(1)
Promptly after the Registrar refers an application for a practising certificate to the Board, the Board must consider,—
unless the referral is made under section 30(1)(b)(iii) or (2A), whether the applicant is competent to practise as a social worker under section 38; or
if the referral is made under section 30(1)(b)(iii) or (2A), whether the applicant is fit to practise as a social worker under section 47.
(2)
See section 32 for procedural requirements and section 33 for the terms of the Board’s decision.
Section 31: replaced, on 28 February 2019, by section 44 of the Social Workers Registration Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 3).