The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 1960

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2000

Made

19th July 2000

Laid before Parliament

20th July 2000

Coming into force

28th August 2000

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to measures relating to the recognition of higher-education diplomas or formal qualifications required for the pursuit of professions or other occupations, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 28th August 2000.

2.  In Regulation 4 of the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 1991(3) (“the principal Regulations”), after “United Kingdom” there shall be inserted “, other than the profession of company auditor as defined in section 24(2) of the Companies Act 1989 and Article 27(2) of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1990,”.

3.  For Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

4.  In Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations:

(a) the words “CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT” shall be omitted; and

(b) after the words “CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT (Scotland)” there shall be inserted “CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT”.

Helen Liddell

Minister for Energy and Competitiveness in Europe,

Department of Trade and Industry

19th July 2000

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE

Regulations 2(1),4 and 10(3)

“SCHEDULE 1

PART 1 PROFESSIONS REGULATED BY LAW OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY

Profession	Designated Authority
ACTUARY	Institute of Actuaries
ACTUARY (Scotland)	Faculty of Actuaries
ADVOCATE (Scotland)	Faculty of Advocates
ANALYTICAL CHEMIST	The Royal Society of Chemistry
BARRISTER (England and Wales)	The General Council of the Bar for England and Wales
BARRISTER (Northern Ireland)	The Executive Council of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland
MINE MANAGER	Mining Qualifications Board
MINE SURVEYOR	Mining Qualifications Board
NURSES ADMITTED TO: PART 3 (first level nurses trained in the nursing of persons suffering from mental illness; or PART 5 (first level nurses trained in the nursing of persons suffering from learning disabilities); or PART 8 (nurses trained in the nursing of sick children); or PART 13 (nurses qualified following a course of preparation in mental health nursing); or PART 14 (nurses qualified following a course of preparation in learning disabilities nursing); or PART 15 (nurses qualified following a course of preparation in children’s nursing) OF THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR NURSING, MIDWIFERY AND HEALTH VISITING	United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
OPTOMETRIST (OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN)	General Optical Council
PATENT AGENT	The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents
PATENT ATTORNEY	The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents
SCHOOL TEACHER IN ENGLAND AND WALES (in publicly regulated schools)	Secretary of State for Education and Employment
SCHOOL TEACHER IN NORTHERN IRELAND (in publicly regulated schools)	Department of Education for Northern Ireland
SCHOOL TEACHER IN SCOTLAND (in publicly regulated schools)	General Teaching Council for Scotland
SOLICITOR (England and Wales)	The Law Society
SOLICITOR (Northern Ireland)	The Law Society of Northern Ireland
SOLICITOR (Scotland)	The Law Society of Scotland
EMPLOYMENT IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE IN THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONS:
CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPIST	Association of Child Psychotherapists
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST	The British Psychological Society
STATE REGISTERED PRACTICE IN THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONS:	Relevant Board at the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine:
ARTS THERAPIST	The Arts Therapists Board
CHIROPODIST	The Chiropodists Board
CLINICAL SCIENTIST	The Clinical Scientists Board
DIETITIAN	The Dietitians Board
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN	The Medical Laboratory Technicians Board
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST	The Occupational Therapists Board
ORTHOPTIST	The Orthoptists Board
PHYSIOTHERAPIST	The Physiotherapists Board
PROSTHETIST AND ORTHOTIST	The Prosthetists and Orthotists Board
RADIOGRAPHER	The Radiographers Board
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST	The Speech and Language Therapists Board

