Section 12: Registration

12. Registration (1) No person shall practise as a pharmacist, assistant pharmacist or pharmacy technician unless he is registered. (2) Any person who— (a) wishes to be registered under this section; and (b) holds the prescribed qualifications, shall make a written application to the Registrar for registration. (3) On receipt of an application under subsection (2), the Registrar shall— (a) on being satisfied that the applicant holds the prescribed qualifications; and (b) on payment of the prescribed fee by the applicant, register the applicant, with the approval of the Board, and issue to him a certificate of registration. (4) No person shall be registered as a pharmacist unless he has obtained— (a) a diploma of pharmacist awarded by the Board; or (b) a diploma or degree in pharmacy acceptable to the Board and satisfies the Board that he reckons a full year’s practical training— (i) prior to obtaining the diploma or degree but after successful completion of the third year of studies; or (ii) after obtaining the diploma or degree, in Mauritius or elsewhere. (5) (a) A pharmacist, assistant pharmacist or pharmacy technician shall, on or before 15 January in each year, pay the prescribed fee to the Registrar for the retention of his name on the register. (b) The Registrar shall remove from the register the name of any pharmacist, assistant pharmacist or pharmacy technician who fails to pay the prescribed fee. (c) A name removed from the register under paragraph (b) may be restored on payment of the prescribed fee together with a surcharge of 15 per cent of the prescribed fee. [S. 12 amended by Act 16 of 1989.] [Issue 1] P8 – 8 Revised Laws of Mauritius