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Article 3
1. Article 13(1) (approved qualifications) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 is amended as follows.
2. In paragraph 1(d)(2)—
(a)for subparagraphs (i) and (ii) substitute—
“(i)his qualification has been approved by the Council in accordance with article 15(7) as demonstrating the requisite standard of proficiency for admission to the part of the register for which he is applying,
(ii)his qualification has been recognised by the Council as being of a comparable standard to a qualification mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), or
(iii)the Council is satisfied that, following any test of competence that it may require the applicant to take, he has the requisite standard of proficiency for admission to the part of the register in respect of which he is applying;”.
3. In paragraph (2), in the words before paragraph (a), for “shall” substitute “may”.
4. In paragraph (3), for “(1)(d)(i)” substitute “(1)(d)(ii)”.
Article 13 is subject to savings provisions contained in S.I. 2019/593.
Article 13(1)(d) was inserted by S.I. 2007/3101 and amended by S.I. 2015/806, 2018//838 and 2019/593.
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