Number 27 of 2005

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONALS ACT 2005

REVISED

Updated to 18 July 2023

Introduction

This Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was passed.

Related legislation

This Act is not collectively cited with any other Act.

Annotations

This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions.

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Material not updated in this revision

Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available.

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Acts which affect or previously affected this revision

• Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2023 (14/2023)

• Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020)

• Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 (2/2020)

• Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Act 2019 (16/2019)

• Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Act 2017 (32/2017)

• Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (33/2014)

• Health Identifiers Act 2014 (15/2014)

• Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Act 2012 (46/2012)

• Fines Act 2010 (8/2010)

All Acts up to and including Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2023 (25/2023), enacted 20 July 2023, were considered in the preparation of this revision.

Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision

• Election of Members for Appointment to the Podiatrists Registration Board Bye-Law 2023 (S.I. No. 366 of 2023)

• Election of Members for Appointment to the Occupational Therapists Registration Board Bye-Law 2023 (S.I. No. 358 of 2023)

• Election of Members for Appointment to the Dietitians Registration Board Bye-Law 2023 (S.I. No. 357 of 2023)

• Medical Scientists Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-Law 2023 (S.I. No. 344 of 2023)

• Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 291 of 2023)

• Podiatrists Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-Law 2023 (S.I. No. 120 of 2023)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 55 of 2023)

• Election Of Members For Appointment To The Medical Scientists Registration Board Bye-Law 2022 (S.I. No. 468 of 2022)

• Dietitians Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-law 2022 (S.I. No. 347 of 2022)

• Social Workers Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-law 2022 (S.I. No. 311 of 2022)

• Medical Scientists Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-law 2022 (S.I. No. 305 of 2022)

• Radiographers Registration Board Approved Qualifications and Divisions of the Register (Amendment) Bye-law 2022 (S.I. No. 252 of 2022)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Special measures registration having regard to Covid-19) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 685 of 2021)

• Radiographers Registration Board Approved Qualifications and Divisions of the Register (Amendment) Bye-law 2021 (S.I. No. 491 of 2021)

• Radiographers Registration Board Approved Qualifications and Divisions of the Register Bye-law 2021 (S.I. No. 375 of 2021)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Special measures registration having regard to Covid-19) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 299 of 2021)

• Approved Qualifications for Social Workers Bye-Law 2021 (S.I. No. 259 of 2021)

• Podiatrists Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Cancellation of Registration Bye-Law 2021 (S.I. No. 68 of 2021)

• Podiatrists Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Removal on Request Bye-Law 2021 (S.I. No. 67 of 2021)

• Podiatrists Registration Board Application for Registration Bye-Law 2021 (S.I. No. 66 of 2021)

• Podiatrists Registration Board Return to Practice Bye-Law 2021 (S.I. No. 65 of 2021)

• Podiatrists Registration Board Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics Bye-Law 2021 (S.I. No. 64 of 2021)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Special measures registration having regard to Covid-19) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 689 of 2020)

• Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (Section 31) (Health) (Designation) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 533 of 2020)

• Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (Section 29) (Health) (Designation) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 532 of 2020)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 4(7)) (Membership of Council) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 506 of 2020)

• Radiographers Registration Board Approved Qualifications and Divisions of the Register Bye-Law 2020 (S.I. No. 319 of 2020)

• Health and Social Care Professional Act 2005 (Special Measures Registration Having Regard to Covid19) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 270 of 2020)

• Election of Members for Appointment to the Physiotherapists Registration Board Bye-law 2020 (S.I. No. 253 of 2020)

• Social Workers Registration Board Return to Practice Bye-Law 2020 (S.I. No. 249 of 2020)

• Social Workers Registration Board Application for Registration Bye-Law 2020 (S.I. No. 248 of 2020)

• Physiotherapists Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-Law 2020 (S.I. No. 187 of 2020)

• Social Workers Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-Law 2020 (S.I. No. 183 of 2020)

• Dietitians Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-Law 2020 (S.I. No. 176 of 2020)

• Optical Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-Law 2020 (S.I. No. 35 of 2020)

• Dietitians Registration Board Delayed Entry Applicants Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 487 of 2019)

• Occupational Therapists Registration Board Delayed Entry Applicants Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 407 of 2019)

• Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board Delayed Entry Applicants Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 406 of 2019)

• Radiographers Registration Board Delayed Entry Applicants Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 364 of 2019)

• Optical Registration Board Delayed Entry Applicants Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 352 of 2019)

• Physiotherapists Registration Board Delayed Entry Applicants Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 351 of 2019)

• Medical Scientists Registration Board Return to Practice Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 232 of 2019)

• Dietitians Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-law 2019 (S.I. No. 231 of 2019)

• Optical Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 228 of 2019)

• Medical Scientists Registration Board Criteria For Restoration To The Register Following Removal On Request Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 114 of 2019)

