5.—(1) A person has a prescribed qualification for a type of work listed in schedule 1 or schedule 2 if the person has an equivalent qualification in respect of that type of work which is recognised in another part of the United Kingdom.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—
(a)a person has an equivalent qualification if it has been approved as such by a competent authority; and
(b)the qualification is recognised in another part of the United Kingdom if—
(i)in relation to England or Wales, it is prescribed by regulations made under sections 67 and 104(1) of the Act;
(ii)in relation to Northern Ireland, it is prescribed by regulations made under article 27 of the Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(1).