s 24 Erasure on grounds of fraud or error
(1) If the registrar is satisfied that any entry in the register has been incorrectly made, he shall erase that entry from the register. (2) If the registrar has reason to believe that any entry in the register has been fraudulently procured, he shall refer the matter to the Professional Conduct Committee to determine the question of whether that entry has been fraudulently procured. (3) If the Professional Conduct Committee determine that the entry has been fraudulently procured, they may direct that the entry shall be erased from the register. (4) Where a person’s name has been erased from the register under subsection (3), that person may apply to the Council for his name to be restored to the register. (5) The Council shall refer an application under subsection (4) to the Professional Conduct Committee. (6) The Professional Conduct Committee shall determine an application referred under subsection (5) and may decide— (a) that the person’s name is to be restored to the register; (b) that the person’s name is not to be restored to the register; or (c) that the person’s name is not to be restored to the register until the end of such period as they shall specify. (7) If the Professional Conduct Committee give a direction under subsection (3) or a decision under subsection (6), the registrar shall forthwith serve on the person concerned notification of the direction or decision and (except in the case of a decision under subsection (6)(a)) of his right to appeal against it under section 29.