Part 2STANDARDS AND APPROVALS

Approval of education, training, etc.

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).