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

Amendment of section 60 of Act of 2005

38. Section 60 of the Act of 2005 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):

“(4) (a) Paragraph (b) applies where—

(i) a registrant becomes the subject of an order under subsection (3)(a), and

(ii) the Council has reason to believe that—

(I) the registrant is registered in another jurisdiction in a designated profession or has made an application to be registered in a designated profession in another jurisdiction which has not yet been determined, and

(II) that order may not have come to the attention of the body duly authorised to perform functions in that jurisdiction that correspond to the functions of the Council.

(b) The Council shall give notice in writing to that body of that order and may, notwithstanding any provision of Directive 2005/36/EC or of the Professional Qualifications Regulations, provide that body with a copy of that order and copies of other documents relevant to that order.”.