Article 8 The specialist register
The GMC shall keep and publish a register of specialists.
Subject to paragraph (3), the register shall contain the names of—
persons who hold a CCST awarded by the STA; and
other eligible specialists as specified in article 9.
A person is entitled to have his name included in the specialist register if he applies to the Registrar of the GMC for the purpose (paying any fee determined by the GMC) and satisfies the Registrar—
of his entitlement by virtue of paragraph (2); and
that he is a registered medical practitioner and, in the case of an oral and maxillo-facial surgeon, that he is also a registered dentist.
The specialist register shall indicate—
the specialty in respect of which each person’s name is included in the register; and
where the STA is satisfied that he has particular expertise in a field within that specialty and he so requests in his application under paragraph (3) or subsequently, the name or a description of that field.
The GMC must tell anyone who asks it (and pays any fee determined by the GMC) whether or not a particular person’s name is included in the register, and must do so in writing if required, stating the date on which that person’s name was entered in the register, the information included pursuant to paragraph (4), and any registration number identifying the entry.