The European Qualifications (Health Care Professions) Regulations 2003

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

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(1),

(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(2);

(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(3);

“the Medical Act” means the Medical Act 1983(4);

“the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act” means the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997(5);

“the Pharmacy Act” means the Pharmacy Act 1954(6);

“the Health Professions Order” means the Health Professions Order 2001(7);

“the Nursing and Midwifery Order” means the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001(8).

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

(1)

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

(2)

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

(3)

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.

(4)

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.

(5)

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 The Act has been partially repealed by S.I. 2001/1985 and 2002/1167.

(6)

1954 c. 61; as amended by S.I. 1987/2202 and 1996/1405. There are other amendments to the Act not relevant to these Regulations.

(7)

S.I. 2002/254.

(8)

S.I.2002/253.