Paragraph 6 I1

after subsection (2), insert—

“(2A)

A qualification that—

(a)

was granted by an institution in a relevant European State, and

(b)

is, in the opinion of the General Council, evidence of having reached a standard of proficiency comparable to that evidenced by a qualification recognised under subsection (2),

is to be treated for the purposes of this Act as if it were so recognised.”;

in subsection (3), after “qualification”, where it first occurs, insert “ (not being one to which subsection (2A) applies) ”;

omit subsections (10) and (11).