Paragraph 2 Amendment of Rule 16 of the principal Rules

after sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (1) there shall be inserted—

“(f)

such vocational qualifications as the Council may from time to time approve as providing a standard of education appropriate to entry into such training”;

for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted—

“(3)

Where a person has complied with the requirements for enabling an application to be made for admission to Part 2, 4, 6 or 7 of the register as set out in paragraph (2) of rule 14 and has been so registered and such registration is not ineffective that person shall be eligible to apply for entry into training leading to admission to Part 1, 3, 5 or 8 of the register without complying with the requirements of paragraph (1) of this rule provided that she has practised for a minimum period of one year full-time (or practised part-time for an equivalent period) as a nurse subsequent to registration in Part 2, 4, 6 or 7 of the register”.