Paragraph 3

After regulation 5 insert—

“Applications under the Act: Swiss citizens’ rights agreement entitled persons

5A.

(1)

In this regulation, “qualifying applicant” has the meaning given by paragraph 51 of Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (qualifications begun before IP completion day – extended period for applications under the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement).

(2)

In relation to a qualifying applicant, the Act has effect as if the amendments made by regulation 2 did not apply, and as if—

(a)

in section 2(2)(a), for “, 5A or 5B” there were substituted “or 5A”;

(b)

for the heading to section 5A there were substituted “Registration of Swiss citizens’ rights agreement entitled persons”;

(c)

in section 5A^f1—

(i)

in subsection (1)—

(aa)

for “Community rights” there were substituted “Swiss citizens’ rights agreement”;

(bb)

in paragraph (a), “European” were omitted;

(ii)

in subsection (3)—

(aa)

in paragraph (a), “European” were omitted;

(bb)

in paragraph (c), for “a relevant European State” there were substituted “Switzerland”;

(cc)

for paragraph (d) there were substituted—

“(d)

if the person is not a national of the United Kingdom or Switzerland, proof that the person is a Swiss citizens’ rights agreement entitled person;”;

(iii)

in subsection (5), for “a competent authority of a relevant European State” there were substituted “the Swiss competent authority”;

(iv)

in subsection (6)(a)—

(aa)

“European”, in the first place it occurs, were omitted;

(bb)

for “that is not the relevant European State in which the evidence of qualification was issued” there were substituted “other than Switzerland”;

(v)

in subsection (7), for “a competent authority in the issuing State” there were substituted “the Swiss competent authority”;

(vi)

in subsection (10), for paragraph (a)(i) there were substituted—

“(i)

Switzerland; or”;

(d)

section 5B^f2 (and the references to it in sections 5ZBA(1)(a), 5BA(1), 6(1)(b)(ii) and (6) and 10(3), and, where it occurs, the word “or” immediately preceding any such reference) were omitted;

(e)

in the heading to section 5BA^f3, for “Community rights” there were substituted “Swiss citizens’ rights agreement”;

(f)

in section 5BA, in subsections (1) and (2), for “Community rights”, in both places it occurs, there were substituted “Swiss citizens’ rights agreement”;

(g)

section 5CA^f4 (and the references to it in sections 5CD(1) and (2), 5CE(1) and 5D(1), and in the headings to sections 5CD and 5CE^f5) were omitted;

(h)

section 5CB (and the references to it in sections 5CD(1) and (2), 5CE(1) and 5D(1), and in the headings to sections 5CD and 5CE) were omitted;

(i)

in section 27—

(i)

in the definitions of “Directive 2005/36/EC” and “the Directive table”, for “amended from time to time” there were substituted “it applied immediately before IP completion day”;

(ii)

immediately before the definition of “veterinary surgery” there were inserted—

• ““Swiss citizens’ rights agreement entitled person” means a person within the meaning of paragraph 51 of Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (qualifications begun before IP completion day – extended period for applications under the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement);”;

(j)

in Schedule 1A—

(i)

for the heading there were substituted “REGISTRATION OF SWISS CITIZENS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT ENTITLED PERSONS”;

(ii)

in paragraphs 1(1), 2(1) and (3), 3(1), and 4, in each place it precedes “veterinary surgeon”, “European” were omitted.”.