The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (Electoral Scheme)Order 1992

Citation and Interpretation

1.—(1) These rules may be cited as the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Electoral Scheme) Rules 1992.

(2) In these Rule—

“the Act” means the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1992(1);

“the 1979 Act” means the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979(2);

“Appeals Committee” means the Committee whose constitution is set out in rule 14;

“category” means one of those categories specified in rule 6;

“the Council” means the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting;

“effective registration” means registration effected in compliance with rule 6(1) of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Rules 1983(3) or renewed in compliance with rule 9 of the same Rules and which registration is not subject of a determination to remove such person’s name from the register;

“election” means the procedure by which members of the Council are elected;

“professional identification number” means the number allocated by the Council to each nurse, midwife and health visitor and by which she is identified in the register;

“quota” means a number calculated in accordance with paragraph 1(3) of Appendix II to this Scheme;

“register” means the register prepared by the Council pursuant to section 10(1) of the 1979 Act;

“Registrar” means the Registrar and Chief Executive of the Council.

(3) Unless the context otherwise requires—

(a) any reference in this Scheme—

(i) to a numbered rule is a reference to the rule bearing that number in this Scheme;

(ii) to a form thereby prescribed includes a form substantially the same;

(b) any reference in a rule in this Scheme to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that rule.

(4) The Interpretation Act 1978(4) shall apply to the interpretation of this Scheme as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

(1)

1992 c. 16.

(2)

1979 c. 36.

(3)

Approved by S.I. 1983/873; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1986/1345, 1986/1897, 1986/2294, 1989/1456 and 1991/135.

(4)

1978 c. 30.