{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-recognition-of-professional-qualifications-and-implementation-of-international-recognition-agreements-amendment-regulations-2023/schedule-3/paragraph-72",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2023/9780348252552",
  "legislation_title": "The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-recognition-of-professional-qualifications-and-implementation-of-international-recognition-agreements-amendment-regulations-2023",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/72",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "72",
  "heading": "Amendments to the Health Professions Order 2001",
  "text": "In article 12 (approved qualifications), after paragraph (1), insert—\n“(1ZA) The Council may determine that a specified state qualification is not evidence of having reached a standard of proficiency comparable to that evidenced by a qualification approved under paragraph (1)(a) only where one or more of Conditions 1 to 3 are met.\n(1ZB) Condition 1 is met where there exists a substantial difference between the standard of proficiency evidenced by the specified state qualification and the standard of proficiency it is necessary for a person to achieve for admission to the part of the register in respect of which the person is applying.\n(1ZC) Condition 2 is met where the professional activities to which a qualification mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) relates include one or more professional activities that cover substantially different matters from those covered by the specified state qualification.\n(1ZD) Condition 3 is met where requiring a person who holds a specified state qualification to pass an aptitude test or to successfully complete an adaptation period, or to do both, would amount to requiring the person to acquire a qualification approved under paragraph (1)(a).”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "There are amendments to article 12 but none is relevant to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348252552/schedule/3/paragraph/72",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:42:36.984981+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}