| 8. |
Requirements and conditions for registration as a pharmacist intern |
Any person who has complied with the requirements of an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacist must register as a pharmacist intern with the council: Provided that no person shall be registered as a pharmacist intern, unless he or she complies with regulation 9.
[Regulation 8 substituted by section 8 of Notice No. 4734, GG50528, dated 19 April 2024]
| 9. |
Any person who applies for registration as a pharmacist intern must— |
| (1) |
submit to the registrar: |
| (a) |
a duly completed application on a form as approved and provided by the council; |
| (i) |
his or her identity document or passport; and |
| (ii) |
a suitable work permit, should such person not be a South African citizen or a permanent resident in the Republic of South Africa; |
[Regulation 9(1)(b) substituted by section 9(a) of Notice No. 4734, GG50528, dated 19 April 2024]
| (c) |
a duly completed and signed contract approved and provided by the council for the undertaking of an internship; and |
| (d) |
acceptable documentary evidence— |
| (i) |
of the approval by the council of the pharmacy or provider where the internship will be undertaken; |
| (ii) |
of the approval by council of the tutor under whom such internship will take place; |
| (iii) |
from the provider concerned, that he or she has complied with the requirements of an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacist; and |
[Regulation 9(1)(d)(iii) substituted by section 9(b) of Notice No. 4734, GG50528, dated 19 April 2024]
| (iv) |
where applicable, that he or she is registered with a provider approved by council as a provider of a course of study which will lead to the awarding of at least a master’s degree; and |
| (2) |
pay the registration fee as determined by council. |
| 10. |
A person who complies with the requirements in regulation 9 must be registered as a pharmacist intern and issued with a registration certificate by the registrar. |
[Regulation 10 substituted by section 10 of Notice No. 4734, GG50528, dated 19 April 2024]
| 11. |
Removal from the register— |
| (1) |
Except as provided for in terms of sections 23, 24 and 39 of the Act, the registrar may remove from the register of pharmacist interns the name of a pharmacist intern— |
| (a) |
who has completed his or her internship to the satisfaction of the council; |
| (b) |
who has not completed his or her internship to the satisfaction of the council; |
| (c) |
who has discontinued his or her internship with the consent of the council; |
| (d) |
who no longer complies with the requirements and conditions for registration as a pharmacist intern; or |
| (2) |
A person in respect of whose entry a removal as contemplated in subregulations (1)(a) to (d) has been made, must be notified thereof and any certificate issued in respect of the registration in question shall be deemed to be cancelled as from the date on which notice has so been given. |
| 12. |
Restoration to the register |
A pharmacist intern whose name was removed from the register in terms of regulation 11 may if applicable, have his or her name restored to the register by—
| (1) |
submitting to the registrar— |
| (a) |
a duly completed application for restoration of his or her name to the register on a form as approved and provided by the council; |
| (b) |
acceptable documentary evidence that he or she complies with the conditions under which he or she may be registered as a pharmacist intern; and |
| (c) |
acceptable documentary evidence from a tutor to the effect that he or she has resumed his or her internship; and |
| (2) |
paying the prescribed restoration fee; and |
if the registrar is satisfied that he or she is a fit and proper person to be restored to the relevant register. If the registrar is not satisfied that he or she is a fit and proper person to be restored to the relevant register, the registrar must submit the application concerned to the council for a decision.
Statistics Act, 1999
