90.—In this Part—

“corresponding qualification” F133[means a professional qualification that], before or after the passing of this Act, has been recognised by or on behalf of the State pursuant to a directive or other relevant measure as corresponding to—

(a) in the case of a designated profession listed in the second column of Schedule 3, a qualification listed opposite that profession in the third column of that Schedule, and

(b) in the case of any other designated profession, a qualification standing at the time of application for registration prescribed under section 95 for that profession;

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F135[“directive” means a directive adopted by an institution of the European Communities or the European Union for the recognition of professional education and training; ]

F135[“EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2 May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol done at Brussels on 17 March 1993; ]

“relevant date”, in relation to an application under this Part to the registration board of a designated profession, means the date on which the register of the members of that profession is established;

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F135[“relevant measure” means—

(a) a measure or decision taken by the Joint Committee under the EEA Agreement having an effect corresponding to that of a directive, and

(b) a measure that is in force by virtue of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Free Movement of Persons, done at Luxembourg on 21 June 1999;]

“transitional period”, in relation to an application under this Part to the registration board of a designated profession, means the period beginning on the relevant date and ending 2 years after that date.