Paragraph 11 I1

United Kingdom

(1)

Article 21 (pre-entry requirements in respect of qualifications and additional education, training or experience: pharmacists) M1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (1)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a), omit the words from “(and” to the end;

(b)

omit sub-paragraph (b);

(c)

omit sub-paragraph (c) (but not the final “or”);

(d)

in sub-paragraph (d)—

(i)

in the words before paragraph (i), omit “subject to paragraph (2),”;

(ii)

omit paragraph (ii)(aa) (including the final “or”);

(iii)

in paragraph (ii)(bb), omit “whether or not P is an exempt person,”.

(3)

After paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A)
A relevant European qualification is to be treated as a qualification which has been approved under paragraph (1)(d)(i).
(1B)
In this article “relevant European qualification” means—
(a)
a qualification that falls within article 21A and has not been designated by the Council for the purposes of this sub-paragraph, or
(b)
a qualification in pharmacy that does not fall within article 21A but—
(i)
was granted in a relevant European State, and
(ii)
attests, in the opinion of the Council, to a comparable standard of proficiency to that attested to by a qualification approved under paragraph (1)(a).
(1C)
The Council—
(a)
may designate a qualification for the purposes of paragraph (1B)(a) only with the approval of the Privy Council;
(b)
must maintain and publish a list of the qualifications that are so designated.”.

(4)

Omit paragraphs (2) to (5).

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: Relevant amending instrument is 2016/1030.

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 11 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)