The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007

Amendment of section 16 U.K.

113.  In section 16 (supplementary provisions as to registration of holders of overseas diplomas)—

(a) in subsection (2A) M1 —

(i) for “a person who is a national of an EEA State (or is treated as such for the purposes of section 15(1)(b))” substitute “ an exempt person ”, and

(ii) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) if the person holds a dental qualification which—

(i) was granted otherwise than in a relevant European State, but

(ii) has been accepted by a relevant European State, other than the United Kingdom, as qualifying him to practise as a dentist in that State,

shall take that acceptance into account; and”; and

(b) after subsection (2A) insert—

“(2B) In the case of an exempt person who holds a dental qualification which—

(a) was granted otherwise than in a relevant European State, and

(b) has not previously been accepted by a relevant European State as qualifying him to practise as a dentist in that State,

the Council shall not determine that they are satisfied that that person has the requisite knowledge and skill as mentioned in section 15(4)(c) above unless the dental qualification is evidence of dental training that meets, or under article 22(a) of the Directive (part-time training) is to be treated as meeting, the requirements of article 34 of the Directive (basic dental training).”.

Marginal Citations

M1 Subsection (2A) was inserted by S.I. 1998/811 and amended by S.I. 2003/3148.