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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-and-midwifery-order-2001/schedule-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/253",
  "legislation_title": "The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-and-midwifery-order-2001",
  "path": "schedule/4",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "INTERPRETATION",
  "text": "In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—\n“the 1997 Act” means the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997;\n...\n...\n...\n...\n...\n“adaptation period” means—\n(a)in relation to registration as a registered nurse under article 9 in reliance on a specified state qualification awarded in Switzerland, a period of supervised practice, subject to an assessment and, where necessary, accompanied by further training or education or both, under the responsibility of a registered nurse who is registered in the register by virtue of article 9;\n(b)in relation to registration as a registered nurse under article 9 in reliance on a specified state qualification awarded otherwise than in Switzerland, a period of supervised practice, subject to an assessment and, where necessary, accompanied by further training, under the responsibility of a registered nurse who is registered in the register by virtue of article 9;\n(c)in relation to registration as a registered midwife under article 9 in reliance on a specified state qualification awarded in Switzerland, a period of supervised practice, subject to an assessment and, where necessary, accompanied by further training or education or both, under the responsibility of a registered midwife who is registered in the register by virtue of article 9;\n(d)in relation to registration as a registered midwife under article 9 in reliance on a specified state qualification awarded otherwise than in Switzerland, a period of supervised practice, subject to an assessment and, where necessary, accompanied by further training, under the responsibility of a registered midwife who is registered in the register by virtue of article 9;\n(e)in relation to registration as a registered nursing associate under article 9 in reliance on a specified state qualification awarded in Switzerland, a period of supervised practice, subject to an assessment and, where necessary, accompanied by further training or education or both, under the responsibility of a registered nurse, or a registered nursing associate, who is registered in the register by virtue of article 9;\n(f)in relation to registration as a registered nursing associate under article 9 in reliance on a specified state qualification awarded otherwise than in Switzerland, a period of supervised practice, subject to an assessment and, where necessary, accompanied by further training, under the responsibility of a registered nurse, or a registered nursing associate, who is registered in the register by virtue of article 9;\n“application for restoration” has the meaning given to it in article 33;\n“appropriate cover” is to be construed in accordance with article 12A(3);\n“approved course of education or training” means a course approved under article 15(6)(a);\n“approved qualification” has the meaning given to it in articles 13 and 15;\n...\n...\n...\n...\n“aptitude test” means an assessment, with the aim of determining whether a specified state professional meets the standards referred to in article 5(2)(a);\n“the Council” means the Nursing and Midwifery Council established under article 3;\n...\n...\n“the Directive” means Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7th September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (OJ No L255, 30.09.2005, p 22), and any reference in this Order to the Directive or to any provision of the Directive is a reference to the Directive, or to that provision, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day;\n...\n...\n...\n...\n...\n...\n...\n...\n“indemnity arrangement” is to be construed in accordance with article 12A(2);\n“lay member” shall be construed in accordance with paragraph 1A(1)(b) of Schedule 1;\n...\n“licensing body” means a regulatory body which has the function of authorising persons to practise a health or social care profession;\n...\n...\n...\n...\n“the necessary knowledge of English”—\n(a)in relation to a person registered, or applying to be registered, as a nurse means a knowledge of English which is necessary for the safe and effective practice of nursing in the United Kingdom;\n(b)in relation to a person registered, or applying to be registered, as a midwife means a knowledge of English which is necessary for the safe and effective practice of midwifery in the United Kingdom;\n(c) in relation to a person registered, or applying to be registered, as a nursing associate means knowledge of English which is necessary for the safe and effective practice as a nursing associate in England;\n...\n“parties”, except in respect of article 53, means the Council and the person concerned except in respect of article 37 when it includes the Registrar;\n“Practice Committees” has the meaning given to it in article 3(10);\n“practising” means working as a registered nurse or a midwife or working as a nursing associate in England;\n“prescribed” means prescribed in rules made by the Council;\n“the professions regulated under this Order” means the professions of nurse, midwife and nursing associate;\n“register” means the register established and maintained under article 5;\n“registrant” means a nurse, midwife or nursing associate who has been admitted to the register maintained under article 5;\n...\n“Registrar” means the person appointed under article 4;\n“relevant European State” means an EEA State or Switzerland;\n...\n...\n...\n“specified state professional” means a person who holds a specified state qualification;\n“specified state qualification” means a nursing or midwifery qualification or a qualification comparable to that of a nursing associate awarded in one of the states specified in Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023;\n“standards of proficiency” means the standards established by the Council under article 5(2);\n...\n...\n“the UK GDPR” has the same meaning as in Parts 5 to 7 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(10) and (14) of that Act);\n“United Kingdom country” means England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.\n...\n“visitors” means persons appointed under article 16.