The Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 574

Exiting The European Union

Professional Qualifications

The Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

Sift requirements satisfied

20th April 2021

Made

11th May 2021

Laid before Parliament

13th May 2021

Coming into force

4th June 2021

The requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(1) (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 to, that Act.

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 and come into force on the 22nd day after the day on which they are laid.

(2) An amendment made by these Regulations has the same extent as the provision being amended.

Amendments to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

2.—(1) Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(2) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 42(3)(j) omit “, save to the extent that paragraph 47 of this Schedule applies”.

(3) In paragraph 44(4)(g) omit “, save to the extent that paragraph 47 of this Schedule applies”.

(4) For paragraph 47(2) substitute—

“(2) Regulation 68 of the principal Regulations continues to apply on and after IP completion day as it had effect immediately before IP completion day, but subject to the modification specified in sub-paragraph (3), in relation to any appeal made in relation to the decision to send an alert.”.

(5) For paragraph 47(3) substitute—

“(3) The modification to the principal Regulations is that regulation 68(5)(b) is to be read as if the words “and direct the alert be withdrawn or amended accordingly” were omitted.”.

Grimstone

Minister of State

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

11th May 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union.

Regulation 2 makes amendments to Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/312) in order to remove ineffective obligations on designated competent authorities in respect of alerts made before IP completion day.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum has been published alongside these Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.

(1)

2018 c. 16. Section 8 was amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c.1), section 27(1) to (6). Paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 was amended by Schedule 5, paragraphs 38 and 53(1) and (2)(b), to that Act.

(2)

S.I. 2019/312 as amended by S.I. 2020/1038.