This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2002/1597 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument
Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 2036
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
The European Communities (Recognition of Qualifications and Experience) (Third General System) (Amendment) Regulations 2002
Made
1st August 2002
Laid before Parliament
2nd August 2002
Coming into force
8th August 2002
M1,M2 The Secretary of State being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to recognition of higher-education diplomas, qualifications or experience required for the pursuit of professions or other occupations, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by that section hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Recognition of Qualifications and Experience) (Third General System) (Amendment) Regulations 2002.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 8th August 2002.
Revocation
M3 2. Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the European Communities (Recognition of Qualifications and Experience) (Third General System) Regulations 2002 is hereby revoked and the following is inserted in its place—
“ 3. If an applicant has worked as mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a)(ii) and (iv), (b)(ii) and (iv), (c)(ii) and (d)(ii), and has received at least two years but less than three years prior training, the requirements of paragraph 1 shall be satisfied if the time he has spent working and the time he has spent training together equal—
(a) 6 years, in the cases of sub-paragraphs (a)(ii), (b)(ii) and (c)(ii);
(b) 8 years, in the cases of sub-paragraphs (a)(iv) and (b)(iv);
(c) 5 years, in the case of sub-paragraph (d)(ii). ”
Alan Johnson
Minister of State for Employment Relations, Industry and the Regions,
Department of Trade and Industry
1st August 2002