Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005

PART 9

Transitional Provisions

Definitions (Part 9)

90.—In this Part—

“corresponding qualification” means a qualification that has been awarded in another member state and that, before or after the passing of this Act, has been recognised by or on behalf of the State pursuant to a directive or other relevant measure as corresponding to—

(a) in the case of a designated profession listed in the second column of Schedule 3, a qualification listed opposite that profession in the third column of that Schedule, and

(b) in the case of any other designated profession, a qualification standing at the time of application for registration prescribed under section 95 for that profession;

“directive” and “member state” have the same meanings as in section 38 ;

“relevant date”, in relation to an application under this Part to the registration board of a designated profession, means the date on which the register of the members of that profession is established;

“relevant measure” has the same meaning as in section 38 ;

“transitional period”, in relation to an application under this Part to the registration board of a designated profession, means the period beginning on the relevant date and ending 2 years after that date.