http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/2059

SCHEDULE 1Regulated Professions

Regulations 3 and 8

PART 1Professions Regulated by Law or Public Authority

Profession	Competent authority
Advocate in Scotland	The Faculty of Advocates
Airport Fire Officer	Civil Aviation Authority
Airport Fire Fighter
Analytical Chemist	The Royal Society of Chemistry
Barrister in England and Wales	General Council of the Bar
Barrister in Northern Ireland	The Bar of Northern Ireland, the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland
Licensed Boatmaster	Secretary of State
In England and Wales:	Security Industry Authority
Cash and Valuables in Transit Operative
Close Protection Operative
Door Supervisor
Public Space Surveillance Operative
Security Guard
Vehicle Immobiliser In Scotland and Northern Ireland: Cash and Valuables in Transit Operator Close Protection Operative Door Supervisor Public Space Surveillance Operative Security Guard In Northern Ireland: Vehicle Immobiliser
Chiropractor	The General Chiropractic Council
Child Psychotherapist employed in the National Health Service	Association of Child Psychotherapist
Licensed conveyancer Licensed CLC practitioner	The Council for Licensed Conveyancers
Deck Officer Class 1--Fishing Vessels	Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Deck Officer Class 2--Fishing Vessels
Deck Officer Class 3--Fishing Vessels
Engineer Class 1--Fishing Vessels
Engineer Class 2--Fishing Vessels
Dental Hygienist	General Dental Council
Dental Therapist
Clinical Dental Technician
Dental Nurse
Dental Technician
Orthodontic Therapist
Approved Driving Instructor (Great Britain)	Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - Registrar, (Part V, section 123 of the Road Traffic Act 198823 and the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 200524)
Approved Driving Instructor (Northern Ireland)	Driver Vehicle Agency Northern Ireland
Farrier in England, Wales and Scotland	Farriers Registration Council
Harbour Pilot	The competent harbour authority within the meaning of section 1 of the Pilotage Act 198725
Registered Gas Engineer	Gas Safe Register
The following health and care professions	Health and Care Professions Council
Arts Therapist
Biomedical Scientist
Chiropodist and Podiatrist
Clinical Scientist
Dietitian
Hearing Aid Dispenser
Occupational Therapist
Operating Department Practitioner
Orthoptist
Paramedic
Physiotherapist
Prosthetist and Orthotist
Radiographer
Practitioner psychologist (a registered psychologist, clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, educational psychologist, forensic psychologist, health psychologist, occupational psychologist or sport and exercise psychologist)
Social Worker in England
Speech and Language Therapist
Insolvency Practitioner	The Insolvency Practitioners Association
	Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland
	The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
	The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
	The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
	The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
	The Law Society of Northern Ireland
Inspector of Weights and Measures	Secretary of State
Inspector of Weights and Measures in Northern Ireland	Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland
Certified Instructor (Motor Cycles) (Great Britain)	Drivers and Vehicles Standards Agency
Approved Motorcycle Instructor (Northern Ireland)	Driver Vehicle Agency Northern Ireland
Diver	The Health and Safety Executive
Nurse (other than a nurse admitted to Sub-Part 1 of the nurses’ part of the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council whose field of practice is adult nursing).	Nursing and Midwifery Council
Notary Public (England and Wales)	Master of the Faculties
Optometrist (Ophthalmic Optician)	General Optical Council
Dispensing Optician
Osteopath	General Osteopathic Council
Patent Attorney	The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
Patent Agent
Pharmacy Technician in Great Britain	General Pharmaceutical Council
Principal of a further education institution in England	Secretary of State
Road/Street Works Operatives	Scottish Qualifications Authority City and Guilds of London Institute The Certification and Association Board for the Water Authority
Road/Street Works Supervisors	Scottish Qualifications Authority City and Guilds of London Institute The Certification and Association Board for the Water Authority
School Teacher in a publicly regulated school in England	The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) on behalf of the Secretary of State
School Teacher in a publicly regulated school in Northern Ireland	The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland
School Teacher in a publicly regulated school in Scotland	The General Teaching Council for Scotland
School Teacher in a publicly regulated school in Wales	The Education Workforce Council
Social Worker in Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Social Worker in Scotland	Scottish Social Services Council
Social Worker in Wales Social Care Manager in Wales	Care Council for Wales
Solicitor in England and Wales	The Law Society
Solicitor in Northern Ireland	The Law Society of Northern Ireland
Solicitor in Scotland Conveyancing practitioner in Scotland Executry Practitioner in Scotland	The Law Society of Scotland
Costs lawyer	Association of Costs Lawyers
Chartered legal executive	Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
Teacher at a further education institution in England (within the meaning of the Education Act 2002)26	Education and Training Foundation
Teacher at a further education institution in Wales (within meaning of the Education Act 2002)27	Welsh Ministers
Certified Technically Competent Person in Scotland and Northern Ireland	Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board
Registered Trade Mark Attorney Registered Trade Mark Agent	The Institute of Trademark Attorneys
Listed Veterinary Nurse	The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

