Amendment of section 11U.K.
251. In section 11 (qualifications gained outside Northern Ireland)—
(a)before subsection (1) insert—
“(A1) An applicant for registration in the principal part of the register maintained by the Council satisfies the requirements of this section if the applicant is an exempt person who by virtue of Part 3 of the General Systems Regulations is permitted to pursue the profession of social worker in the United Kingdom (having, in particular, successfully completed any adaptation period, or passed any aptitude test, that the applicant may be required to undertake pursuant to that Part of those Regulations).”;
(b)in subsection (1)—
(i)for “as a social worker in” substitute “ in the principal part of the register ”, and
(ii)omit paragraph (a); and
(c)omit subsections (2) to (4).