The European Communities (Recognition of Qualifications and Experience) (Third General System) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2002/1597 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument

Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 2036

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

The European Communities (Recognition of Qualifications and Experience) (Third General System) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Made

1st August 2002

Laid before Parliament

2nd August 2002

Coming into force

8th August 2002

The Secretary of State being a Minister designatedM1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972M2 in relation to measures relating to recognition of higher-education diplomas, qualifications or experience required for the pursuit of professions or other occupations, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by that section hereby makes the following Regulations:

Marginal Citations

M1 Designation Order S.I. 2002/48.

M2 1972 c. 68.

Citation and commencement U.K.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Recognition of Qualifications and Experience) (Third General System) (Amendment) Regulations 2002.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 8th August 2002.

Revocation U.K.

2.  Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the European Communities (Recognition of Qualifications and Experience) (Third General System) Regulations 2002 M3 is hereby revoked and the following is inserted in its place—

“3.   If an applicant has worked as mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a)(ii) and (iv), (b)(ii) and (iv), (c)(ii) and (d)(ii), and has received at least two years but less than three years prior training, the requirements of paragraph 1 shall be satisfied if the time he has spent working and the time he has spent training together equal—

(a) 6 years, in the cases of sub-paragraphs (a)(ii), (b)(ii) and (c)(ii);

(b) 8 years, in the cases of sub-paragraphs (a)(iv) and (b)(iv);

(c) 5 years, in the case of sub-paragraph (d)(ii).”

Marginal Citations

M3 S.I. 2002/1597.

Alan Johnson

Minister of State for Employment Relations, Industry and the Regions,

Department of Trade and Industry

1st August 2002

Explanatory Note

(This Note does not form part of the Regulations)

These Regulations replace paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the European Communities (Recognition of Qualifications and Experience) (Third General System) Regulations 2002 (the original Regulations) since it was defective in that instrument. They correct the cross references in paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 so that the flexibility provisions for recognising practical experience in place of formal training match the legal effect of the relevant provisions in the Directive. Consequently they are issued free to all those who have bought copies of the original Regulations.

This change does not necessitate any change in the Transposition Notes made available with the original Regulations.

A human rights certificate relating to the original Regulations and to these Regulations has been given.