Explanatory note

This Order, which is made under the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001, approves Rules made by the Nursing and Midwifery Council which amend the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) Rules 2004.

Rules 3 makes various adjustments to the fees to be paid in connection with applications for inclusion in the register.

Rule 4 provides that in each three year registration period which begins on or after 1st January 2006 (other than one which ended on 31st December 2005) a registrant will be required to pay a fee for retention of registration at the end of the first and second years of each three year registration period. A registrant will still be required to pay a renewal fee at the end of a registration period if she wishes her registration to be renewed.