The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Second General System) Regulations 1996

11.—(1) This Regulation applies in any case in which the practice of a profession in the United Kingdom is subject to the possession of a Diploma one of the conditions for the issue of which is the completion of a post-secondary course of four years' duration or less.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, the designated authority for a profession may not, on the grounds of inadequate qualifications, refuse to authorise a migrant to practise the profession on the same conditions as those which apply to holders of the required UK Diploma—

(a) in the case of in which the UK Diploma is a First General System Diploma, if any one of paragraphs 1(a) or (b) or 2 of Schedule 4 applies;

(b) in the case in which the UK Diploma is a Second General System Diploma, if any one of paragraphs 1 to 3 of that Schedule applies.

(3) The requirement in paragraph (2) to authorise on the same conditions as those which apply to a holder of the required UK Diploma shall not restrict the right of the designated authority, in the circumstances and on the conditions laid down in Part IV of these Regulations to require a migrant—

(a) to provide evidence of professional experience, or

(b) successfully to complete an adaptation period, or

(c) to take and pass an aptitude test.