(1)The registrar may refuse to recognise the professional qualifications of a specified state applicant only if one or more of Conditions 1, 2, 3 or 4 is met.
(2)Condition 1 is met where—
(a)there exists a substantial difference between the standard of proficiency evidenced by the applicant’s professional qualifications and the standard of proficiency that is necessary for a person to achieve for admission to the part of the register in respect of which the application relates, and
(b)the applicant fails, or refuses to take, an aptitude test, or to complete an adaptation period imposed in accordance with section 85D.
(3)Condition 2 is met where—
(a)the work of persons registered in the part of the register to which the application relates comprises one or more professional activities that cover substantially different matters from those covered by the applicant’s professional qualifications, and
(b)the applicant fails, or refuses to take, an aptitude test, or to complete an adaptation period, imposed in accordance with section 85D.
(4)Condition 3 is met where requiring the applicant to take an aptitude test or to complete an adaptation period in accordance with section 85D would amount to requiring the applicant to acquire the professional qualifications required to practise the work of persons included in the part of the register to which the application relates.
(5)Condition 4 is met where the applicant is unable to satisfy any of the other registration requirements in relation to the part of the register to which the application relates.]
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