SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Medical Practitioners

PART 1Amendments to legislation

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1

Section 55 (interpretation) M1 is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

for the definition of “the Directive” substitute—

“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), and any reference in this Act to the Directive or to any provision of the Directive is a reference to the Directive, or to that provision of the Directive, as it had effect immediately before F1IP completion day (but see subsections (2) and (3) below);

b

at the appropriate place insert—

“enforceable EU right” means a right recognised and available in domestic law, immediately before F2IP completion day, by virtue of section 2(1) of the European Communities Act 1972;

c

in the definition of “fully registered person”, omit “, or under Schedule 2A as a visiting medical practitioner from a relevant European State,”;

d

in the definition of “the General Systems Regulations”, at the end insert—

a

in relation to anything done before F3IP completion day, as they had effect at that time;

b

otherwise, as (and only to the extent that) they have effect, on or after F3IP completion day, in relation to an entitlement which arose before F3IP completion day or arises as a result of something done before F3IP completion day;

e

omit the definition of “IMI”;

f

in the definition of “national”, for “is not” substitute “ was not, immediately before F4IP completion day”.

3

After subsection (1) insert—

1ZA

For the purposes of this Act an application for registration is made when it is received by the Registrar.