PART 2 PROFESSIONS REGULATED BY PROFESSIONAL BODIES INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER

Professional Title (where applicable)	Designatory Letters	Designated Authority
ACTUARY	FIA	Institute of Actuaries
ACTUARY (Scotland)	FFA	The Faculty of Actuaries
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT	ACA	The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT	ACA	The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT	CA	The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT	ACCA	The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
CHARTERED BIOLOGIST	C.Biol MIBiol	The Institute of Biology
CHARTERED BUILDER	MCIOB	The Chartered Institute of Building
CHARTERED BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEER	MCIBSE	The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
CHARTERED BUILDING SURVEYOR	ARICS	The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
CHARTERED CHEMICAL ENGINEER	MIChemE	The Institution of Chemical Engineers
CHARTERED CHEMIST	C.Chem MRSC	The Royal Society of Chemistry
CHARTERED CIVIL ENGINEER	MICE	The Institution of Civil Engineers
CHARTERED COLOURIST	C.Col	The Society of Dyers and Colourists
CHARTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER	MIEE	The Institution of Electrical Engineers
CHARTERED ENERGY ENGINEER	MInstE	The Institute of Energy
CHARTERED ENGINEER	C.Eng	The Engineering Council
CHARTERED FORESTER	MICFor	The Institute of Chartered Foresters
CHARTERED GAS ENGINEER	MIGasE	The Institution of Gas Engineers
CHARTERED GEOLOGIST	C.Geol FGS	The Geological Society
CHARTERED INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEER	MBCS	The British Computer Society
CHARTERED INFORMATION SYSTEMS PRACTITIONER	MBCS	The British Computer Society
CHARTERED INSURANCE PRACTITIONER (Broking)	ACII	The Chartered Insurance Institute
CHARTERED INSURER (Insurance Underwriting)	ACII	The Chartered Insurance Institute
CHARTERED LAND SURVEYOR	ARICS	The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
CHARTERED LOSS ADJUSTER	ACILA	The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters
CHARTERED MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT	ACMA	The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
CHARTERED MARINE ENGINEER	MIMarE	The Institute of Marine Engineers
CHARTERED MARKETER	MCIM	The Chartered Institute of Marketing
CHARTERED MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIST	MInstMC	The Institute of Measurement and Control
CHARTERED MECHANICAL ENGINEER	MIMechE	Institution of Mechanical Engineers
CHARTERED MINERALS SURVEYOR	ARICS	The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
CHARTERED MINING ENGINEER	MIMinE	The Institution of Mining Engineers
CHARTERED PSYCHOLOGIST	C.Psychol	The British Psychological Society
CHARTERED PHYSICIST	C.Phys MInstP	The Institute of Physics
CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST	MCSP	The Chartered Society of Physiotheraphy
CHARTERED QUANTITY SURVEYOR	ARICS	The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
CHARTERED SECRETARY	ACIS	The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
CHARTERED SHIPBROKER	MICS	The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
CHARTERED STRUCTURAL ENGINEER	MIStructE	The Institution of Structural Engineers
CHARTERED SURVEYOR	ARICS	The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
CHARTERED TEXTILE TECHNOLOGIST	C.Text ATI	The Textile Institute
CHARTERED TOWN PLANNER	MRTPI	The Royal Town Planning Institute
CHARTERED VALUATION SURVEYOR	ARICS	The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
INCORPORATED ENGINEER (REGISTERED AT FINAL STAGE IN THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER SECTION OF THE ENGINEERING COUNCIL REGISTER)	I.Eng	The Engineering Council
PUBLIC FINANCE ACCOUNTANT	CIPFA	The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
	FCIArb	The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
	ACIB	The Chartered Institute of Bankers
	MCIEH	The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
	AIB (Scot)	The Institute of Bankers in Scotland
	MIH	The Institute of Housing
	AFIMA	The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
	MIMM	The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
	MLI	The Landscape Institute
	ALA	The Library Association
	MRAeS	The Royal Aeronautical Society
	M.Hort (RHS)	The Royal Horticultural Society
	MRINA	The Royal Institution of Naval Architects”

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/824, referred to here as “the principal Regulations”) which give effect in the United Kingdom to Council Directive 89/48/EEC (O.J. No. L19, 24.1.89, p. 16) on a general system for the recognition of higher-education diplomas awarded on completion of professional education and training of at least three years' duration.

The amendments comprise the insertion of words in Regulation 4 to clarify the application of the term “designated authority” in that regulation; the insertion of a reference to the profession of chartered certified accountant into Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations in place of a reference to the profession of certified accountant; and the substitution of a new version of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations. The new Schedule 1 differs from its predecessor in a number of respects: it includes new entries and amended entries, and a number of former entries have now been removed.

(1)

S.I. 1989/1327.

(2)

1972 c. 68.

(3)

S.I. 1991/824, amended by S.I. 1995/1429.