F1(2A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2(2B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F3(2C) Where A holds a specified state qualification, the Registrar must—

(a)give A adequate time to complete the requirements and procedures of the application process; and

(b)deal promptly with A’s application.]

(3) The Registrar must, within the [F4relevant period], notify A—

(a)of the result of the application; and

(b)if the Registrar refuses the application, of the reasons for the refusal, and of any right of appeal that A has to the Appeals Committee under article 40.

[F5(4) Any failure by the Registrar to inform A of—

F6(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)the result of the application as required by paragraph (3)(a),

is to constitute F7... a decision by the Registrar to refuse the application F8... which is to be taken as having been made at the end of the [F9relevant period].]

[F10(4A) For the purposes of this article, the relevant period is:

(a)where A holds a specified state qualification, the period of four months beginning with the relevant date;

(b)in any other case, the period of three months beginning with that date.]

F11(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F12(5A) In calculating [F13the [F14relevant period]], the following are to be disregarded—

(a)any period which begins on the date on which the Registrar makes a request under article 23A(4) and ends on the date on which A complies with the request; or

(b)any period which begins on the date on which the Registrar requires the applicant to undergo an examination or other assessment under article 23A(6)(a) and ends on the date on which the applicant complies with the requirement under article 23A(6)(b).]

(6) Paragraphs (7) to (9) apply where a person (“A”) applies under article 23 for the renewal of an entry in Part 1 of the Register as a pharmacist or in Part 2 of the Register as a pharmacy technician.

(7) The Registrar must, within the period of one month beginning with the date of receipt of the application—

(a)acknowledge receipt of the application; and

(b)inform A of any missing document required for the purposes of the application.

(8) The Registrar must, within the specified period, notify A—

(a)of the result of the application; and

(b)if the Registrar refuses the application, of the reasons for the refusal and of any right of appeal that A has to the Appeals Committee under article 40.

(9) Any failure by the Registrar to inform A of the result of the application as required by paragraph (8)(a) is to constitute a decision by the Registrar to refuse the application which is to be taken as having been made at the end of the specified period.

(10) In paragraphs (8) and (9) “the specified period” means the period of one month beginning with the relevant date.

(11) In this article, “the relevant date” means—

(a)the date on which the Registrar receives the application; or

(b)if any document required for the purposes of the application, or any fee which is payable in respect of that application by virtue of rules made under article 36(1)(a) (“the relevant fee”), is missing when the Registrar first receives the application, the date on which the Registrar first has all the documents required for those purposes together with the relevant fee.

[F15(12) A document that is requested or required under article 23A(4) or (6)(b) is not to be treated as missing for the purposes of this article.]