# The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Second General System) Regulations 1996, Regulation 2: Application


(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, Parts II to V of these Regulations shall apply to the practice of a regulated profession whether in an employed or a self-employed capacity.
(2) Parts II to V of these Regulations shall not apply to
(a) any profession the mutual recognition of qualifications in which is the subject of one of the directives of the European Community listed in Part I of Schedule 1;
(b) any activity the taking up or pursuit of which in a self-employed capacity or, as the case may be, a self-employed or employed capacity is the subject of one or more of the directives listed in Part II of Schedule 1;
(c) any profession the taking up or pursuit of which is regulated pursuant to an instrument listed in Part III of Schedule 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2374/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/european-communities-recognition-of-professional-qualifications-second-general-system-regulations-1996/regulation-2
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