14 Recognition of qualifications
Osteopaths Act 1993 (1993 c 21) | Legislation

14  Recognition of qualifications

(1)     For the purposes of this Act, a qualification is a “recognised qualification” if it is recognised by the General Council under this section.

(2)     Where the General Council is satisfied that—

(a)     a qualification granted by an institution in the United Kingdom is evidence of having reached the required standard of proficiency, or

(b)     a qualification which such an institution proposes to grant will be evidence of having reached that standard,

it may, with the approval of the Privy Council, recognise that qualification for the purposes of this Act.

[(2A)     A qualification that—

(a)     was granted by an institution in a relevant European State, and

(b)     is, in the opinion of the General Council, evidence of having reached a standard of proficiency comparable to that evidenced by a qualification recognised under subsection (2),

is

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