• Medical Scientists Registration Board Criteria For Restoration To The Register Following Cancellation Of Registration Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 113 of 2019)

• Medical Scientists Registration Board Return to Practice Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 112 of 2019)

• Medical Scientists Registration Board Application For Registration Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 111 of 2019)

• Social Care Workers Registration Board Code Of Professional Conduct And Ethics Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 52 of 2019)

• Occupational Therapists Registration Board Code Of Professional Conduct And Ethics Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 51 of 2019)

• Dietitians Registration Board Code Of Professional Conduct And Ethics Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 50 of 2019)

• Speech And Language Therapists Registration Board Code Of Professional Conduct And Ethics Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 49 of 2019)

• Optical Registration Board Code Of Professional Conduct And Ethics Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 48 of 2019)

• Optical Registration Board Code Of Professional Conduct And Ethics For Dispensing Opticians Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 47 of 2019)

• Medical Scientists Registration Board Code Of Professional Conduct And Ethics Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 46 of 2019)

• Physiotherapists Registration Board Code Of Professional Conduct And Ethics Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 45 of 2019)

• Radiographers Registration Board Code Of Professional Conduct And Ethics Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 44 of 2019)

• Health And Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 28A) (Counsellors And Psychotherapists Registration Board) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 21 of 2019)

• Social Workers Registration Board Code Of Professional Conduct And Ethics Bye-Law 2019 (S.I. No. 5 of 2019)

• Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board (Establishment Day) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 500 of 2018)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Physical Therapist) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 479 of 2018)

• Podiatrists Registration Board (Establishment Day) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 239 of 2018)

• Optical Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-Law 2018 (S.I. No. 207 of 2018)

• Physiotherapists Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-Law 2018 (S.I. No. 205 of 2018)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95 (3)) (Variation of title: Dietician) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 196 of 2018)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Speech Therapist) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 192 of 2018)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 4(2)) (Designation of Professions: Counsellors and Psychotherapists and Establishment of Registration Board) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 170 of 2018)

• Optical Registration Board (Regulation and Control of Prescribing and Dispensing of Prescriptions and Sale of Spectacles) Bye Law 2018 (S.I. No. 80 of 2018)

• Dieticians Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-Laws 2017 (S.I. No. 552 of 2017)

• Election of Members for Appointment to the Optical Registration Board Bye-law 2017 (S.I. No. 438 of 2017)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 28A) (Optical Registration Board) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 436 of 2017)

• Psychologists Registration Board (Establishment Day) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 324 of 2017)

• Physiotherapists Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Cancellation of Registration Bye-Law 2017 (S.I. No. 184 of 2017)

• Physiotherapists Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Removal on Request Bye-Law 2017 (S.I. No. 183 of 2017)

• Occupational Therapists Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Cancellation of Registration Bye-Law 2017 (S.I. No. 153 of 2017)

• Occupational Therapists Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Removal on Request Bye-Law 2017 (S.I. No. 152 of 2017)

• Dietitians Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Cancellation of Registration Bye-Law 2017 (S.I. No. 138 of 2017)

• Dietitians Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Removal on Request Bye-Law 2017 (S.I. No. 137 of 2017)

• Radiographers Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Cancellation of Registration Bye-Law 2017 (S.I. No. 133 of 2017)

• Radiographers Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Removal on Request Bye-Law 2017 (S.I. No. 132 of 2017)

• Optical Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Cancellation of Registration Bye-Law 2017 (S.I. No. 106 of 2017)

• Optical Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Removal on Request Bye-Law 2017 (S.I. No. 105 of 2017)

• Social Workers Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Removal on Request Bye-Law 2017 (S.I. No. 104 of 2017)

• Social Workers Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Cancellation of Registration Bye-Law 2017 (S.I. No. 103 of 2017)

• Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Removal on Request Bye-Law 2017 (S.I. No. 85 of 2017)

• Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register following Cancellation of Registration Bye-Law 2017 (S.I. No. 84 of 2017)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Council Superannuation Scheme 2017 (S.I. No. 83 of 2017)

• European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 8 of 2017)

• Medical Scientists Registration Board (Establishment Day) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 531 of 2016)

• Physiotherapists Registration Board Return to Practice Bye-Law 2016 (S.I. No. 498 of 2016)

• Physiotherapists Registration Board Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics Bye-Law 2016 (S.I. No. 497 of 2016)

• Physiotherapists Registration Board Application for Registration Bye-Law 2016 (S.I. No. 496 of 2016)

• Election of Members for Appointment to the Occupational Therapists Registration Board Bye-law 2016 (S.I. No. 480 of 2016)

• Election of Members for Appointment to the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board Bye-law 2016 (S.I. No. 468 of 2016)

• Election of Members for Appointment to the Dietitians Registration Board Bye-law 2016 (S.I. No. 387 of 2016)

