6. In section 14 (recognition of qualifications)(1)—
(a)after subsection (2), insert—
“(2A) A qualification that—
(a)was granted by an institution in a relevant European State, and
(b)is, in the opinion of the General Council, evidence of having reached a standard of proficiency comparable to that evidenced by a qualification recognised under subsection (2),
is to be treated for the purposes of this Act as if it were so recognised.”;
(b)in subsection (3), after “qualification”, where it first occurs, insert “(not being one to which subsection (2A) applies)”;
(c)omit subsections (10) and (11).
Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2011/1043.