Article 82 Amendment of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 and consequential amendments to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Election Scheme) Rules 2005

(1)

In the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001^f1—

(a)

in paragraph 2(2)(d)(iii) of Schedule 1 (the Nursing and Midwifery Council and committees), omit “or to which he has been assigned in accordance with prescribed criteria”;

(b)

in paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 1, before “Each member’s term” insert “Subject to paragraph 6 of Schedule 2,”; and

(c)

in paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 (transitional provisions)—

(i)

omit “, which may not exceed four years,”,

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (a), after “of registrant” insert “, alternate” and for “and three” substitute “, three and four”,

(iii)

omit sub-paragraph (b), and

(iv)

in sub-paragraph (c), after “the registrant” insert “and alternate”.

(2)

In the Rules in the Schedule to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Election Scheme) Rules Order of Council 2005^f2—

(a)

in rule 13 (basis of election)—

(i)

in paragraph (3), omit “Subject to paragraph (4),”, and

(ii)

omit paragraph (4); and

(b)

in paragraph (1)(c) of rule 15 (entitlement to vote)—

(i)

add “or” at the end of paragraph (i), and

(ii)

omit paragraph (iii) and the “or” at the end of paragraph (ii).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2002/253; there are no relevant amending instruments.
f2: S.I. 2005/2250.