• Rule Regarding the Receiving and Recording of Evidence by a Committee of Inquiry 2016 (S.I. No. 371 of 2016)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of title: Optician) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 51 of 2016)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 4(7)) (Membership of Council) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 465 of 2015)

• Optical Registration Board (Regulation and Control of Prescribing and Dispensing of Prescriptions and Sale of Spectacles) Bye Law 2015 (S.I. No. 455 of 2015)

• Optical Registration Board Return to Practice Bye-Law 2015 (S.I. No. 454 of 2015)

• Optical Registration Board Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Dispensing Opticians Bye-Law 2015 (S.I. No. 453 of 2015)

• Optical Registration Board Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Optometrists Bye-Law 2015 (S.I. No. 452 of 2015)

• Optical Registration Board Conditions for Registration in the Contact Lenses Division of the Register of Dispensing Opticians Bye-Law 2015 (S.I. No. 451 of 2015)

• Optical Registration Board Application for Registration Bye-Law 2015 (S.I. No. 450 of 2015)

• Occupational Therapists Registration Board Return to Practice Bye-Law 2015 (S.I. No. 295 of 2015)

• Radiographers Registration Board Approved Qualifications and Divisions of the Register Bye-Law 2015 (S.I. No. 239 of 2015)

• Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board Return to Practice Bye-Law 2015 (S.I. No. 117 of 2015)

• Dietitians Registration Board Return to Practice Bye-Law 2015 (S.I. No. 108 of 2015)

• Occupational Therapists Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-law 2015 (S.I. No. 98 of 2015)

• Optical Registration Board (Establishment Day) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 41 of 2015)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 28A) (Optical Registration Board) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 39 of 2015)

• Radiographers Registration Board Return to Practice Bye-Law 2015 (S.I. No. 25 of 2015)

• Occupational Therapists Registration Board Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics Bye-law 2014 (S.I. No. 527 of 2014)

• Social Care Workers Registration Board (Establishment Day) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 518 of 2014)

• Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics Bye-law 2014 (S.I. No. 472 of 2014)

• Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-law 2014 (S.I. No. 471 of 2014)

• Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board Application for Registration Bye-law 2014 (S.I. No. 464 of 2014)

• Dietitians Registration Board Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics Bye-law 2014 (S.I. No. 448 of 2014)

• Dietitians Registration Board Approved Qualifications Bye-law 2014 (S.I. No. 447 of 2014)

• Occupational Therapists Registration Board Application for Registration Bye-Law 2014 (S.I. No. 412 of 2014)

• Dietitians Registration Board Application for Registration Bye-Law 2014 (S.I. No. 391 of 2014)

• Election of Members for Appointment to the Social Workers Registration Board Bye-Law 2014 (S.I. No. 213 of 2014)

• Election of Members for Appointment to the Radiographers Registration Board Bye-law 2014. (S.I. No. 150 of 2014)

• Radiographers Registration Board Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics Bye-law 2013 (S.I. No. 392 of 2013)

• Radiographers Registration Board Application for Registration Bye-law 2013. (S.I. No. 391 of 2013)

• Radiographers Registration Board Approved Qualifications and Divisions of the Register Bye-law 2013 (S.I. No. 390 of 2013)

• Physiotherapists Registration Board (Establishment Day) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 386 of 2013)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 385 of 2013)

• Social Workers Registration Board Return to Practice bye-law 2013 (S.I. No. 319 of 2013)

• Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board (Establishment Day) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 441 of 2012)

• Occupational Therapists Registration Board (Establishment Day) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 440 of 2012)

• Dietitians Registration Board (Establishment Day) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 439 of 2012)

• Social Workers Registration Board Criteria for Restoration to the Register Bye-law 2012 (S.I. No. 430 of 2012)

• Election of Members for Appointment to the Social Workers Registration Board Bye-law 2012 (S.I. No. 174 of 2012)

• Time Limits for Payment of Annual Fees for Retention of Registration Rule 2012 (S.I. No. 77 of 2012)

• Radiographers Registration Board (Establishment Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 659 of 2011)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Transfer Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 145 of 2011)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Part 8) (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 144 of 2011)

• Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Social Workers bye-law 2011 (S.I. No. 143 of 2011)

• Application for Registration of Social Workers bye-law 2011 (S.I. No. 142 of 2011)

• Approved Qualifications for Social Workers bye-law 2011 (S.I. No. 137 of 2011)

• Social Workers Registration Board (Establishment Day) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 279 of 2010)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 263 of 2010)

• Data Protection Act 1988 (Section 16(1)) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 657 of 2007)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 126 of 2007)

• Health and Social Care Professionals Council (Establishment Day) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 124 of 2007)

All statutory instruments up to and including Election of Members for Appointment to the Podiatrists Registration Board Bye-Law 2023 (S.I. No. 366 of 2023), made 18 July 2023, were considered in the preparation of this revision.