UK Statutory Instrument 2007 United Kingdom

The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007

These Regulations, which are made under powers contained in the European Communities Act 1972, implement, in part, Directive 2005/36/EC (“the Directive”) which concerns the recognition of professional qualifications. The essential aim of the Directive is to facilitate the free movement of persons between member States of the European Community, by setting out principles and procedures which member States are to apply in determining the rights of migrants to pursue professions which require professional qualifications. Show full description

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s.001

Citation, commencement and extent

s.002

Amendment of Medical Act 1983

s.003

Amendment of section 2

s.004

Amendment of section 3

s.005

Amendment of section 5

s.006

Amendment of section 10A

s.007

Amendment of section 14

s.008

Insertion of section 14A

s.009

Amendment of section 15A

s.010

Amendment of section 16

s.011

Amendment of section 17

s.012

Substitution of section 18

s.013

Amendment of section 19

s.014

Insertion of section 19A

s.015

Amendment of section 21

s.016

Amendment of section 21B

s.017

Amendment of section 21C

s.018

Amendment of section 26

s.019

Amendment of section 30

s.020

Amendment of section 32

s.021

Amendment of section 40

s.022

Amendment of section 44

s.023

Amendment of section 44B

s.024

Insertion of section 44BA

s.025

Repeal of section 45

s.026

Amendment of section 46

s.027

Amendment of section 49

s.028

Insertion of section 49B

s.029

Amendment of section 55

s.030

Amendment of Schedule 1

s.031

Repeal of Schedule 2

s.032

Insertion of Schedule 2A

s.033

Amendment of Schedule 3

s.034

Amendment of Schedule 3A

s.035

Amendment of Schedule 4

s.036

Insertion of Schedule 4A

s.037

Amendment of the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003

s.038

Amendment of article 5

s.039

Substitution of article 6

s.040

Amendment of article 8

s.041

Amendment of article 10

s.042

Amendment of article 11

s.043

Insertion of article 11A

s.044

Amendment of article 12

s.045

Amendment of article 13

s.046

Amendment of article 14

s.047

Insertion of article 14A

s.048

Amendment of article 15

s.049

Insertion of article 15A

s.050

Substitution of article 16

s.051

Amendment of article 18

s.052

Substitution of article 19

s.053

Revocation of article 20

s.054

Amendment of article 21

s.055

Amendment of article 23

s.056

Amendment of Schedule 1

s.057

Amendment of Schedule 2

s.058

Amendment of Schedule 3

s.059

Repeal of Schedule 4

s.060

Repeal of Schedule 5

s.061

Amendment of Schedule 6

s.062

Repeal of Schedule 6A

s.063

Repeal of Schedule 7

s.064

Insertion of Schedule 7A

s.065

Amendment of the Value Added Tax Act 1994

s.066

Amendment of the European Primary Medical Qualifications Regulations 1996

s.067

Amendment of the National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Performers Lists) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

s.068

Amendment of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) Regulations 2004

s.069

Amendment of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) (Wales) Regulations 2004

s.070

Amendment of the General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2004

s.071

Amendment of the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007

s.072

Amendment of article 3

s.073

Amendment of article 10

s.074

Amendment of article 11

s.075

Amendment of article 12

s.076

Amendment of article 14

s.077

Amendment of article 16

s.078

Amendment of article 17

s.079

Substitution of article 18

s.080

Insertion of article 18A

s.081

Amendment of article 21

s.082

Amendment of article 22

s.083

Amendment of article 23

s.084

Amendment of article 25

s.085

Amendment of article 27

s.086

Amendment of article 28

s.087

Insertion of articles 28A and 28B

s.088

Amendment of article 33

s.089

Amendment of article 35

s.090

Amendment of article 36

s.091

Amendment of article 39

s.092

Amendment of article 40

s.093

Amendment of article 42

s.094

Amendment of article 43

s.095

Insertion of article 64A

s.096

Amendment of article 66

s.097

Insertion of Schedules A1 and A2

s.098

Amendment of the Medicines Act 1968

s.099

Amendment of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

s.100

Amendment of the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004

s.101

Amendment of the Gender Recognition (Disclosure of Information) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Order 2005

