31—Reinstatement on register or in specialty
(1) A person who has
been removed from a register or specialty under this Act—
(a) on
his or her application; or
(b) on
account of failure to pay the annual practice fee or to furnish the return
required under section 32; or
(c) on
account of failure to pay a fine imposed on the person by the Board under this
Act; or
(d) on
account of the person—
(i)
ceasing to hold a qualification required for registration
on that register or in that specialty or otherwise ceasing to be entitled to
be registered on that register or in that specialty; or
(ii)
ceasing to be enrolled in the course of study that formed
the basis for the person's registration on the podiatry student register,
may apply to the Board at any time for reinstatement on that register or in
that specialty.
(2) A person whose
registration on a register or in a specialty has been suspended may apply to
the Board for reinstatement on that register or in that specialty (but not, in
the case of an order for suspension for a specified period, until after the
expiry of that period).
(3) A person who has
been disqualified from being registered on a register or in a specialty under
this Act may, subject to the terms of the order for disqualification, apply to
the Board for reinstatement on that register or in that specialty.
(4) An application for
reinstatement must—
(a) be
made to the Board in the manner and form approved by the Board; and
(b) be
accompanied by the reinstatement fee fixed under this Act.
(5) An applicant for
reinstatement must, if the Board so requires provide the Board with specified
information to enable the Board to determine the application.
(6) The Board may
require an applicant for reinstatement of registration—
(a) to
submit a medical report or other evidence acceptable to the Board as to the
applicant's medical fitness to provide podiatric treatment of the kind
authorised by registration on the register to which the application relates;
or
(b) to
obtain additional qualifications or experience specified by the Board before
the Board determines the application.
(7) Subject to this
section, the Board must reinstate on the appropriate register or in a
specialty an applicant under this section if satisfied that the applicant is
eligible for registration on that register or in that specialty.
(8) The Board may
refuse to reinstate the applicant on the appropriate register or in a
specialty until all complaints (if any) laid against the applicant under this
Act have been finally disposed of.