Regulation 8 Approval of training postsI1

a post which is, on 30th September immediately before the start of employment in that post, approved by the Joint Committee in accordance with paragraph (2);

a post which is an educationally approved post for the purpose of acquiring prescribed experience under regulations made under section 32 of the National Health Service Act 1977^f1; or

a post which is an educationally approved post for the purpose of acquiring prescribed experience under regulations made under section 22 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978^f2.

it is approved by the Specialist Training Authority of the Medical Royal Colleges (“the STA”) pursuant to Article 7 of the European Specialist Medical Qualifications Order 1995^f3; or

it is not so approved and the post is one for which there is no relevant Royal College or Faculty which is entitled to appoint a member of the STA pursuant to Article 3(3) and Part I of Schedule 1 to that Order.