The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Review of continued recognition of certain European qualifications

14.—(1) The Secretary of State must, after the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force—

(a) carry out a review of the operation of the provisions in paragraph (2) (which concern the recognition to be given to certain European qualifications after exit day), as inserted or amended by these Regulations,

(b) set out the conclusions of the review in the report, and

(c) publish the report.

(2) The provisions are—

(a) sections 21B(1A), (2)(a), (3), (4) (full registration of persons with an overseas qualification) and 21C(2A) (provisional registration of persons with an overseas qualification) of the Medical Act 1983(1),

(b) articles 4(1), (1A) (general practitioners eligible for entry in the general practitioner register), 8(1) (specialists eligible for entry in the specialist register) and 10 (recognised specialist qualifications granted outside the United Kingdom) of the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Order of Council 2010(2),

(c) article 21(1A) to (1C) (pre-entry requirements in respect of qualifications and additional education, training or experience: pharmacists) of the Pharmacy Order 2010(3),

(d) section 15(2)(a), (2ZA), (2ZB) and (4ZA) (qualification for registration in the dentists register) of the Dentists Act 1984(4),

(e) regulations 9(1) (eligible specialists) and 10 (recognised specialist dental qualifications) of the European Primary and Specialist Dental Qualifications Regulations 1998(5), and

(f) article 13(3) to (5) (approved qualifications) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001(6).

(3) The report must be published within the period of six months beginning with the day after the end of the period referred to in sub-paragraph (1).

(1)

1983 c. 54. Section 21B was inserted by S.I. 2006/1914.

(2)

S.I. 2010/473. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2013/3036, 2016/1030.

(3)

S.I. 2010/231.

(4)

1984 c. 24.

(5)

S.I. 1998/811. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2004/1947, 2007/3101, 2013/3036.

(6)

S.I. 2002/253.