3.—(1) The Regulator must determine standards applicable to associates.
(2) The standards must relate to—
(a)education and training,
(b)knowledge and skills,
(c)experience and performance,
(d)conduct and ethics,
(e)proficiency in the English language, and
(f)such other matters as the Regulator may prescribe in rules made under paragraph 2(2)(a) of Schedule 4.
(3) Before determining a standard, the Regulator must consult such persons as the Regulator considers appropriate.
(4) The Regulator—
(a)must keep the standards under review, and
(b)may vary or revoke a standard.
4.—(1) For the purposes of enabling a person to attain the standards determined under article 3, the Regulator may—
(a)approve—
(i)education or training provided;
(ii)a qualification conferred;
(iii)an examination or assessment provided,
inside or outside the United Kingdom;
(b)approve a person who provides education or training inside or outside the United Kingdom;
(c)determine that—
(i)education or training provided;
(ii)a qualification conferred,
by an institution other than one established in the United Kingdom, is acceptable for practising as an associate in the United Kingdom.
(2) The Regulator may—
(a)attach a condition to an approval;
(b)limit the time for which an approval is to have effect;
(c)vary or revoke an approval.
(3) The Regulator may coordinate the stages of education and training approved under paragraph (1).