# The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) Regulations 2010, Regulation 7: Conditions for nomination or appointment of responsible officers and for remaining as responsible officers


(1) The following conditions must be satisfied in order for a person to be nominated or appointed as a responsible officer of a designated body under regulation 5 or 6—
(a) the person must be a medical practitioner; and
(b) the person must, at the time of appointment, have been a medical practitioner throughout the previous 5 years, and for this purpose “medical practitioner” means a person who was fully registered under the Act.
(2) A responsible officer must continue to be a medical practitioner in order to remain as a responsible officer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111500286/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-medical-profession-responsible-officers-regulations-2010/regulation-7
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