Part IV Social care workers

Miscellaneous and supplemental

I1C171 Rules.

1

Any power of a Council to make rules under this Part may be exercised—

a

either in relation to all cases to which the power extends, or in relation to all those cases subject to specified exceptions, or in relation to any specified cases or classes of case; and

b

so as to make, as respects the cases in relation to which it is exercised, the same provision for all cases in relation to which the power is exercised, or different provision for different cases or different classes of case, or different provision as respects the same case or class of case for different purposes.

2

Rules made by a Council under this Part may make provision for the payment of reasonable fees to the Council in connection with the discharge of the Council’s functions.

3

In particular, the rules may make provision for the payment of such fees in connection with—

a

registration (including applications for registration or for amendment of the register);

b

the approval of courses under section 63;

c

the provision of training;

d

the provision of copies of codes of practice or copies of, or extracts from, the register,

including provision requiring persons registered under this Part to pay a periodic fee to the Council of such amount, and at such time, as the rules may specify.

4

No rules shall be made by a Council under this Part without the consent of the appropriate Minister.