PART 2Professions Regulated by Professional Bodies Incorporated by Royal Charter

Professional Title (where applicable)	Designatory Letters	Competent Authority
Actuary	FIA	Institute and
	FFA AIA AFA	Faculty of Actuaries
Chartered Architectural Technologist	MCIAT	The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists
Chartered Accountant	ACA	The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Chartered Accountant	ACA	The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
Chartered Accountant	CA	The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
Chartered Certified Accountant	ACCA	The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Chartered Arbitrator	FCIArb	The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators	ACIArb	The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators	MCIArb	The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Chartered Biologist	CBiol,	The Society of Biology
	MIBiol
Chartered Builder	MCIOB	The Chartered Institute of Building
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Building	ACIOB
Chartered Building Services Engineer	MCIBSE	The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Chartered Building Surveyor	MRICS	The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Chartered Surveyor Chartered Arts and Antiques Surveyor; Chartered Building Surveyor; Chartered Building Control Surveyor; Chartered Civil Engineering Surveyor; Chartered Commercial Property Surveyor; Chartered Construction Surveyor; Chartered Engineering Surveyor; Chartered Environmental Surveyor; Chartered Facilities Management Surveyor; Chartered Forestry Surveyor; Chartered Hydrographic Surveyor; Chartered Land Surveyor; Chartered Machinery Valuation Surveyor; Chartered Management Consultancy Surveyor; Chartered Minerals Surveyor; Chartered Planning and Development Surveyor; Chartered Project Management Surveyor; Chartered Quantity Surveyor; Chartered Valuation Surveyor;	MRICS
Associate of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors	AssocRICS
Chartered Chemical Engineer	MIChemE	The Institution of Chemical Engineers
Chartered Chemist	C Chem,	The Royal Society of Chemistry
	MRSC
Chartered Civil Engineer	MICE	The Institution of Civil Engineers
Chartered Colourist	C Col.	The Society of Dyers and Colourists
Licentiate of the Society of Dyers and Colourists	LSDC
Chartered Energy Engineer	MEI FEI	Energy Institute
Chartered Petroleum Engineer	MEI FEI
Chartered Engineer	C Eng	Engineering Council UK
Incorporated Engineer;	I Eng
Engineering Technician; Information and Communications Technology Technician	EngTech ICTTech
Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner	MCIEH	The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
	FCIEH
Environmental Health Officer	MCIEH	The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
	FCIEH
Chartered Environmental Health Officer	Ch EHO MREHIS	The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland
	Ch EHO FREHIS
Environmental Health Officer	EHO MREHIS	The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland
	EHO FREHIS
Chartered Forester Chartered Arboriculturist	MICFor	The Institute of Chartered Foresters
Chartered Gas Engineer	MIGEM	The Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers
Chartered Geologist	CGeol	The Geological Society

