| 13. |
Requirements and conditions for registration as a pharmacist |
Any person who has successfully completed an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacist—
| (1) |
offered in the Republic may apply to the registrar for registration as a pharmacist: Provided that he or she shall not be so registered unless he or she complies with the provisions of regulation 14; |
| (2) |
offered outside the Republic may apply to the registrar for registration as a pharmacist: Provided that he or she shall not be so registered unless he or she complies with the provisions of regulation 17. |
[Regulation 13 substituted by section 11 of Notice No. 4734, GG50528, dated 19 April 2024]
| 14. |
Applicants with a qualification in pharmacy obtained in the Republic |
Applicants who have successfully completed an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacist, which is offered in the Republic. Any person who has successfully completed an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacist which is offered in the Republic, and who applies for registration as a pharmacist must—
[Words preceding regulation 14(1) substituted by section 12(a) of Notice No. 4734, GG50528, dated 19 April 2024]
| (1) |
submit to the registrar: |
| (a) |
a duly completed application on a form as approved and provided by 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; and |
[Regulation 14(1)(b) substituted by section 12(b) of Notice No. 4734, GG50528, dated 19 April 2024]
| (c) |
acceptable documentary evidence that— |
| (i) |
he or she has successfully fulfilled the requirements of an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacist; |
| (ii) |
he or she has completed an internship: Provided that the council may exempt him or her partially or in full from this requirement on submission of documentary evidence to the satisfaction of the council that he or she has undertaken practical training as part of his or her undergraduate studies under the supervision of a provider of an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacist; and |
[Regulation 14(1)(c)(i)(ii) substituted by section 12(c) of Notice No. 4734, GG50528, dated 19 April 2024]
| (iii) |
he or she has passed an examination(s) or other evaluation as approved by council, if applicable; and |
| (d) |
acceptable documentary evidence of the name of the public health facility or complex of health facilities where he or she has been placed to perform pharmaceutical community service and the date on which he or she will assume duty at such facility; and |
| (2) |
pay the registration fee as determined by the council. |
|
15. |
Any person who complies with the requirements in regulation 14 must be registered as a pharmacist and issued with a registration certificate by the registrar: Provided that any person registered as a pharmacist in terms of this regulation shall only be entitled to practise as such— |
[Words preceding regulation 15(1) substituted by section 13 of Notice No. 4734, GG50528, dated 19 April 2024]
| (1) |
for purposes of performing pharmaceutical community service; and |
| (2) |
for a period not exceeding two years. |
| 16. |
The council may revoke the conditions imposed in regulation 15 upon the submission by the relevant health authority of a report to the council that such pharmacist has satisfactorily completed pharmaceutical community service in terms of the Act. |
| 17. |
Applicants with a qualification in pharmacy obtained outside the Republic |
Applicants who have successfully completed an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacist, which is offered outside the Republic. Any person who has successfully completed an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacist which is offered outside the Republic, and who applies for registration as a pharmacist must—
[Words preceding regulation 17(1) substituted by section 14(a) of Notice No. 4734, GG50528, dated 19 April 2024]
| (1) |
submit to the registrar: |
| (a) |
a duly completed application on a form as approved and provided by 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 17(1)(b) substituted by section 14(b) of Notice No. 4734, GG50528, dated 19 April 2024]
| (c) |
acceptable documentary evidence of— |
| (i) |
the qualification obtained outside the Republic which entitles him or her to practise as a pharmacist in the country in which the institution or examining body that awarded such qualification is situated; |
| (ii) |
the fact that he or she is registered as a pharmacist in the country in which the institution or examining body that awarded such qualification is situated, should such person not be a South African citizen or a permanent resident in the Republic of South Africa; |
[Regulation 17(1)(c)(i)(ii) substituted by section 14(c) of Notice No. 4734, GG50528, dated 19 April 2024]
| (iii) |
the fact that he or she is a fit and proper person and in good standing as a pharmacist with the relevant registration authority; |
| (iv) |
the practical training which he or she has undertaken and completed, if any; and |
| (v) |
the fact that he or she has passed an examination(s) or other evaluation as approved by council, if applicable; and |
| (2) |
pay the registration fee as determined by the council. |
| 18. |
The registrar must submit an application that complies with the requirements of regulation 17 to the council for evaluation, and the council may— |
| (1) |
register the applicant in one of the categories of pharmacist's assistant under such conditions as the council may determine from time to time; or |
[Regulation 18(1) substituted by section 15 of Notice No. 4734, GG50528, dated 19 April 2024]
| (2) |
register the applicant as a pharmacist intern until he or she has completed practical training to the satisfaction of the council; or |
| (3) |
register the applicant as a pharmacist if he or she submits prior to such registration acceptable documentary evidence to the registrar of the name of the public health facility or complex of health facilities where he or she has been placed to perform pharmaceutical community service and the date on which he or she will assume duty at such facility: provided that any person registered as a pharmacist in terms of this regulation shall only be entitled to practise as such— |
| (a) |
for purposes of performing pharmaceutical community service; |
| (b) |
for a period not exceeding two years; and |
| (c) |
subject to such further restrictions in respect of his or her professional activities as the council may determine. |
| 19. |
Every person registered in terms of regulation 18 must be issued with a registration certificate by the registrar. |
| (1) |
revoke the conditions imposed in subregulations 18(3)(a) and (b) upon the submission by the relevant health authority of a report to the council that such pharmacist has satisfactorily completed pharmaceutical community service in terms of the Act; and |
| (2) |
prior to revoking the restrictions in subregulation 18(3)(c) require that the applicant passes an examination(s) or other evaluation(s) as determined by the council. |
| 21. |
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 pharmacists the name of a pharmacist— |
| (a) |
who no longer complies with the requirements and conditions for registration as a pharmacist; or |
| (2) |
A person in respect of whose entry a removal as contemplated in (1)(a) 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. |
|
22. |
Restoration to the register |
A pharmacist whose name was removed from the register in terms of regulation 21 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 was registered as a pharmacist; 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.
Consumer Affairs (Unfair Business Practices) Act, 1988 (Act No.
