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The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

S.I. 2019/593 · Made 14 March 2019 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Exiting The European Union

Health Care And Associated Professions

Professional Qualifications

Made 14th March 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 M1.

In accordance with paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 to that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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M1

2018 c. 16.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 1AInterpretation
  3. 2Medical practitioners
  4. 3Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
  5. 4Dentists and dental care professionals
  6. 5Nurses, midwives and nursing associates
  7. 6Opticians
  8. 7Osteopaths
  9. 8Chiropractors
  10. 9Health and social work professionals
  11. 10Social workers in Scotland
  12. 11Social care workers in Northern Ireland
  13. 12Social workers in England
  14. 12AActions taken, decisions made etc. before IP completion day: general saving
  15. 12BEqual treatment and administrative co-operation under the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement
  16. 12CAdministrative cooperation under the EEA EFTA citizens’ rights agreement
  17. 13References to the General Systems Regulations
  18. 14Review of continued recognition of certain European qualifications
  19. Signature
  20. Schedule 1: Medical Practitioners
  21. Part 1: Amendments to legislation
  22. 1Medical Act 1983
  23. 2Paragraph 2
  24. 3Paragraph 3
  25. 4Paragraph 4
  26. 5Paragraph 5
  27. 6Paragraph 6
  28. 7Paragraph 7
  29. 8Paragraph 8
  30. 9Paragraph 9
  31. 10Paragraph 10
  32. 11Paragraph 11
  33. 12Paragraph 12
  34. 13Paragraph 13
  35. 14Paragraph 14
  36. 15Paragraph 15
  37. 16Paragraph 16
  38. 17Paragraph 17
  39. 18Paragraph 18
  40. 19Paragraph 19
  41. 20Paragraph 20
  42. 21Paragraph 21
  43. 22Paragraph 22
  44. 23Paragraph 23
  45. 24Paragraph 24
  46. 25Paragraph 25
  47. 26Paragraph 26
  48. 27Paragraph 27
  49. 28Paragraph 28
  50. 29Paragraph 29
  51. 30Paragraph 30
  52. 31Paragraph 31
  53. 32Paragraph 32
  54. 33Paragraph 33
  55. 34Paragraph 34
  56. 35Paragraph 35
  57. 36National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2008
  58. 37Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Order of Council 2010
  59. 38Paragraph 38
  60. 39Paragraph 39
  61. 40Paragraph 40
  62. 41Paragraph 41
  63. 42Paragraph 42
  64. 43Paragraph 43
  65. 44Paragraph 44
  66. 45Paragraph 45
  67. 46Paragraph 46
  68. 47Paragraph 47
  69. 48Paragraph 48
  70. 49General Medical Council (Applications for General Practice and Specialist Registration) Regulations 2010
  71. 50Paragraph 50
  72. 51Paragraph 51
  73. 52Paragraph 52
  74. 53Paragraph 53
  75. 54Paragraph 54
  76. 55General Medical Council (Form and Content of the Registers) Regulations No 2 2010
  77. 56Paragraph 56
  78. 57Paragraph 57
  79. 58Paragraph 58
  80. 59General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) Regulations 2012
  81. 60Paragraph 60
  82. 61Paragraph 61
  83. 62Paragraph 62
  84. 63The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015
  85. 64The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015
  86. 65The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015
  87. Part 2: Savings and transitional provision
  88. 66General Practitioner Register and Specialist Register
  89. 67IMI alerts
  90. 67ASwiss medical practitioners: saving of old law
  91. 68Visiting medical practitioners: saving of old law for up to five years
  92. Schedule 2: Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
