Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997 (repealed)

Financial provisionsF1 U.K.

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F1 Act repealed (prosp.) 1999 c. 8, ss. 60(3), 65(2), 67(1), Sch. 5, the repeal being brought into force as follows: 11.5.2001, to the extent that s. 10(5) and Sch. 1 para. 7(4) ceased to have effect by S.I. 2001/1985, art. 2(2)(a); 1.4.2002, to the extent that ss. 1-8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17-20, 22 (in part), 24 (in part), Schs. 1-3 and Sch. 4 paras. 1, 2 are repealed, by S.I. 2002/1167, arts. 3(a), 5 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2002/253, arts. 1(3), 54, sch. 2 (with art. 3(18)) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the said S.I. 2002/253)

17 Finances of Council and Boards. U.K.

(1) The Central Council and the National Boards may each charge such fees, in respect of such matters, as are determined by them respectively with the approval of the Secretary of State, including fees in connection with the training, qualification, examination and certification of nurses, midwives and health visitors.

(2) Fees received by the Council and Boards shall be applied to defray the expenses of the Council and Boards respectively.

(3) The Secretary of State may make grants to the Council and the Boards towards expenses incurred, or to be incurred, by them with the approval of the Secretary of State in connection with—

(a) the promotion by the Council and Boards of improvements in the education and training of nurses, midwives and health visitors;

(b) the performance by the National Boards of their duties under section 6(1)(a) and (b) above;

(c) the coming into force (whether in whole or part) of any provision of the M1 Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1992.

(4) Any sums required by the Secretary of State for making grants under subsection (3) shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 17: transfer of functions (W.)(1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, arts. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1

C2 S. 17(1)(3): Transfer of certain functions (15.6.2000) by S.I. 2000/1563, arts. 3, 9, Sch.

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c. 16.

18 Accounts of Council and Boards. U.K.

(1) The Central Council and each of the National Boards shall—

(a) keep proper accounts, and such records in relation to the accounts, as the Secretary of State may direct; and

(b) in respect of each financial year, prepare a statement of accounts in such form as the Secretary of State may with the approval of the Treasury direct.

(2) The accounts of the Council and of each of the Boards shall be audited in such manner and by such persons as the Secretary of State may direct; and copies of the statements of account, together with the auditors’ reports, shall be sent to the Secretary of State who shall send them to the Comptroller and Auditor General not later than 30th November in the year following that for which the accounts are made up.

(3) A person shall not be appointed as auditor under subsection (2) unless he is eligible for appointment as a company auditor under section 25 of the M2 Companies Act 1989.

(4) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall examine the statements of account and auditors’ reports, certify the statements and prepare a report on the results of his examination.

(5) For the purposes of his examination, the Comptroller and Auditor General may inspect the accounts of the Council and Boards and any records relating to them.

(6) The Council and each of the Boards shall annually, within such time as may be limited by the Secretary of State, submit a report to him on the performance of their respective functions during the period since their last such report, and a report under this subsection shall, in the case of a report by any of the Boards, be in such form as the Secretary of State may require.

(7) The Secretary of State shall lay before each House of Parliament—

(a) copies of the statements of account certified by the Comptroller and Auditor General, and the auditors’ reports in respect of the Council and each of the Boards, together with copies of the report made by the Comptroller and Auditor General under subsection (4); and

(b) copies of the reports submitted by the Council and each of the Boards under subsection (6).

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3 S. 18: transfer of functions (W.)(1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, arts. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1

C4 S. 18(7)(a) modified (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, arts. 1(2), 5, Sch. 1

Marginal Citations

M2 1989 c. 40.