The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (Fees) Rules Order 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/385
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Rules may be cited as the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (Fees) Rules 2009 and shall come into force on 1st April 2009.

(2) These Rules apply in respect of any application or re-submitted application submitted to the Board on or after 1st April 2009.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In these Rules—

“ the Order ” means the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003 and any reference in these Rules to a numbered article is to the article bearing that number in the Order;

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

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

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

“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 article 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),

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), 11(6), 11A(2), 14(10) or 14A(2) made pursuant to a re-submitted application; and

“written appeal” means an appeal determined without an oral hearing.

(2) Anything in these Rules which is defined in Schedule 1 to the Order has the same meaning for the purpose of these Rules.

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 2008 are revoked.

Chief Executive of the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board

This 3rd day of December 2008