2. (1) The following are the standards and qualifications for a general certificate of registration: 1. The applicant must submit a completed application form to the Registrar together with the application fee. 2. The applicant’s past and present conduct must afford reasonable grounds for the belief that the applicant, i. is mentally competent to practise the profession, ii. will practise the profession with decency, integrity and honesty and in accordance with the law, and iii. can communicate effectively with and will display an appropriate attitude towards patients and colleagues. 3. The applicant must not have made, by commission or omission, any false or misleading representation or declaration on or in connection with an application. 4. The applicant must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada or have an authorization under the Immigration Act (Canada) consistent with the member’s proposed certificate of registration. 5. The applicant must have reasonable fluency in either English or French. 6. The applicant must satisfy one of the following educational and training requirements: i. The applicant has successfully completed, A. a course of study in medical laboratory technology, in a Canadian institution which has been accredited by the Conjoint Committee for the Accreditation of Educational Programs in Allied Medical Disciplines, and B. the qualifying examinations set or approved by the College or the certification examinations of the Canadian Society of Laboratory Technologists. ii. The applicant has successfully completed, A. a baccalaureate degree from a Canadian university, whose major course content is relevant to medical laboratory technology, B. one year of work experience, with a minimum of 1800 hours, in a laboratory that meets the criteria defined by the Registration Committee, and C. the qualifying examinations set or approved by the College. iii. The applicant has, A. education or experience, or both, considered by the Registration Committee to be equivalent to that which is required in subparagraphs i or ii, and B. successfully completed the qualifying examinations set or approved by the College. 7. The applicant must have engaged in the practice of medical laboratory technology for a period of at least 900 hours during the two years immediately preceding the date of the application unless the applicant has completed the educational and training requirements under paragraph 6 within the two years preceding the application for registration. O. Reg. 802/93, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 542/95, s. 1. (2) Despite paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of subsection (1), for a period of one year after proclamation of the Medical Laboratory Technology Act, the Registration Committee will issue a general certificate of registration to an applicant who does not meet the qualifications described in those paragraphs if the applicant meets one of the following qualifications: 1. The applicant was employed as a medical laboratory technologist in a laboratory in Ontario on December 31, 1993. 2. The applicant was employed as a medical laboratory technologist in a laboratory in Ontario for a period of at least 900 hours in the two years prior to December 31, 1993. (3) If an applicant has previously been granted an exemption under section 7 of Regulation 682 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 or an equivalency under clause 6 (3) (d) of that regulation, the certificate of registration which is issued under this Act shall be subject to any terms, conditions or limitations imposed by the Registration Committee in accordance with section 18 of the Health Professions Procedural Code. O. Reg. 802/93, s. 2 (2, 3).