The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 10 of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997(1), and after due consultation in accordance with section 19(3) thereof, hereby makes the following rules—
1.—(1) These rules may be cited as the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Professional Conduct) (Amendment) Rules 2002.
(2) For the purposes of these rules “the Professional Conduct rules” means The Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Professional Conduct) Rules 1993(2) as amended.
2.—(1) The Professional Conduct rules shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this rule.
(2) In rule 7 (Preliminary Proceedings Committee)—
(a)in paragraph (3) for the words “of its members” there shall be substituted the words “persons, who may or may not be Council members,”;
(b)in paragraph (4) the words “, who shall be a member of the Council,” shall be deleted;
(c)for paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the following—
“(5) The quorum of the Preliminary Proceedings Committee shall be three, of whom at least one shall be a Council member.”.
(3) In rule 12 (Professional Conduct Committee)—
(a)for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following—
“(2) The quorum of the Conduct Committee shall be three, of whom at least one shall be a Council member.”;
(b)in paragraph (5) after the words “persons” there shall be added the words “, who may or may not be Council members,”;
(c)in paragraph (6) the words “, who shall be a member of the Council,” shall be deleted.
(4) In rule 29 (Health Committee)—
(a)in paragraph (2)—
(i)for the words “some of its members” there shall be substituted the words “persons, who may or may not be Council members,”, and
(ii)for the second use of the word “members” there shall be substituted the word “persons”;
(b)in paragraph (5) the words “, who shall be a member of the Council,” shall be deleted;
(c)for paragraph (6) there shall be substituted the following—
“(6) The quorum of the Health Committee shall be three, of whom at least one shall be a Council member.”.
1997 c. 24. The whole Act is repealed by section 60(3) of and Schedule 5 to the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) from a date or dates to be appointed; in relation to section 10(5) and paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 1 this repeal has been commenced on 11th May 2001 by Article 2(2)(a) of the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/1985)
S.R. 1993 No. 313, as amended by S.R. 2001 No. 76, and to which there are other amendments not relevant to these rules