Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent U.K.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Qualifications (Health Care Professions) Regulations 2003 and—

(a) regulation 10(4) shall come into force—

(i) for the purposes of article 8A(1)(b)(ii) and (2) of the European Specialist Medical Qualifications Order M1 ,

(ii) for the purposes of article 8A(3) in so far as it relates to article 8A(1)(b)(ii) and (2) of the European Specialist Medical Qualifications Order, and

(iii) for the purposes of article 8A(6) of the European Specialist Medical Qualifications Order,

immediately after the coming into force of the first rules made under paragraph 3 of Schedule 3B to the Medical Act M2 ;

(b) regulation 14 (3) shall come into force for the purposes of regulation 3A(2)(b)(ii), (4) and (5) inserted into the Vocational Training for General Medical Practice (European Requirements) Regulations 1994 by that regulation, immediately after the coming into force of the first rules made under paragraph 3 of Schedule 3B to the Medical Act; and

(c) the remainder shall come into force on the 31st December 2003.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Dentists Act” means the Dentists Act 1984 M3 ;

“the Medical Act” means the Medical Act 1983 M4 ;

“the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act” means the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997 M5 ;

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“the Health Professions Order” means the Health Professions Order 2001 M6 ;

“the Nursing and Midwifery Order” means the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 M7 .

(3) The extent of any amendment made by these Regulations is the same as that of the enactment amended.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 1(2) omitted (30.3.2007 as notified in the Belfast, Edinburgh and London Gazettes dated 23.3.2007) by virtue of The Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/289), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 1 para. 32(a)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I.1995/3208, amended by S.I. 1997/2928, 1999/1373, 1999/3154 and 2002/849.

M2 This Schedule was inserted by article 11 of the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002, S.I. 2002/3135.

M3 1984 c. 24; as amended by S.I.1996/1496 and 1998/811. There are other amendments to the Act not relevant to these Regulations.

M4 1983 c. 54; as amended by S.I. 1996/1591 and 2002/3135. There are other amendments to the Act not relevant to these Regulations.

M5 1997 c. 24. The Act has been partially repealed by S.I. 2001/1985 and 2002/1167.

M6 S.I. 2002/254.

M7 S.I.2002/253.