The National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for England (Constitution and Administration) Order 1993

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision concerning the constitution and administration of the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for England (“the Board”) established under section 5(1) of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 (“the 1979 Act”).

In particular this Order provides for the constitution and appointment of the Board (article 3); the appointment of senior officers of the Board (article 4); the tenure of office of the members of the Board (article 5); the appointment of a deputy chairman of the Board (article 6); the termination of tenure of office of members of the Board (article 7); the filling of vacancies on the Board (article 8); the eligibility for reappointment of a member to the Board (article 9); the appointment of committees (article 10); the procedure at meetings of the Board (article 11); the additional functions to those specified in section 6 of the 1979 Act (article 12); the appointment of employees of the Board (article 13); the documents sealed or signed on behalf of the Board to be received in evidence (article 14); and the disqualifications which debar the appointment of a person to the Board (Schedule). The Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 (Membership of the National Boards) Order 1982 is revoked in its application in England.