(1) A regulated person
(the applicant ) may apply to the Commissioner for a total or partial
exemption from the education requirements under regulation 4AA(1) for a
calendar year.
(2) The application
for the exemption must —
(a) be
made in the calendar year to which the application relates; and
(b) set
out in sufficient detail —
(i)
the exemption applied for, including whether the
application is for a total or partial exemption; and
(ii)
the basis upon which the exemption is being sought;
and
(c)
otherwise be in the approved form.
(3) The Commissioner
may grant the applicant the exemption if the Commissioner considers it
appropriate to do so.
(4) Without limiting
subregulation (3), the Commissioner may grant the applicant the exemption
if, during the calendar year to which the application relates, the
applicant —
(a) has
a disability or is affected by illness or injury; or
(b) has
undertaken other educational or professional activities; or
(c)
would suffer undue hardship if required to comply with the educational
requirements.
(5) The Commissioner
may grant the exemption subject to conditions.
(6) The Commissioner
must give the applicant a notice in writing setting out —
(a) the
Commissioner’s decision on the application; and
(b) if
the decision is to grant the exemption —
(i)
whether the exemption is a total or partial exemption;
and
(ii)
if the exemption is a partial exemption — the
educational requirements the applicant must comply with; and
(iii)
any conditions to which the exemption is subject.
[Regulation 4AB inserted: SL 2020/257
r. 6.]