Pharmacy Act 2007
Complaints about registered pharmacists. |
35.— (1) This section applies to a complaint made to the Council about a registered pharmacist on the grounds of— | |
(a) professional misconduct within or outside the State, | ||
(b) poor professional performance within or outside the State, | ||
(c) impairment of the registered pharmacist’s ability to practise because of a physical or mental ailment, an emotional disturbance or an addiction to alcohol or drugs, | ||
(d) a failure to comply with a condition of registration, | ||
(e) a failure to comply with an undertaking or to take any action specified in a consent given in response to a request under section 46 , | ||
(f) a contravention of this Act or rules made by the Council under this Act, or | ||
(g) a conviction in the State for an offence triable on indictment or a conviction outside the State for an offence consisting of an act or omission that, if done or made in the State, would constitute an offence triable on indictment. | ||
(2) A complaint must be in writing or, if not, in a form acceptable to the Council. | ||
(3) A complaint may be made by or on behalf of any person or by the registrar. | ||
(4) The Council shall inform the registered pharmacist about whom a complaint has been made of that fact and give the registered pharmacist a copy of the complaint. | ||
(5) The Council shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the complainant and the registered pharmacist are kept informed of the making of all decisions by it in relation to a complaint. | ||
(6) The Council shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that a complaint is processed in a timely manner. |