# Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979, Paragraph 5


(1) Where a member of the Council or any of its committees is absent from meetings for more than 6 months consecutively or is disqualified from practising as a nurse, midwife or health visitor, the Council may by resolution declare that he has ceased to be a member.
(2) An elected member shall cease to be a member if he ceases to hold any qualification by virtue of which he was elected.
(3) A person appointed as a replacement for an elected member shall cease to be a member if he ceases to hold any qualification by virtue of which he was appointed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/36/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nurses-midwives-and-health-visitors-act-1979/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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