SCHEDULEAmendments relating to pharmacists in Northern Ireland

PART 3Transitional and saving provision relating to the amendments in Parts 1 and 2

European professional cardI131

1

Sub-paragraph (2) applies where, immediately before F1IP completion day—

a

a person held a valid European professional card for establishment as a pharmaceutical chemist in Northern Ireland, or

b

the Society was in receipt of a person's application for such a card, the application having been transmitted to it under Article 4d(1) of the Directive.

2

For the purposes of registration in the register kept under the 1976 Order, the person is not required to resubmit any document or evidence held by the Society which is derived from the person's IMI file and which does not appear to the Society to have become invalid.

3

In this paragraph—

a

“the Directive” means Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7th September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (OJ No L255, 30.09.2005, p 22), as it had effect immediately before F2IP completion day;

b

“IMI file” has the meaning given by Article 2 of the 1976 Order as it had effect immediately before F2IP completion day.