Citation, commencement and interpretation U.K.

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as [F1 the 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;

F2 ...

“Drug Tariff” means—

(a)

[F3 in 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;

(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;]

(b)

in Scotland, the statement published under regulation 9 (payments to pharmacists and standards of drugs and appliances) of the [F4 National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009]; and

(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 ;

F2 ...

“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—

(a)

meets the standards set by the Council; or

(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.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 1(1) substituted (28.1.2019) by The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/838), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 2

F2 Words in art. 1(2) omitted (1.5.2006) by virtue of The Nurses and Midwives (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Amendment Order of Council 2006 (S.I. 2006/1015), arts. 1, 2(a)

F3 Words in art. 1 substituted (1.4.2005) by The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/641), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 para. 4

F4 Words in art. 1 substituted (S.) (1.7.2009) by The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/183), reg. 1, sch. 6 para. 2(2) (with reg. 10)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.R. 1997/381. Relevant amendments were made by S.R. 2001/222 and 2002/92.