72”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£120” substitute “£144”.

Section 4 Substitution of rule 15

For rule 15 (renewal and readmission fee) substitute—

Renewal fee

(15) The fee to be charged for renewal of registration is £144.

Readmission fee

(15A) The fee to be charged for readmission to the register is £254.

Section 5 Amendment of rule 16

In rule 16 (restoration fee), for “£120” substitute “£254”.

Section 6 Amendment of rule 16A

In rule 16A (reduced fees), in paragraph (1), for “rule 14, 15 or 16” substitute “rule 14, 15, 15A or 16”.

Section 7 Substitution of rule 17

For rule 17 (scrutiny fee) substitute—

Scrutiny fees

(17)

(1) The fee to be charged for scrutinising an application for registration where the applicant is relying on article 12(1)(a) of the Order is £50.

(2) The fee to be charged for scrutinising an application for registration where the applicant is relying on article 12(1)(b) or (c) of the Order, or is seeking to be treated as satisfying the requirements of article 9(2)(a) by virtue of article 13 of the Order, is £400.

(3) The appropriate scrutiny fee shall be paid at the time an application for registration to which it applies is made.