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(1) This Order may be cited as the Health Professions (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2003 and shall come into force on 9th July 2003.
(2) In this Order, “the Order” means the Health Professions Order 2001;
 “old register” means a register maintained by the Health Professions Council pursuant to paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Order and listed in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order.
2 
It is hereby determined that the register shall be divided into the parts specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order.
3 
The designated titles in relation to each part of the register are the titles set out in column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order opposite the part of the register specified in column 1.
4 
If a person on 8 July 2003 is registered in an old register, that person shall be registered with effect from 9 July 2003 in the part of the register which is listed in column 2 of Schedule 2 to this Order opposite the title of the old register in which he is registered on 8 July 2003.
5 
A title, qualification or other entry referred to in article 6(3) of the Order, which is recorded in the register in accordance with rule 3 of the Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules in respect of a registered professional whose registered address is in Wales, may be recorded in the register in Welsh as well as in English.
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(1) The entries in Parts 3 and 5 of the register may include such entry indicating the possession by a registrant of qualifications or competence in life sciences or physiological sciences, as the Council consider appropriate.
(2) Where a chiropodist holds a certificate of competence—
(a) issued by a Board under the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960 or by the Health Professions Council; and
(b) referred to in the following provisions of Schedule 5 to the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997 (exemption for certain persons from section 58(2) of the Medicines Act 1968)—
(i) in Part I (exemption from restrictions on sale or supply), paragraph 10 (certificate of competence in the use of specified medicines), or
(ii) in Part III (exemption from restriction on administration), paragraph 1 (certificate in the use of analgesics),
the register may indicate that he holds such a certificate.
A.K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE 1
Articles 2 and 3


Column 1 Column 2
Parts of the Register Designated title
Part 1—Arts Therapists: Music, Drama or Art Art Therapist, Art Psychotherapist, Dramatherapist, Music Therapist
Part 2—Chiropodists (Chiropodists and Podiatrists) Chiropodist, Podiatrist
Part 3—Clinical Scientists Clinical Scientist
Part 4—Dietitians Dietitian, Dietician
Part 5—Medical Laboratory Technicians (Biomedical Scientists) Medical Laboratory Technician (Biomedical Scientist)
Part 6—Occupational Therapists Occupational Therapist
Part 7—Orthoptists Orthoptist
Part 8—Paramedics Paramedic
Part 9—Physiotherapists Physiotherapist, Physical Therapist
Part 10—Prosthetists and Orthotists Prosthetist and Orthotist, Prosthetist, Orthotist
Part 11—Radiographers: Diagnostic or Therapeutic Radiographer, Diagnostic Radiographer, Therapeutic Radiographer
Part 12—Speech and Language Therapists Speech and Language Therapist, Speech Therapist
SCHEDULE 2
Article 4


Column 1 Column 2
Old Register Part of the new register
Arts Therapists Part 1
Chiropodists Part 2
Clinical Scientists Part 3
Dietitians Part 4
Medical Laboratory Technicians Part 5
Occupational Therapists Part 6
Orthoptists Part 7
Paramedics Part 8
Physiotherapists Part 9
Prosthetists and Orthotists Part 10
Radiographers Part 11
Speech and Language Therapists Part 12