The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2016

PART 9 MISCELLANEOUS

Amendment of the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) 2015

154.—(1) The European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 3 (professions in respect of which the right of the applicant to choose between an adaptation period and an aptitude test is displaced), in Part 2 (professions under regulation 34(b)), omit the reference to “pharmacy technician”.

General saving provision: Switzerland

155.—(1) The amendments made by Parts 2 to 8 of these Regulations are of no effect in relation to any action taken in relation to—

(a) an individual—

(i) who obtained his or her professional qualifications in Switzerland; or

(ii) who lawfully practised in Switzerland,

who wishes to access and pursue a regulated profession in the United Kingdom in reliance on those professional qualifications or that practice; or

(b) matters affecting Switzerland, insofar as such action relates to Switzerland.

(2) In this regulation—

(a) “professional qualifications” means the formal qualifications necessary to practice a profession in Switzerland that is equivalent to a regulated profession;

(b) “regulated profession” means a profession regulated by or under an enactment amended in Parts 2 to 8 of these Regulations.

(1)

S.I. 2015/2059.