Cap. 468 чл. 19Transitory provisions.

(1) Any person who on the coming into force of this Act is in possession of a Diploma in Applied Social Studies with an option in Social Work or a Diploma in Social Work issued by the

University of Malta prior to December 2002, or any other professional qualification in social work issued prior to December 2002 deemed by the Board to be equivalent to any of the aforesaid diplomas shall be deemed to have satisfied the provisions of article 4(a).

(2) For the purposes of article 4(b), any experience gained by any person who has obtained the qualification referred to in article 4(a), between the date of such qualification and the coming into force of this Act shall be deemed to have been undertaken under the supervision of a registered social worker.

(3) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, any person who satisfies the Board that he has pursued social work on a professional basis as his main occupation for at least ten years immediately prior to the coming into force of this Act shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of article 4(a) and (b).

(4) The provisions of subarticle (3) shall only apply in relation to a person who applies for a warrant under this Act within one year from its coming into force and who successfully undertakes a proficiency test set by the Board within six months from the date of such application.