  93. Part 1: Amendments to legislation
  94. 1Interpretation
  95. 2Medicines Act 1968
  96. 3Paragraph 3
  97. 4Paragraph 4
  98. 5Paragraph 5
  99. 6Paragraph 6
  100. 7Pharmacy Order 2010
  101. 8Paragraph 8
  102. 9Paragraph 9
  103. 10Paragraph 10
  104. 11Paragraph 11
  105. 12Paragraph 12
  106. 13Paragraph 13
  107. 14Paragraph 14
  108. 15Paragraph 15
  109. 16Paragraph 16
  110. 17Paragraph 17
  111. 18Paragraph 18
  112. 19Paragraph 19
  113. 20Paragraph 20
  114. 21Paragraph 21
  115. 22Paragraph 22
  116. 23Paragraph 23
  117. 24Paragraph 24
  118. 25Paragraph 25
  119. 26Paragraph 26
  120. 27Paragraph 27
  121. 28Paragraph 28
  122. 29Paragraph 29
  123. 30Paragraph 30
  124. 31Paragraph 31
  125. 32Paragraph 32
  126. 33Paragraph 33
  127. 34Paragraph 34
  128. 35Paragraph 35
  129. 36Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004
  130. 37Approved European Pharmacy Qualifications Order of Council 2007
  131. 38National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009
  132. 39General Pharmaceutical Council (Registration) Rules 2010
  133. 40Pharmacy Order 2010 (Approved European Pharmacy Qualifications) Order 2010
  134. 41General Pharmaceutical Council (Continuing Professional Development and Consequential Amendments) Rules 2011
  135. 42Human Medicines Regulations 2012
  136. 43National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013
  137. Part 2: Savings and transitional provision
  138. 44Pending applications
  139. 44ASwiss pharmacists qualifying outside the United Kingdom: saving of old law
  140. 44BSwiss pharmacy technicians qualifying outside the United Kingdom: saving of old law
  141. 45Visiting pharmacists and pharmacy technicians: saving of old law for up to five years
  142. 46European Professional Card
  143. 47Paragraph 47
  144. 48Paragraph 48
  145. 49IMI alerts
  146. 50Interpretation of saved provisions
  147. Schedule 3: Dentists and dental care professionals
  148. Part 1: Amendments to legislation
  149. 1Interpretation
  150. 2Dentists Act 1984
  151. 3Paragraph 3
  152. 4Paragraph 4
  153. 5Paragraph 5
  154. 6Paragraph 6
  155. 7Paragraph 7
  156. 8Paragraph 8
  157. 9Paragraph 9
  158. 10Paragraph 10
  159. 11Paragraph 11
  160. 12Paragraph 12
  161. 13Paragraph 13
  162. 14Paragraph 14
  163. 15Paragraph 15
  164. 16Paragraph 16
  165. 17Paragraph 17
  166. 18Paragraph 18
  167. 19Paragraph 19
  168. 20Paragraph 20
  169. 21Paragraph 21
  170. 22Paragraph 22
  171. 23Paragraph 23
  172. 24Paragraph 24
  173. 25Paragraph 25
  174. 26Paragraph 26
  175. 27Paragraph 27
  176. 28Paragraph 28
  177. 29Paragraph 29
  178. 30Paragraph 30
  179. 31Paragraph 31
  180. 32European Primary and Specialist Dental Qualifications Regulations 1998
  181. 33General Dental Council (Indemnity Arrangements) (Dentists and Dental Care Professionals) Rules 2015
  182. 34General Dental Council (Continuing Professional Development) (Dentists and Dental Care Professionals) Rules 2017
  183. Part 2: Savings and transitional provision
  184. 35Pending applications
  185. 35ASwiss dentists qualifying outside the United Kingdom: saving of old law
  186. 35BSwiss dental care professionals: saving of old law
  187. 36Assessments in relation to specialties
  188. 37Visiting dentists: saving of old law for up to five years
  189. 38Visiting dental care professionals: saving of old law for up to five years
  190. 39IMI alerts
  191. 40Interpretation of saved provisions
  192. Schedule 4: Nurses, midwives and nursing associates
  193. Part 1: Amendments to legislation
  194. 1Interpretation
  195. 2Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001
  196. 3Paragraph 3
  197. 4Paragraph 4
  198. 5Paragraph 5
  199. 6Paragraph 6
