The Core Regulatory Framework replaces the following rules and regulations which ceased to have effect from 12am on 1 July 2023:
- Rules of Conduct
- Litigator’s Code of Conduct
- Disciplinary Procedure Rules
- Continuing Professional Development Regulations
- Qualification and Registration Regulations
- Registered Bodies Regulations
- IPReg Appeals Rules
If IPReg receives a complaint about a regulated person's conduct, the rules that were in force at the time of the alleged misconduct will prevail. For example, if IPReg receives a complaint in August 2023 about conduct that occurred in 2022, the regulated person will be judged against the Rules of Conduct that were in force in 2022 (i.e. the previous Rules of Conduct). However, the disciplinary procedure that will be applied will be the new procedure in force from 1 July 2023.