Citation, commencement and extent

1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Farriers' Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 18th January 2016.

(2) These Regulations extend to Great Britain.

Amendments to the Farriers (Registration) Act 1975

2.  The Farriers (Registration) Act 1975(3) is amended as follows-

(a)in sections 7(1)(f) and (6), 9(3) and 15(1)(d), for "the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007" substitute "the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015"(4);

(b)in section 7(6) and (7)(a), for "regulation 8" substitute "regulation 12";

(c)in section 7(7), in the opening words, for "regulation 11 or 12" substitute "regulation 15 or 16";

(d)in section 9(3), for "regulation 9(2)" substitute "regulation 13(2)";

(e)in section 9(5)-

(i)for "regulation 36(2)" substitute "regulation 68(3)";

(ii)for "regulation 36(1)" substitute "regulation 68(1)";

(f)in section 15(1)(d), for "regulation 17(1)" substitute "regulation 24(1)".

Review

3.-(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time-

(a)carry out a review of these Regulations;

(b)set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and

(c)publish the report.

(2) The report must in particular-

(a)set out the objectives intended to be achieved by these Regulations;

(b)assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and

(c)assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved in a less burdensome way.

(3) The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force.

(4) Each subsequent review period is a period of five years beginning with the date on which the report of the preceding review was published.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Farriers (Registration) Act 1975 (c. 35) to cross-refer appropriately to the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2059), which have been made as a result of an amendment to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications (OJ No L 255, 30.9.2005, p 22).