  200. 7Paragraph 7
  201. 8Paragraph 8
  202. 9Paragraph 9
  203. 10Paragraph 10
  204. 11Paragraph 11
  205. 12Paragraph 12
  206. 13Paragraph 13
  207. 14Paragraph 14
  208. 15Paragraph 15
  209. 16Paragraph 16
  210. 17Paragraph 17
  211. 18Paragraph 18
  212. 19Paragraph 19
  213. 20Paragraph 20
  214. 21Paragraph 21
  215. 22Paragraph 22
  216. 23Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) Rules 2004
  217. 24Nursing and Midwifery Council (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2004
  218. 25European Nursing and Midwifery Qualifications Designation Order of Council 2004
  219. 26Nursing and Midwifery Council (Education, Registration and Registration Appeals) Rules 2004
  220. Part 2: Savings and transitional provision
  221. 27Pending applications
  222. 27ASwiss nurses and midwives qualifying outside the United Kingdom: saving of old law
  223. 28Visiting nurses, midwives and nursing associates: saving of old law for up to five years
  224. 29Paragraph 29
  225. 30European Professional Card
  226. 31Paragraph 31
  227. 32Paragraph 32
  228. 33IMI alerts
  229. 34Interpretation of saved provisions
  230. Schedule 5: Opticians
  231. Part 1: Amendments to legislation
  232. 1Interpretation
  233. 2Opticians Act 1989
  234. 3Paragraph 3
  235. 4Paragraph 4
  236. 5Paragraph 5
  237. 6Paragraph 6
  238. 7Paragraph 7
  239. 8Paragraph 8
  240. 9Paragraph 9
  241. 10Paragraph 10
  242. 11Paragraph 11
  243. 12Paragraph 12
  244. 13National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978
  245. 14National Health Service Act 2006
  246. 15National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006
  247. 16National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986
  248. 17National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) Regulations 1992
  249. 18General Optical Council Testing of Sight by Persons Training as Ophthalmic Opticians Rules 1993
  250. 19Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004
  251. 20General Optical Council (Registration) Rules 2005
  252. 21National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
  253. 22National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009
  254. 23Patient Rights (Treatment Time Guarantee) (Scotland) Regulations 2012
  255. 24Human Medicines Regulations 2012
  256. Part 2: Savings and transitional provision
  257. 25Pending applications
  258. 25ASwiss opticians and optometrists qualifying outside the United Kingdom: saving of old law
  259. 26Visiting opticians: saving of old law for up to five years
  260. 27IMI alerts
  261. 28Interpretation of saved provisions
  262. Schedule 6: Osteopaths
  263. Part 1: Amendments to legislation
  264. 1Interpretation
  265. 2Osteopaths Act 1993
  266. 3Paragraph 3
  267. 4Paragraph 4
  268. 5Paragraph 5
  269. 6Paragraph 6
  270. 7Paragraph 7
  271. 8Paragraph 8
  272. 9Paragraph 9
  273. 10Paragraph 10
  274. 11Paragraph 11
  275. 12General Osteopathic Council (Registration) Rules 1998
  276. 13General Osteopathic Council (Application for Registration and Fees) Rules 2000
  277. 14General Osteopathic Council (Recognition of Qualifications) Rules 2000
  278. Part 2: Savings and transitional provision
  279. 15Pending applications
  280. 15ASwiss osteopaths qualifying outside the United Kingdom: saving of old law
  281. 16Visiting osteopaths: saving of old law for up to five years
  282. 17IMI alerts
  283. 18Interpretation of saved provisions
  284. Schedule 7: Chiropractors
  285. Part 1: Amendments to legislation
  286. 1Interpretation
  287. 2Chiropractors Act 1994
  288. 3Paragraph 3
  289. 4Paragraph 4
  290. 5Paragraph 5
  291. 6Paragraph 6
  292. 7Paragraph 7
  293. 8Paragraph 8
  294. 9Paragraph 9
