Paragraph 6 Entry fee

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the fee to be charged for making an entry in the register (“the entry fee") in respect of a person who—

(a)

has made an application for registration as a registered osteopath after the end of the transitional period shall be £750 or, where the fee is to be paid by instalments, £795;

F1(b)

has made an application to which rule 2 of the General Osteopathic Council (Registration of Osteopaths with United Kingdom Qualifications that are not Recognised Qualifications) Rules 2009 relates shall be £1,250 or, where the fee is to be paid by instalments, £1,375.

(2)

Where one or more of the following circumstances apply—

(a)

the applicant does not intend to practise for at least three months during the twelve month period beginning with the date on which he either—

(i)

delivers the entry fee to the Registrar personally, or

(ii)

sends the entry fee by registered post service or by a postal service in which delivery or receipt is recorded to the Registrar at the address of any office of the General Council;

(b)

the applicant resides outside the United Kingdom F2... or the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man;

(c)

the application for registration is the first successful application made by the applicant;

the entry fee shall be F3£320 or, where the fee is to be paid by instalments, F4£330.

(3)

The entry fee may only be paid by instalments with the agreement of both the applicant and the Registrar and where the Registrar has sent the applicant a notice in writing specifying the date by which each instalment is to be paid to the Registrar and the amount thereof.

(4)

Where it has been agreed in accordance with paragraph (3) that the entry fee shall be paid by instalments, the Registrar shall not enter the applicant’s name in the register until the first instalment has been paid.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. rule 6(1)(b) substituted (10.8.2009) by The General Osteopathic Council (Registration of Osteopaths with United Kingdom Qualifications that are not Recognised Qualifications) Rules Order of Council 2009 (S.I. 2009/1993), Sch. rules 1(1), 5
F2: Words in Sch. rule 6(2)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/593), reg. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 13(b) (with reg. 12A, Sch. 6 Pt. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, regs. 4, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Sum in Sch. rule 6(2) substituted (1.5.2014) by The General Osteopathic Council (Application for Registration and Fees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2014 (S.I. 2014/598), Sch. rules 1(1), 2(a)(i)
F4: Sum in Sch. rule 6(2) substituted (1.5.2014) by The General Osteopathic Council (Application for Registration and Fees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2014 (S.I. 2014/598), Sch. rules 1(1), 2(a)(ii)

Notes on Schedule

Marginal citations

M1: 1993 c. 21.

Modifications

C1: Sch. applied (with modifications) (10.8.2009) by The General Osteopathic Council (Registration of Osteopaths with United Kingdom Qualifications that are not Recognised Qualifications) Rules Order of Council 2009 (S.I. 2009/1993), Sch. rules 1(1), 3