http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3148/regulation/1The European Qualifications (Health Care Professions) Regulations 2003texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseHEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS2024-05-21Expert Participation2007-03-30 These Regulations implement Directive 2001/19/EC which amends the Directives relating to nurses responsible for general care, midwives, dentists, pharmacists and doctors and which also amends the Directives 89/48/EEC and 92/51/EEC which apply, among others, to chiropractors, osteopaths and the health professions regulated under the Health Professions Order 2001. They amend legislation to provide transitional arrangements in respect of: dentistry and pharmacy for those awarded qualifications in Italy; specialist medical qualifications awarded in Spain; and add a transitional provision in respect of pharmacy which is already present in respect of the other professions. In so far as it is not already provided for in the legislation, they provide for decisions on recognition of qualifications in respect of EEA nationals to be given within 3 months. They provide for appeals from specified decisions relating to recognition of qualifications. They also provide for part-time training in general medical practice to be at least 50 per cent. of the time spent each week by those undergoing full-time training (the previous requirement was 60 per cent). Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent11These Regulations may be cited as the European Qualifications (Health Care Professions) Regulations 2003 and—aregulation 10(4) shall come into force—ifor the purposes of article 8A(1)(b)(ii) and (2) of the European Specialist Medical Qualifications Order ,iifor 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, andiiifor 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 ;bregulation 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; andcthe remainder shall come into force on the 31st December 2003.2In these Regulations—the Dentists Act” means the Dentists Act 1984 ;the Medical Act” means the Medical Act 1983 ;the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act” means the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997 ;...the Health Professions Order” means the Health Professions Order 2001 ;the Nursing and Midwifery Order” means the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 .3The extent of any amendment made by these Regulations is the same as that of the enactment amended.S.I.1995/3208, amended by S.I. 1997/2928, 1999/1373, 1999/3154 and 2002/849.This Schedule was inserted by article 11 of the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002, S.I. 2002/3135.1984 c. 24; as amended by S.I.1996/1496 and 1998/811. There are other amendments to the Act not relevant to these Regulations.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.1997 c. 24. The Act has been partially repealed by S.I. 2001/1985 and 2002/1167.S.I. 2002/254.S.I.2002/253.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)
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, amended by
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<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1373" id="cc00003" Year="1999" Number="1373" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument">1999/1373</Citation>
,
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.
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. There are other amendments to the Act not relevant to these Regulations.
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. There are other amendments to the Act not relevant to these Regulations.
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. The Act has been partially repealed by
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.
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