Regulation 28 Interpretation of saved provisions

Section 22B (administrative co-operation) has effect as if—

(a)

for subsections (1) and (2) there were substituted—

“(1)
The Board may, for the purposes of facilitating the recognition of the qualifications of architects—

(a)
collaborate with competent authorities of relevant European States, and

(b)
provide assistance to competent authorities of relevant European States in order to facilitate the accreditation in a relevant European State of registered persons or persons holding qualifications or experience prescribed under section 4(1)(a).

(2)
The Board may exchange professional-regulation information about—

(a)
persons who have made an application for registration under section 4(2A);

(b)
registered persons who are practising or are seeking to practice as architects in a relevant European State,

with competent authorities of relevant European States.”;

(b)

in subsection (4)—

(i)

in the words before paragraph (a)—

(aa)

for “another” there were substituted “a”;

(bb)

after “European State” there were inserted “or a person who applies for registration”;

(ii)

in paragraph (a), for “is responsible for investigating and establishing” there were substituted “may investigate and establish”;

(iii)

in paragraph (b), for “is to” there were substituted “may”;

(c)

in subsection (5), for “duties” there were substituted “functions”.