The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001

Registration U.K.

9.—(1) A person seeking admission to a part of the register must apply to the Council and, subject to the provisions of this Order, if he satisfies the conditions mentioned in paragraph (2) he shall be entitled to be registered in that part.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the conditions are that the application is made in the prescribed form and manner and that the applicant—

(a) satisfies the Registrar that he holds an approved qualification awarded—

(i) within such period, not exceeding five years ending with the date of the application, as may be prescribed, or

(ii) before the prescribed period mentioned in head (i), and he has met such requirements as to additional education, training and experience as the Council may specify under article 19(3) and which apply to him;

(b) satisfies the Registrar in accordance with the Council’s requirements mentioned in article 5(2) that he is capable of safe and effective practice as a nurse or midwife; and

(c) has paid the prescribed fee.

(3) Where the applicant is already registered in the register and wishes to be registered in an additional part of the register or to have additional entries recorded, paragraph (2)(a) shall apply only to the qualifications on which his application is based.

(4) The Registrar shall give his decision on an application under paragraph (1) as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within—

(a) three months from the date by which the application together with full supporting documentation has been received or, if the Nursing or Midwifery Directive applies, such longer period as may be allowed by the relevant Directive; or

(b) in respect of applications to which the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 1991(1) or the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Second General System) Regulations 1996(2) apply, within the period specified in the relevant regulations.

(5) The Registrar shall notify the applicant in writing of his decision, and, where that decision is unfavourable to the applicant, of his reasons for reaching that decision and, of the applicant’s right of appeal under article 37.

(6) Failure to notify the applicant of the Registrar’s decision within the time specified in paragraph (4) shall be treated as a decision from which the applicant may appeal under article 37.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 9(2)(a)(i) in force at 5.3.2004 for specified purposes as notified in the London Gazette (Issue 57218, published 27.2.2004), see art. 1(2)(3)

I2 Art. 9 in force at 1.8.2004 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette (Issue 57361, published 21.7.2004), see art. 1(2)(3)

(1)

S.I. 1991/824 relevant amendments to which are made by S.I. 2000/1960.

(2)

S.I. 1996/2374 as amended by S.I. 1999/67.