The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 1991

Professional experience, adaptation periods and aptitude tests

6.—(1) A designated authority may, before authorising the migrant topractise the regulated profession, require him to satisfy one or otherof the following conditions (but not both)—

(a) where the duration of the education and training received by themigrant, as appears from the matters established by him pursuant toregulation 5, is at least one year less than that required of nativeapplicants, he may be required to provide evidence of a period ofprofessional experience; and the provisions of Schedule 2 shall haveeffect with respect to the length of that period;

(b) in the circumstances specified in paragraph (3) of this regulation (but subject to paragraph (2)), the migrant may be required either—

(i) successfully to complete an adaptation period not exceeding threeyears; or

(ii) to pass an aptitude test.

(2) Where a requirement is imposed pursuant to sub-paragraph (1)(b) ofthis regulation, the choice between an adaptation period and an aptitudetest shall be that of the migrant, except in the case of the regulatedprofessions specified in Schedule 3 (where the provisions of thatSchedule shall apply).

(3) The circumstances referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) of thisregulation are where the matters covered by the education and trainingreceived by the migrant, as established by him pursuant to regulation 5,differ substantially from those covered by the diploma required ofnative applicants.