The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 3051

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Made

11th December 2002

Laid before Parliament

11th December 2002

Coming into force

1st January 2003

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 recognition of higher-education diplomas or formal qualifications required for the pursuit of professions or other occupations, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by that provision hereby makes the following regulations—

(1)

S.I. 1989/1327. Under section 57 of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46), despite the transfer to Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under Community law in relation to devolved matters, the function of the Secretary of State in relation to implementing those obligations continues to be exercisable by her as regards Scotland.

(2)

1972 c. 68. By virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51), regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act to implement obligations of the United Kingdom created or arising by or under the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 (Cm 2073) and the protocol adjusting the Agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993 (Cm 2183). By virtue of the European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Agreement between the European Communities and its Member States and the Swiss Confederation on the Free Movement of Persons) Order 2000 (S. I. 2000/3269) the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the Free Movement of Persons, signed at Brussels on 21st June 1999, is to be regarded as a Community Treaty as defined in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.