Part 3: Professional Qualifications and Regulations UK Market Access: Professional qualifications and regulation Section 27: Other exceptions from section 24
Subsection (1) provides that the automatic recognition principle does not apply to existing provision except as provided for in subsection (3).
	Subsection (2) describes an "existing provision" as a provision in force on the date that this Act is passed (or a provision made after that date if it simply re-enacts or replicates such provision already in force at the date the Act is passed).
	Subsection (3) sets out the circumstances where the automatic recognition principle will apply to an existing provision. This is when, after the Act is passed, that part or a different part of the UK makes provision that affect the circumstances in which individuals are qualified in respect of the profession concerned.
	Subsection (4) defines "relevant part" and "qualified" for the purpose of this section.
	Subsection (5) and (6) exclude certain legal professions from the scope of section 24(2). This means that the automatic recognition system will not apply to these professions.
	Subsection (7) excludes the profession of school teaching from the scope of section 24(2). This means that the automatic recognition system will not apply to this profession.