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3. After regulation 5 insert—U.K.
“Applications under the Act: Swiss citizens’ rights agreement entitled persons
5A.—(1) In this regulation, “qualifying applicant” has the meaning given by paragraph 51 of Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (qualifications begun before IP completion day – extended period for applications under the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement).
(2) In relation to a qualifying applicant, the Act has effect as if the amendments made by regulation 2 did not apply, and as if—
(a)in section 2(2)(a), for “, 5A or 5B” there were substituted “or 5A”;
(b)for the heading to section 5A there were substituted “Registration of Swiss citizens’ rights agreement entitled persons”;
(c)in section 5A()—
(i)in subsection (1)—
(aa)for “Community rights” there were substituted “Swiss citizens’ rights agreement”;
(bb)in paragraph (a), “European” were omitted;
(ii)in subsection (3)—
(aa)in paragraph (a), “European” were omitted;
(bb)in paragraph (c), for “a relevant European State” there were substituted “Switzerland”;
(cc)for paragraph (d) there were substituted—
“(d)if the person is not a national of the United Kingdom or Switzerland, proof that the person is a Swiss citizens’ rights agreement entitled person;”;
(iii)in subsection (5), for “a competent authority of a relevant European State” there were substituted “the Swiss competent authority”;
(iv)in subsection (6)(a)—
(aa)“European”, in the first place it occurs, were omitted;
(bb)for “that is not the relevant European State in which the evidence of qualification was issued” there were substituted “other than Switzerland”;
(v)in subsection (7), for “a competent authority in the issuing State” there were substituted “the Swiss competent authority”;
(vi)in subsection (10), for paragraph (a)(i) there were substituted—
“(i)Switzerland; or”;
(d)section 5B() (and the references to it in sections 5ZBA(1)(a), 5BA(1), 6(1)(b)(ii) and (6) and 10(3), and, where it occurs, the word “or” immediately preceding any such reference) were omitted;
(e)in the heading to section 5BA(), for “Community rights” there were substituted “Swiss citizens’ rights agreement”;
(f)in section 5BA, in subsections (1) and (2), for “Community rights”, in both places it occurs, there were substituted “Swiss citizens’ rights agreement”;
(g)section 5CA() (and the references to it in sections 5CD(1) and (2), 5CE(1) and 5D(1), and in the headings to sections 5CD and 5CE()) were omitted;
(h)section 5CB (and the references to it in sections 5CD(1) and (2), 5CE(1) and 5D(1), and in the headings to sections 5CD and 5CE) were omitted;
(i)in section 27—
(i)in the definitions of “Directive 2005/36/EC” and “the Directive table”, for “amended from time to time” there were substituted “it applied immediately before IP completion day”;
(ii)immediately before the definition of “veterinary surgery” there were inserted—
““Swiss citizens’ rights agreement entitled person” means a person within the meaning of paragraph 51 of Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (qualifications begun before IP completion day – extended period for applications under the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement);”;
(j)in Schedule 1A—
(i)for the heading there were substituted “REGISTRATION OF SWISS CITIZENS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT ENTITLED PERSONS”;
(ii)in paragraphs 1(1), 2(1) and (3), 3(1), and 4, in each place it precedes “veterinary surgeon”, “European” were omitted.”.