# The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential Provision—Social Workers) Order 2012, Article 10: Amendment of the Health Professions Council (Practice Committees and Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules Order of Council 2009

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In the Schedule to the Health Professions Council (Practice Committees and Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules Order of Council 2009 (the Health Professions Council (Practice Committees and Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2009), in rule 2 (interpretation)—
(a) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “lay member”, omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (ii), and for “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (iii) substitute—
“or
(iv) registered as a social worker, or as a visiting social worker from a relevant European state, in a register maintained under section 56 of the Care Standards Act 2000 or in any equivalent register provided for under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland; and,” and
(b) in the definition of “the Order”, for “Health Professions Order 2001” substitute “Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1479/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2012-consequential-provisionsocial-workers-order-2012/article-10
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