Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979

1979 CHAPTER 36

An Act to establish a Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, and National Boards for the four parts of the United Kingdom; to make new provision with respect to the education, training, regulation and discipline of nurses, midwives and health visitors and the maintenance of a single professional register; to amend an Act relating to the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work; and for purposes connected with those matters.

[4th April 1979] F1

Textual Amendments

F1Act repealed (except ss. 23(4), 24, Sch. 7) (19.6.1997) by 1997 c. 24, ss. 23(3), 24(2), Sch. 6

Commencement Information

I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 24(2); Act wholly in force 1 July 1983