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The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Election Scheme) Rules Order of Council 2005

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Eligibility to become a candidate in an election

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6.—(1) A registrant may be a candidate for election only if—

(a)she is registered in the part of the register for which she seeks election, but no person may seek election for more than one part of the register at a time;

(b)in respect of a national constituency, she lives or works wholly or mainly in that national constituency;

(c)she is not the subject of any allegation, investigation or proceedings concerning her fitness to practise; and

(d)she is wholly or mainly engaged in the practice, teaching or management of the profession in respect of which she is registered and seeks election, or in research in those fields.

(2) The Returning Officer shall reject any nomination which appears to her to be invalid on the ground that the person nominated is not eligible to be a candidate by virtue of this rule.

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