The European Nursing and Midwifery Qualifications Designation Order 1996

Qualifications in respect of which a diploma not specified in Schedule 2 is awarded before the implementation date or relevant date in respect of training which does not comply with Directive requirements

5.—(1) A professional qualification in respect of which a diploma specified in paragraph (2) is granted in an EEA State shall have Community equivalence for the purposes of registration if it is accompanied by a competent authority certificate.

(2) The diploma referred to in paragraph (1) is—

(a) a diploma in nursing in general care which is not specified in Part I of Schedule 2 and is granted—

(i) before the implementation date of the Nursing Directives or on or after that date in respect of a course of training begun before that date, and

(ii) in respect of training which does not comply with the requirements of Article 1 of the Second Nursing Directive (minimum standards of training for nurses); or

(b) a midwifery diploma which is not specified in Part II of Schedule 2 and is granted—

(i) before the relevant date, and

(ii) in respect of training which does not comply with the requirements of Article 1 of the Second Midwifery Directive (minimum standards of training for midwives).