Regulation 19 Circumstances in which an adaptation period or an aptitude test may be required
In a case falling within Regulation 12 and in which a migrant’s claim to recognition of his right to practice depends upon his ability to meet the requirements of paragraph 1 or 4 of Schedule 4, a designated authority may only apply to the migrant a requirement to complete an adaptation period or to take an aptitude test if either
although the fields of activity of the profession in the relevant State in which the migrant obtained his qualification and in the United Kingdom are broadly comparable, the education and training which the migrant received in relation to theoretical or practical matters, taken as a whole, differs substantially in coverage from that which is evidenced by the UK Certificate; or
the fields of activity of the profession in the relevant State in which the migrant obtained his qualification and in the United Kingdom differ and those differences are reflected in substantial differences in education and training in relation to theoretical or practical matters.
In a case falling within Regulation 12 and in which a migrant’s claim to recognition of his right to practise depends upon his ability to meet the requirements of paragraph 5 of Schedule 4, a designated authority may apply to the migrant a requirement to complete an adaptation period or to take an aptitude test.