Chartered Geographer	CGeog FGS	The Royal Geographical Society
Housing Practitioner	MCIH	The Chartered Institute of Housing
Chartered IT Professional	CITP	The British Computer Society
Registered IT Technician	RIITech	The Chartered Institute for IT
Chartered Insurer	ACII	The Chartered Insurance Institute
Chartered Insurance Practitioner	ACII
Chartered Insurance Broker	ACII
Chartered Financial Planner	APFS	The Chartered Insurance Institute
Chartered Loss Adjuster	ACILA	The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters
Chartered Management Accountant	ACMA	The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Chartered Manager	Member MCMI Chartered Member CMGR MCMI Fellow FCMI Chartered Fellow CMGR FCMI	Chartered Management Institute
Chartered Marine Engineer	CMarENG	The Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology
Chartered Marketer	MCIM	The Chartered Institute of Marketing
Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing	ACIM	The Chartered Institute of Marketing
Chartered Mathematician	C Math	The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
Chartered Mathematics teacher	C MathTeach	The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
Chartered Measurement And Control Technologist	MlnstMC	The Institute of Measurement and Control
Chartered Meteorologist	CMet	The Royal Meteorological Society
Chartered Physicist	CPhys	The Institute of Physics
	MInstP
Chartered Public Finance Accountant	CIPFA	The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance Registered Teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance	LTRAD RTRAD	Royal Academy of Dance
Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner	CMIOSH CFIOSH	The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Chartered Scientist	CSci	Science Council
Chartered Secretary	ACIS	The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
Chartered Shipbroker	MICS	The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
Chartered Statistician	CStat	Royal Statistical Society
Chartered Structural Engineer	MIStructE	The Institution of Structural Engineers
Chartered Tax Adviser	CTA	Chartered Institute of Taxation
Chartered Textile Technologist	CText ATI	The Textile Institute
Licentiate of the Textile Institute	LTI
Chartered Town Planner	MRTPI	The Royal Town Planning Institute
Chartered Waste Manager	MCIWM	The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
Chartered Banker	MCIBS	The Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland
Associate of the ifs School of Finance (Aifs)	Aifs	IfS School of Finance
Certified Affiliate of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals	ACLIP MCLIP FCILIP	The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
FCLIP The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
	M Hort (RHS)	The Royal Horticultural Society
Chartered Water and Environment Manager	MCIWEM	The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology	MIET	The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers	MIMechE	The Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Member of the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining (MIMMM)	MIMMM	The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
Landscape Architect	CMLI	The Landscape Institute
Member, Royal Aeronautical Society Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society	MRAeS FRAeS	The Royal Aeronautical Society
Naval Architect	MRINA	The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
Chartered geographer		Royal Geographical Society

PART 3Regulated Professions Under Regulation 35

Profession	Competent authority
Farrier in England, Wales and Scotland	Farriers Registration Council

PART 4Sectoral Professions

Profession	Competent authority
Architect	Architects Registration Board
Dental practitioner	General Dental Council
Doctor with basic training	General Medical Council
Doctor:
Specialist doctor	The General Medical Council.
General practitioner
Nurse and midwife	Nursing and Midwifery Council
Pharmacist in England, Wales and Scotland	General Pharmaceutical Council
Pharmacist in Northern Ireland	Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
Veterinary Surgeon	Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

SCHEDULE 2Regulated Professions Having Public Health or Safety Implications for the purposes of regulations 19 to 23 and 51 to 55.

