Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020

Amendment of section 40 of Act of 2005

30. Section 40 of the Act of 2005 is amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (2):

“(3) Subsection (4) applies where a registration board has—

(a) removed from its register the name of a registrant pursuant to a direction under subsection (1), or

(b) restored the name of a person to its register pursuant to subsection (2).

(4) The Council shall, as soon as practicable after the removal or restoration concerned—

(a) notify the Health Service Executive,

(b) notify the employer of the registrant or person, as the case may be, the subject of the removal or restoration if the employer’s name is known to the Council,

(c) notify such other persons as the Council thinks fit, and

(d) advise the public,

of the removal or restoration (in particular, the name of the registrant or person and the date on which the removal or restoration took effect).”.