I'd say no it is not correct that you can just do the assessments to get the Expert Beemaster Certificate.
if you just do the Intermediate and Advanced practicals you get the Apiarian Certificate. If you just do the exams you get the Advance certificate. If you do BOTH the Advanced Certificate (theory exams) and the Apiarian (practical Assessments) then you are now an Expert Beemaster. The lack of an Arrow from the Advance Certificate to the Expert Beemaster probably doesn't help.
The only "shortcut", so to speak, that I'm aware of is that if you have already done the Microscopy exam then you do not have to repeat the Microscopy Module in the Advanced practical, at least in the BBKA programme so I'm again assuming that the same is true on the SBA programme.
The "Module discussion" on the BBKA notes for the Advanced Practical is listed as a 40 minute interview on a range of topics covered by the syllabus as a whole.
[edit] now I can't find the paper that still listed elements of Module 4, typical.
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