Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as F4the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2004 and shall come into force on 1st August 2004.

2

In this Order—

  • the Order” means the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001;

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  • Drug Tariff” means—

    1. a

      F1in England, the Drug Tariff published under regulation 56 (standards of, and payments for, drugs and appliances) of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005;

    2. aa

      in Wales, the Drug Tariff published under regulation 18 (standards of, and payments for, drugs and appliances) of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992;

    3. b

      in Scotland, the statement published under regulation 9 (payments to pharmacists and standards of drugs and appliances) of the F3National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009; and

    4. c

      in Northern Ireland, the Drug Tariff published under regulation 9 (standards of, and payments for, drugs and appliances) of the Pharmaceutical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 M1;

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  • first level nurse” means a nurse registered in Sub-Part 1 of the Nurses' Part of the register;

  • old register” means the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council pursuant to paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Order;

  • recordable qualification” means a qualification which is not a qualification leading to admission to a Part of the register and which—

    1. a

      meets the standards set by the Council; or

    2. b

      is obtained outside the United Kingdom and which the Council is satisfied is equivalent to a qualification of the type referred to in paragraph (a);

  • second level nurse” means a nurse registered in Sub-Part 2 of the Nurses' Part of the register;

  • specialist community public health nurse” means a registered nurse or midwife who is also registered in the Specialist Community Public Health Nurses' Part of the register.