The Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

[F1 29.   Section 25 (interpretation) has effect as if— U.K.

(a) for the definition of “the Directive” there were substituted—

““the Directive” means Council Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications as it had effect immediately before IP completion day and any reference to the Directive includes (without prejudice to the operation of section 20A of the Interpretation Act 1978) a reference to the Directive as extended by the EEA Agreement and by the Swiss Agreement as those Agreements had effect immediately before IP completion day;”;

(b) in the definition of “disqualifying decision”, in paragraph (a), the words “other than the United Kingdom” were omitted;

(c) there were inserted at the appropriate places—

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

“the Swiss Agreement” means the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons signed at Luxembourg on 21st June 1999;”.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pts. 3, 4 substituted for Pt. 3 (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Professional Qualifications and Services (Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1038), reg. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 4

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 29 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)