The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (Fees) Rules Order 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/554
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Rules may be cited as the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (Fees) Rules 2008 and shall come into force on 1st April 2008.

(2) These Rules shall apply in respect of any Application or Re-submitted Application submitted to the Board on or after 1st April 2008.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In the Rules—

“Application” includes the processing of, and the making of a determination in respect of, the application;

“competent authority” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 1 to the Order;

“CCT” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 1 to the Order;

“the Directive” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 1 to the Order;

“exempt person” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 1 to the Order;

“General Systems Regulations” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 1 to the Order;

“Oral Appeal” means an appeal determined after an oral hearing;

“Order” means the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003;

“Original Decision” means a decision of the Board under article 8(1), article 11(6), article 11A(2), article 14(10) or article 14A(2) which is not a Subsequent Decision;

“relevant European State” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 1 to the Order;

“Re-submitted Application” means an application submitted by a person to the Board pursuant to—

article 8(1), where the Board has previously issued to that person an Original Decision under that article;

article 11(3), where the Board has previously issued to that person an Original Decision under article 11(6);

article 11A(1), where the Board has previously issued to that person an Original Decision under article 11A(2);

article 14(4) or (5), where the Board has previously issued to that person an Original Decision under article 14(10); or

article 14A(1), where the Board has previously issued to that person an Original Decision under 14A(2),

where that application is received by the Board within the period of three years beginning with the date of the Board’s Original Decision, regardless of whether that application includes a request for a statement of eligibility for registration pursuant to article 11(7) or 14(11);

“Review” means a review of—

an Original or a Subsequent Decision; or

a decision of the Board in respect of an application for a certificate of acquired rights under article 12(3) of the Order,

as provided for in the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (Award of Certificates) Rules 2005 ;

“Subsequent Decision” means a decision of the Board under article 8(1), article 11(6), article 11A(2), article 14(10) or article 14A(2) made pursuant to a Re-submitted Application; and

“Written Appeal” means an appeal determined without an oral hearing.

(2) Any reference in these Rules to a numbered article is a reference to the article bearing that number in the Order.

Section 3 Fees to be charged by the Board

In respect of each function identified in column 2 of the table in the Schedule, the Board shall charge a fee of the applicable amount set out in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that table.

Section 4 Revocation

The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (Fees) Rules 2007 are revoked.

Chief Executive of the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board

This 28th day of February 2008