The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2018

Amendment of the Schedule to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules Order of Council 2004

6.  In the Schedule to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules Order of Council 2004(1)—

(a) in rule 2 (interpretation)(2)—

(i) for the definition of “lay” substitute—

““lay”, in relation to a Case Examiner, means a person who—

(a)

is not and never has been a registered nurse, midwife or nursing associate;

(b)

is not and never has been a registered medical practitioner; and

(c)

does not hold qualifications which would entitle them to apply for registration as a registered nurse, midwife, nursing associate or registered medical practitioner;”,

(ii) in the definition of “professional” for “registered nurse or midwife” substitute “registered nurse, midwife or nursing associate”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(a) of rule 3 (notice of allegations of fraudulent or incorrect entries in the register)(3) for “services in, or in relation to, nursing or midwifery” substitute “professional services”.

(1)

S.I. 2004/1761.

(2)

Rule 2 was amended by rules Scheduled to S.Is 2007/893, 2008/3148, 2012/17 and 2015/52.

(3)

Rule 3 was amended by rules Scheduled to S.I. 2012/17, S.I. 2015/52 and S.I. 2017/703.