s.102

Amendment of the Gender Recognition (Disclosure of Information) (Scotland) Order 2005

s.103

Amendment of the Health Act 2006

s.104

Amendment of the National Health Service Act 2006

s.105

Amendment of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006

s.106

Amendment of the Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations 2006

s.107

Amendment of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (Registration) Rules 2007

s.108

Amendment of the Approved European Pharmacy Qualifications Order of Council 2007

s.109

Amendment of Dentists Act 1984

s.110

Insertion of section 12A

s.111

Amendment of section 14

s.112

Amendment of section 15

s.113

Amendment of section 16

s.114

Amendment of section 17

s.115

Amendment of section 18

s.116

Amendment of section 19

s.117

Substitution of section 21A

s.118

Insertion of section 34AA

s.119

Amendment of section 35

s.120

Amendment of section 36

s.121

Insertion of sections 36ZA and 36ZB

s.122

Amendment of section 36B

s.123

Amendment of section 36C

s.124

Amendment of section 36E

s.125

Amendment of section 36F

s.126

Insertion of sections 36Z3 and 36Z4

s.127

Amendment of section 38

s.128

Amendment of section 39

s.129

Amendment of section 53

s.130

Amendment of Schedule 2

s.131

Amendment of Schedule 2A

s.132

Substitution of Schedule 4

s.133

Insertion of Schedule 4ZA

s.134

Amendment of Schedule 4A

s.135

Amendment of the European Primary and Specialist Dental Qualifications Regulations 1998

s.136

Amendment of regulation 2

s.137

Amendment of regulation 3

s.138

Substitution of regulation 4

s.139

Amendment of regulation 7

s.140

Amendment of regulation 8

s.141

Amendment of regulation 9

s.142

Insertion of regulation 9A

s.143

Amendment of regulation 10

s.144

Amendment of regulation 13

s.145

Amendment of regulation 14

s.146

Insertion of regulation 14A

s.147

Repeal of regulations 16, 17, 18 and 21

s.148

Insertion of Schedule A1

s.149

Repeal of Schedule 1

s.150

Repeal of Schedule 2

s.151

Amendment of the Medicines Act 1968

s.152

Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

s.153

Amendment of the Poisons Act 1972

s.154

Amendment of the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004

s.155

Amendment of Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001

s.156

Amendment of article 6

s.157

Amendment of article 7

s.158

Amendment of article 8

s.159

Amendment of article 9

s.160

Amendment of article 10

s.161

Omission of article 11

s.162

Amendment of article 13

s.163

Amendment of article 14

s.164

Amendment of article 15

s.165

Amendment of article 19

s.166

Amendment of article 37

s.167

Amendment of article 38

s.168

Substitution of article 39

s.169

Insertion of article 39A

s.170

Substitution of article 40

s.171

Insertion of Schedule 2A

s.172

Substitution of Schedule 3

s.173

Amendment of Schedule 4

s.174

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) Rules 2004

s.175

The Nurses and Midwives (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2004

s.176

The European Nursing and Midwifery Qualifications Designation Order of Council 2004

s.177

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Education, Registration and Registration Appeals) Rules 2004

s.178

Amendment of Opticians Act 1989

s.179

Amendment of section 8

s.180

Insertion of sections 8B, 8C and 8D

s.181

Amendment of section 10

s.182

Amendment of section 10A

s.183

Amendment of section 11A

s.184

Amendment of section 11B

s.185

Amendment of section 28

s.186

Amendment of section 29

s.187

Amendment of section 36

s.188

Amendment of Schedule 1A

s.189

Amendment of the National Health Service Act 1977

s.190

Amendment of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

s.191

Amendment of the Medicines (Contact Lens Fluids and Other Substances) (Exemption from Licences) Order 1979

