4.—(1) For the purposes of enabling a person to attain the standards determined under article 3, the Regulator may—
(a)approve—
(i)education or training provided;
(ii)a qualification conferred;
(iii)an examination or assessment provided,
inside or outside the United Kingdom;
(b)approve a person who provides education or training inside or outside the United Kingdom;
(c)determine that—
(i)education or training provided;
(ii)a qualification conferred,
by an institution other than one established in the United Kingdom, is acceptable for practising as an associate in the United Kingdom.
(2) The Regulator may—
(a)attach a condition to an approval;
(b)limit the time for which an approval is to have effect;
(c)vary or revoke an approval.
(3) The Regulator may coordinate the stages of education and training approved under paragraph (1).