{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-and-midwifery-order-2001/article-21",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-and-midwifery-order-2001/article-21.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/253",
  "legislation_title": "The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-and-midwifery-order-2001",
  "path": "article/21",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Council’s functions in respect of fitness to practise, ethics and other matters",
  "text": "(1) The Council shall—\n(a) establish and keep under review the standards of conduct, performance and ethics expected of registrants and prospective registrants and give them such guidance on these matters as it sees fit; and\n(b) establish and keep under review effective arrangements to protect the public from persons whose fitness to practise is impaired.\n(2) The Council may also from time to time give guidance to registrants, employers and such other persons as it thinks appropriate in respect of standards for the education and training, supervision and performance of persons who provide services in connection with those provided by registrants.\n(3) Before establishing any ... arrangements mentioned in paragraph (1), the Council shall consult ... the persons mentioned in article 3(14).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 21(3) omitted (14.5.2009) by virtue of The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182), art. 1(2)(e), Sch. 4 para. 38(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. V applied (with modifications) (1.8.2004) by The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (Transitional Provisions) Order of Council 2004 (S.I. 2004/1762), arts. 1(1), 7(4)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Pt. V applied (with modifications) (1.8.2004) by The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (Transitional Provisions) Order of Council 2004 (S.I. 2004/1762), arts. 1(1), 6(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 21(3) in force at 7.7.2003 for specified purposes as notified in the London Gazette (Issue 56984, published 27.6.2003), see art. 1(2)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Art. 21 in force at 1.8.2004 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette (Issue 57361, published 21.7.2004), see art. 1(2)(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/253/article/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:15:34.256557+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."
}