Regulation 2(6)

Arts Therapist

Biomedical Scientist

Child Psychotherapist (employed in the National Health Service)

Chiropodist and Podiatrist

Chiropractor

Clinical Dental Technician

Clinical Scientist

Dental Hygienist

Dental Nurse

Dental Technician

Dental Therapist

Dietitian

Dispensing Optician

Environmental Health Officer

Hearing Aid Dispenser

Listed Veterinary Nurse

Nurse (other than a nurse admitted to Sub-Part 1 of the nurses’ part of the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council whose field of practice is adult nursing)

Occupational Therapist

Operating Department Practitioner

Optometrist (Ophthalmic Optician)

Orthodontic Therapist

Orthoptist

Osteopath

Paramedic

Pharmacy Technician in Great Britain

Physiotherapist

Prosthetist and Orthotist

Radiographer

Registered Gas Engineer

Practitioner psychologist (that is to say, a registered psychologist, clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, educational psychologist, forensic psychologist, health psychologist, occupational psychologist or sport and exercise psychologist)

Social Worker in England

Social Worker in Northern Ireland

Social Worker in Scotland

Social Worker in Wales

Social Care Manager in Wales

Sole proprietor of nurseries or pre-schools

Speech and Language Therapist

SCHEDULE 3Professions in Respect of which the Right of the Applicant to Choose Between an Adaptation Period and an Aptitude Test is Displaced

Regulation 34

PART 1Professions Under Regulation 34(a)

Profession	Requirement
Advocate in Scotland	Aptitude test
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants	Aptitude test
Barrister in England and Wales	Aptitude test
Barrister Northern Ireland	Aptitude test
Certified Accountant	Aptitude test
Chartered Accountant in England and Wales	Aptitude test
Chartered Accountant in Scotland	Aptitude test
Chartered Accountant Northern Ireland	Aptitude test
Chartered legal executive	Aptitude test
Chartered Tax Adviser	Aptitude test
Conveyancing practitioner in Scotland	Aptitude test
Costs lawyer	Aptitude test
Executry Practitioner in Scotland	Aptitude test
Insolvency Practitioner	Aptitude test
Licensed CLC practitioner	Adaptation Period
Licensed conveyancer	Adaptation Period
Notary Public in England and Wales	Aptitude test
Patent Agent	Aptitude test
Patent Attorney	Aptitude test
Public Finance Accountant	Aptitude test
Registered Trade Mark Agent	Aptitude test
Registered Trade Mark Attorney	Aptitude test
Solicitor in England and Wales	Aptitude test
Solicitor in Northern Ireland	Aptitude test
Solicitor in Scotland	Aptitude test

PART 2Professions Under Regulation 34(b)

Profession	Requirement
Architect	Aptitude test
Dental practitioner	Aptitude test
Doctor	Adaptation period
Nurse and midwife	Adaptation period
Pharmacist	Adaptation period
Pharmacy technician	Adaptation period

SCHEDULE 4Activities Referred to in Lists I, II and III of Annex IV of the Directive

Regulation 3

1. (1)

In the case of activities appearing in list I of Annex IV to the Directive the activity in question must have been previously pursued by the beneficiary—

(a)

for six consecutive years on a self-employed basis or as a manager of an undertaking, or

(b)

for three consecutive years on a self-employed basis or as a manager of an undertaking, where the beneficiary proves that they have received previous training of at least three years for the activity in question, evidenced by a certificate recognised by the home State or judged by a competent professional association to be fully valid, or

(c)

for four consecutive years on a self-employed basis or as a manager of an undertaking, where the beneficiary can prove that they have received, for the activity in question, previous training of at least two years’ duration, attested by a certificate recognised by the home State or judged by a competent professional association to be fully valid, or

(d)

for three consecutive years on a self-employed basis, if the beneficiary can prove that they have pursued the activity in question on an employed basis for at least five years, or

(e)

for five consecutive years in an executive position, of which at least three years involved technical duties and responsibility for at least one department of the company, if the beneficiary can prove they have received, for the activity in question, previous training of at least three years’ duration, as attested by a certificate recognised by the home State or judged by a competent professional association to be fully valid.

(2)

In cases (a) and (d), the activity must not have finished more than 10 years before the date on which the complete application was submitted by the person concerned to the competent authority.