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (3.12.2007) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 173(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (3.12.2007) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 173(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (3.12.2007) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 173(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (3.12.2007) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 173(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (1.1.2009 as notified in the London Gazette (Issue 58904, published 5.12.2008)) by virtue of The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1485), Sch. 1 para. 11(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 substituted (1.1.2025) by The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) (Extension to Switzerland etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1379), regs. 1(4), 20"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 inserted (17.7.2014) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Indemnity Arrangements) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1887), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 29"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (3.12.2007) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 173(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/593), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 22(b) (with reg. 12A, Sch. 4 Pt. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, regs. 4, 12(3)-(10)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 inserted (1.12.2023) by The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1286), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 67"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (25.5.2018) by virtue of Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 286 (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/593), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 22(a) (with reg. 12A, Sch. 4 Pt. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, regs. 4, 12(3)-(10)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (3.12.2007) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 173(h)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (3.12.2007) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 173(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (3.12.2007) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 173(j)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 substituted (1.1.2009 as notified in the London Gazette (Issue 58904, published 5.12.2008)) by The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1485), Sch. 1 para. 11(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (28.1.2019) by virtue of The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/838), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 32(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F18",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (31.3.2017) by virtue of The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/321), art. 1(2)(c)(d), Sch. 1 para. 21(b) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F19",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (3.12.2007) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 173(m)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F20",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 inserted (19.10.2015) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Knowledge of English) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/806), arts. 1(3), 43; S.I. 2015/1451, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F21",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 inserted (28.1.2019) by The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/838), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 32(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F22",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (3.12.2007) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 173(o)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F23",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 substituted (28.7.2017) by The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/321), art. 1(4), Sch. 1 para. 21(c) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F24",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 substituted (28.1.2019) by The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/838), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 32(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F25",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 substituted (28.1.2019) by The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/838), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 32(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F26",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 substituted (28.1.2019) by The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/838), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 32(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F27",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 inserted (3.12.2007) by The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 173(p)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F28",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (28.1.2019) by virtue of The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/838), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 32(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F29",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (3.12.2007) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 173(q)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F30",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (3.12.2007) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 173(r)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F31",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (28.7.2017) by virtue of The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/321), art. 1(4), Sch. 1 para. 21(d) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F32",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 omitted (3.12.2007) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 173(s)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F33",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 42 (with Sch. 3 para. 112); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 in force at 22.3.2002 for specified purposes as notified in the London Gazette (Issue 56510, published 15.3.2002), see art. 1(2)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 4 in force at 1.4.2002 for specified purposes as notified in the London Gazette (Issue 56517, published 25.3.2002), see art. 1(2)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "Sch. 4 in force at 22.1.2003 for specified purposes as notified in the London Gazette (Issue 56816, published 10.1.2003), see art. 1(2)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I4",
      "text": "Sch. 4 in force at 5.3.2004 for specified purposes as notified in the London Gazette (Issue 57218, published 27.2.2004), see art. 1(2)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I5",
      "text": "Sch. 4 in force at 1.8.2004 for specified purposes as notified in the London Gazette (Issue 57361, published 21.7.2004), see art. 1(2)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I6",
      "text": "Sch. 4 in force at 31.7.2006 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette (Issue 58044, published 14.7.2006), see art. 1(2)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 24."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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