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The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fitness to Practise) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2007
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King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
2016-06-17
HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS;NURSES AND MIDWIVES
This Order, which is made under the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001, approves Rules made by the Nursing and Midwifery Council which amend the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2004 (“the Fitness to Practise Rules”).
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which is made under the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001, approves Rules made by the Nursing and Midwifery Council which amend the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2004 (“the Fitness to Practise Rules”).
Rule 3(1) adds a new definition to the Fitness to Practise Rules.
Rule 3(2) substitutes a new rule 24 to the Fitness to Practise Rules, setting out the procedure at the initial hearing of the charge.
Rules 3(3) and 3(5) make consequential amendments to the Fitness to Practise Rules.
Rule 3(4) adds a new rule 27A to the Fitness to Practise Rules, dealing with the process for those initial hearings commenced before but not concluded by 5th May 2007.