Qualified persons18

1

The qualified person referred to in regulation 16(1)(f) must be—

a

a person who is “appropriately qualified” within the meaning of article 11(1)(a)(i) of the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007 M1 or any other person who has the right, granted by a competent authority of a Member State, to take up and pursue the activities of a pharmacist;

b

a person who is entitled to be registered under section 3(1) of the Medical Act 1983 M2 as a fully registered medical practitioner and who has the right, granted by a competent authority in a Member State, to take up and pursue the activities of a doctor; or

c

the holder of a professional qualification within the meaning of regulation 7 of the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007 M3 showing that the holder has the qualifications required to practise as a chartered biologist or as a chartered chemist or a profession equivalent to the profession of chartered biologist or chartered chemist in a Member State other than the United Kingdom.

2

Any diploma or other evidence of qualification required for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) or (b) shall satisfy that requirement only if—

a

the education and training attested were received mainly within the EEA; or

b

the holder has spent at least three years in lawful pursuit in a Member State of the relevant profession, and such professional experience has been certified by a competent authority in a Member State (being a State which recognised a diploma or other evidence of qualification obtained in a non-Member State).