The Interim Registration Certificate can be extended for a further period of not more than four months or cancelled if the Council considers that the applicant no longer appears to satisfy all the qualifications necessary for that kind of registration. In such circumstances a notice will be sent to the applicant which will set out the specific reasons for the cancellation of registration. A person who holds interim registration and has applied for probationary registration is deemed to hold probationary registration. A person who holds interim registration who has applied for general registration is deemed to hold general registration . Applicants for registration must not commence work until the interim registration certificate has been received by them.
Council meets monthly to consider all applications made in the preceding period.
When the Council has approved the probationary or general registration , an Annual Practising Certificate appropriately endorsed is sent to the registrant at the address supplied on the application form. The 1995 Act gives more flexibility for recognising branches and subbranches of practice in which a doctor can achieve and maintain competence in the public interest. New branches or subbranches may be approved by the Council from time to time. An application form for Assessment of Eligibility for Vocational Registration is available on request from the Council office. Once a ruling on eligibility has been made and any conditions satisfied, an Application for Vocational Registration can be lodged.