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The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2018

S.I. 2018/1198 · Made 19 November 2018

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Health Care And Associated Professions

Nurses, Midwives And Nursing Associates

Made 19th November 2018

Laid before Parliament 21st November 2018

Coming into force 28th January 2019

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 19th day of November 2018

By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has made the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2018 as set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 7(1), 7(2)(c) and 47(2) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001f1.

In accordance with articles 7(3) and 47(3) of that Order, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has consulted representatives of groups of persons as it considered appropriate and who appeared likely to be affected by the proposed rules.

In accordance with articles 47(1) and 48 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001, such Rules shall not come into force until approved by order of the Privy Council.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2002/253 as amended by S.I. 2018/838; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Council approval
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule THE NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL (FEES) (AMENDMENT) RULES 2018
  5. 1Citation and commencement
  6. 2Amendment to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) Rules 2004
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2018 and comes into force on 28th January 2019.

2Council approval

Their Lordships, having taken the Rules in the Schedule into consideration, are pleased to, and do approve them.

Signature

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

THE NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL (FEES) (AMENDMENT) RULES 2018

The Nursing and Midwifery Council makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 7(1), 7(2)(c) and 47(2) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001f1.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has consulted in accordance with articles 7(3) and 47(3) of that Order.

1Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2018 and come into force on 28th January 2019.

2Amendment to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) Rules 2004

In the table in rule 3 (fees) of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) Rules 2004f1—

(a)

in the entry of column (2) of row (a), for “(e) or (f)” substitute “(dd), (e) or (f) or article 13A”;

(b)

in the entry of column (2) of row (c), for “or (d)” substitute “, (d) or (dd)”.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made under the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (S.I. 2002/253) (“the 2001 Order”) approves the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2018 (“the Rules”) made by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The Rules amend the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/1654) (“the Fees Rules”).

Rule 2 of the Rules amends rule 3 of the Fees Rules to provide for the payment of fees in connection with applications for the registration of nursing associates who are relying on Article 13(1)(dd) (approved qualifications)f1 and Article 13A (transitional provisions relating to admission to the register)f2 of the 2001 Order. Rule 2 also amends rule 3 of the Fees Rules to provide for the payment of fees in connection with the evaluation of information for applications made to the nursing associates’ part of the register, from applicants relying on article 13(1)(dd) of the 2001 Order.