PART 21 U.K.OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS: HEALTH PROFESSIONS ORDER 2001

Amendment of Schedule 3 U.K.

277.  In Schedule 3 M1 (interpretation), in paragraph 1—

(a) omit the definitions of “EEA national” and “EEA State”;

(b) for the definition of “exempt person” substitute—

““exempt person” means—

(a)

a national of a relevant European State other than the United Kingdom,

(b)

a national of the United Kingdom who is seeking access to, or is pursuing, a relevant profession by virtue of an enforceable Community right; or

(c)

a person who is not a national of a relevant European State but who is, by virtue of an enforceable Community right, entitled to be treated, for the purposes of access to and pursuit of a relevant profession, no less favourably than a national of a relevant European State;”;

(c) after the definition of “exempt person” insert—

““General Systems Regulations” means the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007 M2 ;”;

(d) in the definition of “national”, for “an EEA State” substitute “ a relevant European State ”;

(e) after the definition of “Registrar” insert—

““relevant European State” means an EEA State or Switzerland;”; and

(f) after the definition of “United Kingdom country” add—

““visiting health professional from a relevant European State” means a person registered in exercise of entitlement under article 13A (visiting health professionals from relevant European States).”.

Marginal Citations

M1 Schedule 3 was amended by S.I. 2003/3148 and 2004/1947 and 2033.

M2 S.I. 2007/2781.