The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

European Professional Card

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22.—(1) Where, immediately before exit day, a person was entitled as mentioned in article 13A(2)(b) of 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 health or social work services by holders of a European professional card.

(2) But the person’s entitlement ceases on the expiry of the period of 18 months beginning with the day on which the person’s European professional card was issued, and the person may accordingly be removed from the register maintained under article 5 of the 2001 Order.

(3) The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to “the provisions relating to the provision of occasional health or social work services by holders of a European professional card” is to the provisions listed in the table in paragraph 20(3), but as if—

(a)in the entry for article 13A of the 2001 Order, for “(except paragraph (2)(b))” there were substituted “(except paragraphs (2)(a), (5) and (6))”;

(b)in the entry for Schedule 3 to the 2001 Order, there were added the definition of “European professional card”.

(4) The definition of “European professional card” in Schedule 3 to the 2001 Order, as it continues to have effect by virtue of sub-paragraph (3)(b), is to be read as if for “as amended from time to time” there were substituted “as it had effect immediately before exit day”.