Commentary on provisions of Act Section 2: Power conferred by section 1 exercisable only if necessary to meet demand
Subsections (1) and (2) of Section 2 mean that regulations can be made under Section 1 only if the appropriate national authority is satisfied that it is necessary to do so to meet the demand for the services provided by that profession in the UK, or the part of the UK to which the regulations relate, without unreasonable delays or charges. In making the determination, the appropriate national authority will consider a range of information relevant to that profession, which would typically include whether there are skills shortages.
	Subsection (3) provides that Section 2 does not apply to regulations made under Section 1 in so far as they are modifying (which includes revoking, repealing or amending) earlier regulations under that Section, as long as they do not also add further professions into those regulations. This allows for the revocation, repeal and amendment of such regulations without having to meet the requirements of subsection (2).