SCHEDULE 3U.K.Amendments for the purpose of, and in connection with, implementing the EEA EFTA free trade agreement

PART 5U.K.Amendments in relation to healthcare professions

Amendments to the Pharmacy Order 2010U.K.

84.  In article 24 (notification by the Registrar: entry and renewal)(1)—

(a)after paragraph (2), insert—

“(2C) Where A holds a specified state qualification, the Registrar must—

(a)give A adequate time to complete the requirements and procedures of the application process; and

(b)deal promptly with A’s application.”;

(b)in paragraphs (3) and (4), for “period of three months beginning with the relevant date” substitute “relevant period”;

(c)after paragraph (4), insert—

“(4A) For the purposes of this article, the relevant period is:

(a)where A holds a specified state qualification, the period of four months beginning with the relevant date;

(b)in any other case, the period of three months beginning with that date.”;

(d)in paragraph (5A), for “period of three months for the purposes of paragraph (3) or (4)”, substitute “relevant period”.