Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Act 2012

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Number 46 of 2012

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONALS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Interpretation.

2. Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.

3. Amendment of section 9 of Principal Act.

4. Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act.

5. Amendment of Principal Act — insertion of section 27A (functions of registration boards: approval of qualifications, etc.).

6. Amendment of section 31 of Principal Act.

7. Amendment of section 38 of Principal Act.

8. Amendment of section 42 of Principal Act.

9. Amendment of Principal Act — insertion of sections 42A (performance of functions under section 27A) and 42B (right to apply to Council in relation to performance of functions under section 27A).

10. Amendment of section 44 of Principal Act.

11. Amendment of section 59 of Principal Act.

12. Amendment of section 79 of Principal Act.

13. Amendment of section 80 of Principal Act.

14. Amendment of section 90 of Principal Act.

15. Amendment of section 91 of Principal Act.

16. Amendment of Principal Act — insertion of section 91A (use of professional titles).

17. Amendment of Schedule 1 to Principal Act.

18. Amendment of Schedule 2 to Principal Act.

19. Amendment of Schedule 3 to Principal Act.

20. Short title and commencement.

Act Referred to

Number 46 of 2012

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONALS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012

AN ACT TO AMEND THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONALS ACT 2005 IN RELATION TO MEMBERSHIP OF THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONALS COUNCIL, IN RELATION TO THE RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED OUTSIDE THE STATE, INCLUDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2005 ¹ ON THE RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[26th December, 2012]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

¹ OJ No. L255 30.9.2005, p. 22