Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005

Application to High Court for confirmation of Council's direction.

70.—(1) If a registrant does not, within the time allowed under section 69 (2), apply to the Court for an order cancelling a direction by the Council to impose a disciplinary sanction (other than an admonishment or a censure) on the registrant, the Council shall apply to the Court for an order confirming the direction.

(2) An application for an order under this section must be made within 60 days after the registrant receives from the Council notification of the direction.

(3) After hearing the application, the Court shall, by order, confirm the Council's direction relating to the registrant, unless the Court sees good reason not to do so.