(3)

Paragraph 1(e) shall not apply to activities in Group ex 855, hairdressing establishments, of the ISIC Nomenclature.

2. (1)

In the case of activities in list II of Annex IV, the activity in question must have been previously pursued by the beneficiary—

(a)

for five consecutive years on a self-employed basis or as a manager of an undertaking, or

(b)

(c)

(d)

for three consecutive years on a self-employed basis or as a manager of an undertaking, if the beneficiary can prove that they have pursued the activity in question on an employed basis for at least five years, or

(e)

for five consecutive years on an employed basis, if the beneficiary can prove that they have received, for the activity in question, previous training of at least three years’ duration, as attested by a certificate recognised by the home State or judged by a competent professional association to be fully valid, or

(f)

for six consecutive years on an employed basis, if the beneficiary can prove that they have received previous training in the activity in question of at least two years’ duration, as attested by a certificate recognised by the home State or judged by a competent professional association to be valid.

(2)

In cases (a) and (d), the activity must not have finished more than 10 years before the date on which the complete application was submitted by the person concerned to the competent authority.

3. (1)

In the case of activities in list III of Annex IV, the activity in question must have been previously pursued by the beneficiary—

(a)

for three consecutive years, either on a self-employed basis or as manager of an undertaking, or

(b)

for two consecutive years, either on a self-employed basis or as a manager of an undertaking, if the beneficiary can prove that they have received previous training for the activity in question, as attested by a certificate recognised by the home State or judged by a competent professional association to be fully valid, or

(c)

for two consecutive years, either on a self-employed basis or as a manager of an undertaking, if the beneficiary can prove that they have pursued the activity in question on an employed basis for at least three years, or

(d)

for three consecutive years, on an employed basis, if the beneficiary can prove that they have received previous training for the activity in question, as attested by a certificate recognised by the home State or judged by a competent professional association to be fully valid.

(2)

In cases (a) and (c), the activity must not have finished more than 10 years before the date on which the complete application was submitted by the person concerned to the competent authority.

SCHEDULE 5Appeal Bodies

Regulation 68

Profession	Body, court or person
Advocate in Scotland	The Court of Session
Barrister in England and Wales	The High Court
Barrister in Northern Ireland	The Benchers of the Honourable Society of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland
Licensed Cab Driver (London)	A Magistrates’ Court
Approved Driving Instructor (Great Britain)	First-tier Tribunal
Approved Driving Instructor (Northern Ireland)	The Magistrates’ Court
Approved Motorcycle Instructor (Northern Ireland)	The Magistrates’ Court
Notary Public in England and Wales	The Lord Chancellor
Patent Attorney Patent Agent Registered Trade Mark Agent Registered Trade Mark Attorney	The Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
School Teacher in a publicly regulated school in Scotland	The Court of Session
Social Worker in Northern Ireland	Social Care Tribunal
Social Worker in Wales	First-tier Tribunal
Solicitor in England and Wales	The High Court
Solicitor in Northern Ireland	The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Solicitor in Scotland	The Court of Session

SCHEDULE 6Revocation Schedule

Regulation 80

(1)	(2)	(3)
Regulation revoked	Reference	Extent of revocation
Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendment and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009	S.I. 2009/1182	Article 4(1) Schedule 4, Part 1 paragraphs 18 (a)(i)(bb) and paragraph 18 (c) (i) and (ii) Article 4(1) Schedule 4, Part 3, paragraphs 33(a) and 33(b)
Pharmacy Order 2010	S.I. 2010/231	Article 68, Schedule 4, Part 2, paragraphs 62(a) and 62(b).
Health Professions (Hearing Aid Dispensers) Order 2010	S.I. 2010/233	Article 11
Education Act 2011 (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2012	S.I. 2012/765	Article 13
Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions – Social Workers) Order 2012	S.I. 2012/1479	Article 11, Schedule Part 2, paragraph 82
The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2013	S.I. 2013/732	The whole Regulations