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The Registered Health Care Profession (Designation) Order 2003

S.I. 2003/2461 · Made 25 September 2003

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POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 25th September 2003

Laid before Parliament 3rd October 2003

Coming into force 1st November 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the definition of “registered health care professional” in section 65(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984f1, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1984 c. 60; the definition of “registered health care professional” was inserted in section 65(1) by section 54(2) of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Registered Health Care Profession (Designation) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st November 2003.

2

The profession of paramedics, being a profession mentioned in section 60(2) of the Health Act 1999f1, by virtue of being regulated by the Health Professions Order 2001f2 is hereby designated as a health care professionf3 for the purposes of the definition of “registered health care professional” in section 65(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.

Signature

Hazel Blears

Minister of State

Home Office

25th September 2003

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order enables, from 1st November 2003, paramedics registered under Part 8 of the register maintained under the Health Professions Order 2001 by the Health Professions Council to take samples under section 62 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.