Explanatory note

These Regulations further implement the third subparagraph of Article 17(5) of Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4th November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (OJ No. L299, 18.11.2003, p. 9).

Regulations 2 and 3 amend Regulation 25A of, and Schedule 2A to, the Working Time Regulations 1998. Regulation 25A of, and Schedule 2A to, the Working Time Regulations 1998 provide for the 48 hour working time limit for doctors in training to be increased to 52 hours for certain categories of doctors in training, listed in Schedule 2A to those Regulations, with effect from 1st August 2009 until 31st July 2011. Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends Regulation 25A of the Working Time Regulations 1998 to provide for the 52 hour working time limit to also apply to certain additional categories of doctors in training with effect from 2nd November 2009 to 31st July 2011. Regulation 3 adds a further Table to Schedule 2A to the Working Time Regulations 1998 which includes the additional categories of doctors in training to whom that provision applies.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as they have no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies.