Article 4 Approval of education, training, etc.

(1)

For the purposes of enabling a person to attain the standards determined under article 3, the Regulator may—

(a)

approve—

(i)

education or training provided;

(ii)

a qualification conferred;

(iii)

an examination or assessment provided,

inside or outside the United Kingdom;

(b)

approve a person who provides education or training inside or outside the United Kingdom;

(c)

determine that—

(i)

education or training provided;

(ii)

a qualification conferred,

by an institution other than one established in the United Kingdom, is acceptable for practising as an associate in the United Kingdom.

(2)

The Regulator may—

(a)

attach a condition to an approval;

(b)

limit the time for which an approval is to have effect;

(c)

vary or revoke an approval.

(3)

The Regulator may coordinate the stages of education and training approved under paragraph (1).