The European Primary Medical Qualifications Regulations 1996

13.—(1) Section 55 of the Act (interpretation) shall be renumbered as subsection (1) of that section.

(2) In that provision as so renumbered—

(a) after the definition of “appointing body” there is inserted—

• ““Directive 93/16/EEC” has the meaning given by section 5(4) above;”;

(b) after the definition of “disqualifying decision” there is inserted—

• ““the EEA Agreement” and “EEA State” have the meanings given by section 3(3) above;”;

(c) the definition of “the first Medical Directive” is omitted;

(d) in the definition of “fully registered person”, for “EEC practitioner” there is substituted“EEA practitioner”;

(e) in the definition of “national”, for “member State of the Communities” there is substituted“EEA State”; and

(f) the definition of “the second Medical Directive” is omitted.

(3) After that provision as so renumbered there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(2) In relation to anything done before the adoption by the Council of Directive 93/16/EEC, references in this Act to that Directive, or to any provision of that Directive, shall be construed as references to, or to the corresponding provision of, the following Directives as for the time being amended, namely—

(a) Council Directive No. 75/362/EEC concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in medicine(1); and

(b) Council Directive No. 75/363/EEC concerning the coordination of provisions in respect of activities of doctors(2).”

(1)

Council Directive No. 75/362/EEC was amended by the Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and Adjustments to the Treaties-Accession of the Hellenic Republic (OJ No L291, 19.11.1979, p. 90); Council Directive No 82/76/EEC of 26 January 1982 (OJ No L43, 15.2.1982, p.21); the Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and Adjustments to the Treaties-Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic (OJ No L302, 15.11.1985, p. 158); Council Directive No 89/594/EEC of 30 October 1989 (OJ No L341, 23.11.1989, p.19); and Council Directive No 90/658/EEC of 4 December 1990 (OJ No L353, 17.12.1990, p.73); and was extended by Council Directive No 81/1057/EEC of 14 December 1981 (OJ No. L385, 31.12.1981, p.25).

(2)

Council Directive No 75/363/EEC was amended by Council Directive No 82/76/EEC of 26 January 1982 (OJ No L43, 15.2.1982, p.21); and Council Directive No 89/594/EEC of 30 October 1989 (OJ No L341, 23.11.1989, p.19).