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Amendment of section 31 of Principal Act
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5. Section 31 of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (fa) (inserted by section 6(b) of the Act of 2012):
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“(fa) criteria or conditions, including criteria or conditions as to further education, training or experience, for persons who wish to—
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(i) commence the practice of that profession where the person concerned—
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(I) holds an approved qualification (within the meaning of section 38), or
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(II) was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Applied Health Science and a Diploma in Physical Therapy by the Institute of Physical Therapy and Applied Science Dublin after 1 January 2013,
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and he or she has not practised the profession, for a period specified in the bye-laws, since obtaining the approved qualification or Bachelor of Science and Diploma concerned, or
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(ii) resume the practice of that profession after not having practised the profession for a period specified in the bye-laws,
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including criteria or conditions relating to—
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(I) the education and training of those persons,
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(II) the manner of verifying that those persons possess the relevant competencies, or
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(III) any other matter where, in the opinion of the registration board concerned, the specification in bye-laws of criteria or conditions relating to that matter is necessary or desirable for the protection of the public;”,
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and
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(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):
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“(2) A code of professional conduct and ethics adopted by the registration board of a designated profession must specify—
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(a) the standards of conduct, performance and ethics expected of registrants of that profession, and
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(b) that registrants of that profession act within the limits of their knowledge, skills, competence and experience.”.
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