# Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979, Paragraph 3

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

In section 23(1)—
(a) in the definition of “by order”, at the end add the words “or in the case of an order under section [5 or 6] made by the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland or an order under section 22(4) or paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 made by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland means by order made by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979”;
(b) in the definition of “prescribed” after the words “Secretary of State” insert the words “or, as the case may be, the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/36/schedule/6/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nurses-midwives-and-health-visitors-act-1979/schedule-6/paragraph-3
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