European Professional Card
31.—(1) Where, immediately before exit day, a person was entitled as mentioned in paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 2B to the 2001 Order, any provision made by or under that Order continues to apply in relation to the person without the amendments made by Part 1 of this Schedule to the provisions relating to the provision of occasional nursing services by holders of a European professional card.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph 15(4)(a) of Schedule 2B to the 2001 Order as it continues to apply by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)a European professional card that was transmitted as mentioned in paragraph 15(1)(a) of that Schedule is to be treated as becoming invalid on the expiry of the period of 18 months beginning with the day on which it was transmitted;
(b)a European professional card that was issued as mentioned in paragraph 15(1)(b) of that Schedule is to be treated as becoming invalid on the expiry of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which it was issued.
(3) The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to “the provisions relating to the provision of occasional nursing services by holders of a European professional card” is to the provisions listed in the following table.
| Act or instrument | Provision relating to visiting practitioners |
|---|---|
| The 2001 Order | article 6(3)(aa) |
| article 7(4) | |
| article 10(1) and (6) | |
| article 19(2A) to (2D) | |
| article 39 | |
| article 39B | |
| in Schedule 2B, paragraphs 2 (except the definitions of “automatically recognised nurse”, “EPC holder” and “missing document”), 15 and 16 | |
| in Schedule 4, the definitions of “competent authority”, “the Directive”, “European professional card”, “General Systems Regulations”, “IMI”, and “relevant European State” | |
| Nurses and Midwives (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2004 | article 8 |