{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nurses-midwives-and-health-visitors-act-1992-repealed-1961997/section-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nurses-midwives-and-health-visitors-act-1992-repealed-1961997/section-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1992/16",
  "legislation_title": "Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1992 (repealed 19.6.1997)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nurses-midwives-and-health-visitors-act-1992-repealed-1961997",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Section 1: preparatory.",
  "text": "(1) Before the end of the period of six months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed, the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (“the Council”) shall submit to the Secretary of State for his approval—\n(a) a proposal with respect to the number of members of which the Council is to consist after the coming into force of section 1 above, and\n(b) a scheme for the election of persons to be appointed to the Council.\n(2) A scheme under subsection (1)(b) above shall include provision determining the professional, residential or other qualifications which a person must have to be eligible to vote or to be elected in an election held under the scheme.\n(3) The provision to be included in pursuance of subsection (2) above with respect to the qualifications which a person must have to be eligible to be elected in an election held under the scheme shall be such as to exclude from eligibility anyone who is not a registered nurse, midwife or health visitor living or working in the United Kingdom.\n(4) If the Secretary of State approves a proposal submitted to him under subsection (1)(a) above he shall signify his approval by order.\n(5) If the Secretary of State approves a scheme submitted to him under subsection (1)(b) above he shall give effect to it by order.\n(6) Orders under this section shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/16/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:36:03.669463+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}