  295. 10Paragraph 10
  296. 11Paragraph 11
  297. 12General Chiropractic Council (Registration) Rules 1999
  298. 13General Chiropractic Council (Registration of Chiropractors with Foreign Qualifications) Rules 2002
  299. Part 2: Savings and transitional provision
  300. 14Pending applications
  301. 14ASwiss chiropractors qualifying outside the United Kingdom: saving of old law
  302. 15Visiting chiropractors: saving of old law for up to five years
  303. 16IMI alerts
  304. 17Interpretation of saved provisions
  305. Schedule 8: Health ... professionals
  306. Part 1: Amendments to legislation
  307. 1Interpretation
  308. 2Health ... Professions Order 2001
  309. 3Paragraph 3
  310. 4Paragraph 4
  311. 5Paragraph 5
  312. 6Paragraph 6
  313. 7Paragraph 7
  314. 8Paragraph 8
  315. 9Paragraph 9
  316. 10Paragraph 10
  317. 11Paragraph 11
  318. 12Paragraph 12
  319. 13Paragraph 13
  320. 14Paragraph 14
  321. 15Paragraph 15
  322. 16Health Professions (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2003
  323. 17Health and Care Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules 2003
  324. 18Health Professions Council (Registration Appeals) Rules 2003
  325. Part 2: Savings and transitional provision
  326. 19Pending applications
  327. 19ASwiss health professionals qualifying outside the United Kingdom: saving of old law
  328. 20Visiting health ... professionals: saving of old law for up to five years
  329. 21European Professional Card
  330. 22Paragraph 22
  331. 23Paragraph 23
  332. 24IMI alerts
  333. 25Interpretation of saved provisions
  334. Schedule 9: Social workers in Scotland
  335. Part 1: Amendments to legislation
  336. 1Interpretation
  337. 2Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001
  338. 3Paragraph 3
  339. 4Paragraph 4
  340. 5Paragraph 5
  341. 6Paragraph 6
  342. 7Paragraph 7
  343. 8Paragraph 8
  344. 9Paragraph 9
  345. 10Paragraph 10
  346. 11National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Performers List) (Scotland) Regulations 2004
  347. Part 2: Savings and transitional provision
  348. 12Pending applications
  349. 13Visiting social workers: saving of old law for up to five years
  350. 14Interpretation of saved provisions
  351. 14AInterpretation of saved provisions: Swiss visiting social workers
  352. 15IMI alerts
  353. 16Applications from Swiss social workers: saving of old law
  354. 17Interpretation of provisions saved by paragraph 16
  355. Schedule 10: Social care workers in Northern Ireland
  356. Part 1: Amendments to legislation
  357. 1Interpretation
  358. 2Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001
  359. 3Paragraph 3
  360. 4Paragraph 4
  361. 5Paragraph 5
  362. 6Paragraph 6
  363. 7Paragraph 7
  364. 8Paragraph 8
  365. 9Paragraph 9
  366. 10Paragraph 10
  367. 11Paragraph 11
  368. 12Paragraph 12
  369. Part 2: Savings and transitional provision
  370. 13Pending applications
  371. 14Visiting social work professionals: saving of old law for up to five years
  372. 15IMI alerts
  373. 16Interpretation of saved provisions
  374. 17Swiss social care workers: saving of old law
  375. Schedule 11: Social workers in England
  376. Part 1: Amendments to legislation
  377. 1Interpretation
  378. 2Social Workers Regulations 2018
  379. 3Paragraph 3
  380. 4Paragraph 4
  381. 5Paragraph 5
  382. 6Paragraph 6
  383. 7Paragraph 7
  384. 8Paragraph 8
  385. 9Paragraph 9
  386. 10Paragraph 10
  387. Part 2: Savings and transitional provision
  388. 11Pending applications
  389. 12Visiting social work professionals: saving of old law for up to five years
  390. 12ARecognition of professional social work qualifications
  391. 13Interpretation of saved provisions
  392. Explanatory note