Part 1 PROFESSIONS REGULATED BY LAW OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch.1 substituted by European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) 2000 reg.3, Sch.
Sch. 1 Pt. 1 words inserted by Health Professions (Operating Department Practitioners and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2004 art. 9(a)
Sch.1, Pt.1 rev. in pt. by Merchant Shipping (Certification of Deck and Marine Engineer Officers) 1995 reg.25
Sch. 1 Pt. 1 words substituted by Health Act 1999 (Nursing and Midwifery) 2004 Sch. para. 47
Sch. 1 Pt. 1 words substituted by Health Professions (Operating Department Practitioners and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2004 art. 9(b)
Sch. 1 Pt. 1 words omitted by Health Professions (Operating Department Practitioners and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2004 art. 9(c)
Sch 1, Pt 1, Table am (1.1.2003) by European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) 2002 reg 2, Schedule, paras 1, 7(a)
Sch 1, Pt 2, Table am (1.1.2003) by European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) 2002 reg 2, Schedule, paras 1, 7(b)(i)–(iii), (vi)
Sch 1, Pt 2, Table rev in pt (1.1.2003) by European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) 2002 reg 2, Schedule, paras 1, 7(b)(iv), (v)
Sch. 1 Pt. 1 words substituted by Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 2002 Sch. para. 8
Sch. 1 Pt. I words substituted by Health Professions Order 2001 2002 Sch. para. 6

Profession	Designated Authority
ACTUARY	Institute of Actuaries
ACTUARY (Scotland)	Faculty of Actuaries
ADVOCATE (Scotland)	Faculty of Advocates
ANALYTICAL CHEMIST	The Royal Society of Chemistry
BARRISTER (England and Wales)	The General Council of the Bar for England and Wales
BARRISTER (Northern Ireland)	The Executive Council of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland
DECK OFFICER CLASS 1 (Master Mariner)	Secretary of State for Transport
MARINE ENGINEERING OFFICER CLASS 1	Secretary of State for Transport
MINE MANAGER	Mining Qualifications Board
MINE SURVEYOR	Mining Qualifications Board
OPTOMETRIST (OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN)	General Optical Council
PATENT AGENT	The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents
PATENT ATTORNEY	The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents
SCHOOL TEACHER IN ENGLAND AND WALES (In publicly regulated schools)	Secretary of State for Education and Science
SCHOOL TEACHER IN NORTHERN IRELAND (In publicly regulated schools)	Department of Education for Northern Ireland
SCHOOL TEACHER IN SCOTLAND (In publicly regulated schools)	General Teaching Council for Scotland
SOLICITOR (England and Wales)	The Law Society
SOLICITOR (Northern Ireland)	The Law Society of Northern Ireland
SOLICITOR (Scotland)	The Law Society of Scotland
EMPLOYMENT IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE IN THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONS:
ART THERAPIST	Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine
CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPIST	Association of Child Psychotherapists
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST	The British Psychological Society
DRAMATHERAPIST	Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine
MUSIC THERAPIST	Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine
SPEECH THERAPIST	The College of Speech Therapists
STATE REGISTERED PRACTICE IN THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONS:	Relevant Board of the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine:
CHIROPODIST	The Chiropodists Board
DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC RADIOGRAPHERS	The Radiographers Board
DIETITIAN	The Dietitians Board
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST	The Occupational Therapists Board
ORTHOPTIST	The Orthoptists Board
PHYSIOTHERAPIST	The Physiotherapists Board