Regulation 5 Amendment to regulation 4 (persons who must take initial CPC test)

in paragraph (2), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)

where Article 5(4) of Section 1 (certificate of professional competence: initial qualification) of Part B of Annex 31 to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement applies, the appropriate initial CPC test must comply with the last paragraph of Section 2.2 (compulsory initial qualification provided for in point (a) of Article 3(1) of Section 1 of Part B of Annex 31: practical test) of Appendix 31-B-1-1 to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.”;

for paragraph (9) substitute—

“(9)

This paragraph applies where a person holds—

(a)

a CPC certifying an initial qualification for the purposes of point (a) of Article 6(1) of Section 1 (certificate of professional competence: CPC certifying the initial qualification awarded on the basis of course attendance and a test) of Part B of Annex 31 to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, or

(b)

a written record certifying an initial qualification obtained in a specified EEA state or Gibraltar, as the case may be, and recognised by the competent authority as equivalent to a CPC certifying an initial qualification referred to in sub-paragraph (a).”.