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Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Registration and licensing of plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers - Plumber, gasfitter, and drainlayer registration and licensing - Cancellation and suspension

60: Cancellation or suspension of overseas qualification, certificate, registration, or licence

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"What happens if an overseas qualification that led to your registration or licence is cancelled?"

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You can have your registration or licence reviewed if you got it because of a qualification from overseas. The Board can do this if the place that gave you the qualification has cancelled it or taken similar action. The Board can also review your registration or licence if an overseas authority has taken disciplinary action against you. You will be told why the Board is reviewing your registration or licence. You will have a chance to explain your side of the story in writing or in person. The Board will then decide what to do next. The Board might suspend or cancel your registration or licence after the review. You will be given a copy of the Board's decision. The decision will take effect from the day you get the copy or from a date specified in the decision.

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Plumber, gasfitter, and drainlayer registration and licensing: Cancellation and suspension

60Cancellation or suspension of overseas qualification, certificate, registration, or licence

  1. The Board may review the registration, practising licence, or provisional licence of a person who was registered or issued with the licence by virtue of an overseas qualification, certificate, registration, or licence if satisfied that—

  2. the educational establishment that gave him or her an overseas qualification or certificate has cancelled or suspended it (or taken action equivalent to cancelling or suspending it); or
    1. an overseas authority that maintains a register of people registered or licensed as plumbers, gasfitters, or drainlayers has, as a result of disciplinary action taken against the person,—
      1. removed his or her name from that register; or
        1. cancelled his or her licence; or
          1. suspended his or her registration or licence; or
            1. taken action equivalent to an action referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) or (iii).

            2. The form of a review under this section is at the Board’s discretion.

            3. However, in conducting the review, the Board must give the person concerned—

            4. the particulars that are reasonably necessary to clearly inform the person of the substance of the grounds on which the Board has decided to carry out the review; and
              1. a reasonable opportunity to make written submissions and be heard on the question, either personally or by his or her representative.

                1. After the review, the Board may, if it thinks fit,—

                2. order the suspension of the person’s registration, practising licence, or provisional licence for any period it thinks fit; or
                  1. order the cancellation of the person’s registration, practising licence, or provisional licence.

                    1. The Registrar must ensure that a copy of the order made under subsection (4) is given to the person concerned.

                    2. An order made under subsection (4) takes effect from the day on which a copy of the order is given to the person concerned or from any date that is specified in the order, whichever is the later.