Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Rules approved by this Order, and made by the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (“the Council”), amend the Rules approved by the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Rules Approval Order 1983 as they relate to a person who has qualified to practise as a nurse, midwife or health visitor outside the United Kingdom. Provision is made for the Council to admit such a person to the register for a specified period. There is provision for registration to lapse at the end of the period specified.