The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 1991

Use of professional title

10.—(1) A migrant who has been granted authorisation to practise a regulatedprofession pursuant to these Regulations shall have the right touse—

(a) the professional title and designatory letters applicable to thatprofession in the United Kingdom; and

(b) the lawful academic title (and where appropriate the abbreviationthereof) acquired by him in the member State in which he formerlyqualified and in the language of that State.

(2) Where the migrant makes use of the possibility provided for insub-paragraph (1)(b) of this regulation, the designated authority mayrequire that the title shall be followed by the name and location of theestablishment or examining board which awarded it.

(3) Where the migrant makes use of the possibility provided for insub-paragraph (1)(a) of this regulation, and the profession is one ofthose specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (Professions regulated byprofessional bodies incorporated by Royal Charter), he shall only beentitled to use the professional title or designatory letters on proofof membership of the relevant body.

(4) Where membership of a professional body is subject to anyqualification requirements, such requirements may be applied to amigrant who satisfies condition (a) or (b) of regulation 5(1) only sofar as they are consistent with the provisions of these Regulations.