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The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999
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- Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3-6 8-10
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[F1Medical QualificationsE+W+S
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F1Sch. 3 omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2683), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 128 (with arts. 3(2)(d), 4)
2. F2 ... Registered medical practitioners, where—
[F3(a) the practitioner is a citizen of an EEA state and his name appears on a medical specialist register maintained in an EEA state in accordance with the Medical Directive, or he is a Swiss citizen with equivalent qualifications; or ]
(b) the practitioner holds a vocational training certificate or a certificate of acquired rights in an EEA State other than the United Kingdom which must in his case be recognised in the United Kingdom by virtue of the Medical Directive (whether or not as read with the EEA Agreement) or by virtue of an enforceable community right; or
[F4(c)the practitioner does not satisfy the requirements of sub-paragraph (a) or (b) above, but has not less than 10 years experience in clinical practice, or as a medical disability analyst in disciplines which are the same or similar to those undertaken by practitioners to whom those sub-paragraphs apply.]
Textual Amendments
F2Word in Sch. 3 para. 2 omitted (18.3.2005) by virtue of The Social Security, Child Support and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/337), regs. 1, 2(20)(a)(i)
F3Sch. 3 para. 2(a) substituted (18.3.2005) by The Social Security, Child Support and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/337), regs. 1, 2(20)(a)(ii)
F4Sch. 3 para. 2(c) substituted (18.3.2005) by The Social Security, Child Support and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/337), regs. 1, 2(20)(a)(iii)
3. In paragraph 2 above and in this paragraph—E+W+S
“ EEA Agreement” means the Agreement of the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993 M1 ;
“ EEA State” means a state which is a contracting party to the EEA Agreement;
“Medical Directive” means Council Directive 93/16/ EEC of 5th April 1993 to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognitions of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications M2, as amended by Council Directive 97/50/ EC of 6th October 1997 M3 [F5, or any directive which replaces Directive 93/16/ EEC] ;
“Vocational training certificate” means a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications awarded on completion of a course of specific training in general medical practice and referred to in article 30 of the Medical Directive.]
Textual Amendments
F5Words in Sch. 3 para. 3 added (18.3.2005) by The Social Security, Child Support and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/337), regs. 1, 2(20)(b)
Marginal Citations
M1Cm. 2183 and OJ No.L1, 3.1. 1994, p.572.
M2OJ. No. L165, 7.7. 1993 page 1.
M3OJ. No. L921, 24.10. 1997, page 35.
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