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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) (Extension to Switzerland etc.) Regulations 2024.
(2) The provisions specified in paragraph (3) come into force on—
(a)13th December 2024, or
(b)if later, the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.
(3) The provisions mentioned in paragraph (2) are—
(a)this regulation;
(b)regulation 2;
(c)regulation 3, in so far as it relates to the definition of “the 2023 Regulations”;
(d)regulation 4, in so far as it relates to regulations 7 and 11;
(e)regulations 7, 11 and 23.
(4) Otherwise these Regulations come into force on 1st January 2025.
2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(2) Any amendment, repeal or revocation made by these Regulations has the same extent and application as the provision amended, repealed or revoked.
3. In these Regulations—
“the 2023 Regulations” means the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023(1);
“register of Swiss lawyers” has the same meaning as in regulation 3(1) of the 2023 Regulations(2);
“Swiss qualified lawyer” has the same meaning as in regulation 3(1) of the 2023 Regulations(3).
S.I. 2023/1286, as amended by S.I. 2023/1294 (W. 230).
The definition of “register of Swiss lawyers” is inserted by regulation 5(a)(iii) of these Regulations.
The definition of “Swiss qualified lawyer” is inserted by regulation 5(a)(iv) of these Regulations.
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