s.192

Amendment of the Medicines (Contact Lens Fluids and Other Substances) (Advertising and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1979

s.193

Amendment of the Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1980

s.194

Amendment of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986

s.195

Amendment of the National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) Regulations 1992

s.196

Amendment of the General Optical Council (Testing of Sight by Persons Training as Ophthalmic Opticians) Rules 1993

s.197

Amendment of the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997

s.198

Amendment of the Primary Care Trusts (Consultation on Establishment, Dissolution and Transfer of Staff) Regulations 1999

s.199

Amendment of the Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000

s.200

Amendment of the General Social Care Council (Appointments and Procedure) Regulations 2001

s.201

Amendment of the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004

s.202

Amendment of the General Optical Council (Registration Rules) 2005

s.203

Amendment of the National Health Service Act 2006

s.204

Amendment of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006

s.205

Amendment of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2006

s.206

Amendment of the Osteopaths Act 1993

s.207

Insertion of section 5A

s.208

Amendment of section 6

s.209

Amendment of section 8

s.210

Amendment of section 17

s.211

Amendment of section 29

s.212

Insertion of section 29A

s.213

Amendment of section 37

s.214

Amendment of section 41

s.215

Amendment of the General Osteopathic Council (Registration) Rules 1998

s.216

Amendment of the General Osteopathic Council (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Rules 1998

s.217

Amendment of the General Osteopathic Council (Recognition of Qualifications) Rules 2000

s.218

Amendment of the Chiropractors Act 1994

s.219

Insertion of section 5A

s.220

Amendment of section 6

s.221

Amendment of section 8

s.222

Amendment of section 17

s.223

Amendment of section 29

s.224

Insertion of section 29A

s.225

Amendment of section 37

s.226

Amendment of section 43

s.227

Amendment of the General Chiropractic Council (Registration) Rules 1999

s.228

Amendment of the General Chiropractic Council (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Rules 1999

s.229

Amendment of the General Chiropractic Council (Registration of Chiropractors with Foreign Qualifications) Rules 2002

s.230

Amendment of the Care Standards Act 2000

s.231

Amendment of section 55

s.232

Amendment of section 56

s.233

Amendment of section 57

s.234

Amendment of section 58

s.235

Insertion of section 58A

s.236

Amendment of section 60

s.237

Amendment of section 61

s.238

Substitution of section 64

s.239

Amendment of section 65

s.240

Amendment of section 66

s.241

Amendment of section 68

s.242

Amendment of section 71

s.243

Amendment of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001

s.244

Amendment of section 2

s.245

Amendment of section 3

s.246

Amendment of section 4

s.247

Amendment of section 5

s.248

Insertion of section 5A

s.249

Amendment of section 7

s.250

Amendment of section 8

s.251

Amendment of section 11

s.252

Amendment of section 12

s.253

Amendment of section 13

s.254

Amendment of section 15

s.255

Amendment of section 18

s.256

Amendment of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001

s.257

Amendment of section 44

s.258

Amendment of section 45

s.259

Amendment of section 46

s.260

Insertion of sections 46A and 46B

s.261

Amendment of section 47

s.262

Amendment of section 50

s.263

Amendment of section 51

s.264

Amendment of section 57

s.265

Amendment of section 77

s.266

Amendment of the Health Professions Order 2001

s.267

Amendment of article 6

s.268

Amendment of article 7

s.269

Amendment of article 8

s.270

Amendment of article 9

s.271

Amendment of article 10

s.272

Amendment of article 12

s.273

Insertion of article 13A

s.274

Amendment of article 19

s.275

Amendment of article 37

s.276

Amendment of article 38

s.277

Amendment of Schedule 3

s.278

Amendment of the Health Professions (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2003

s.279

Amendment of the Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules 2003

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