Regulation 2 Amendment of regulation 3 of the General Regulations

In regulation 3 of the General Regulations (interpretation), after the definition of “funeral payment” there shall be inserted—

• ““health professional” means—

  1. (a)

     a registered medical practitioner;

  2. (b)

     a midwife, nurse or health visitor registered as a midwife, nurse or health visitor with the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting under the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997^f1;”.