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[F1PART 3U.K.Transitional and saving provision under the withdrawal agreement and the EEA EFTA separation agreement

Textual Amendments

27.  Section 22B (administrative co-operation) of the 1997 Act has effect as if—U.K.

(a)for subsections (1) and (2) there were substituted—

(1) The Board must, for the purposes of facilitating the recognition of the qualifications of architects—

(a)collaborate with competent authorities of relevant European States, and

(b)provide assistance to competent authorities of relevant European States in order to facilitate the accreditation in a relevant European State of registered persons or persons holding qualifications or experience prescribed under section 4(1)(a).

(2) The Board must exchange professional-regulation information about persons who have made an application for registration under section 4(2A) with competent authorities of relevant European States in accordance with data protection legislation within the meaning of section 3(9) of the Data Protection Act 2018 and through use of the IMI procedure where appropriate, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the withdrawal agreement.;

(b)in subsection (4) in the words before paragraph (a)—

(i)for “another” there were substituted “a”;

(ii)after “European State” there were inserted “or a person who applies for registration”.]

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 27 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)