9. The Nursing and Midwifery (Education, Registration and Registration Appeals) Rules 2004(1) are amended as follows.
10. In rule 5 (application for admission to a part of the register)(2) after paragraph (2)(aa) insert—
“(ab)evidence that the applicant has the necessary knowledge of English for the purpose of complying with article 9(2)(ba) of the Order(3);”
11. Omit rule 9 (knowledge of English)(4).
12. In rule 15 (readmission to the register)(5)—
(a)in paragraph (2) before “and (b)” insert “, (ab)”;
(b)at the end of paragraph (4)(b) omit “and”;
(c)in paragraph (4)(c) for “6(6).” substitute “6(6); and”; and
(d)after paragraph (4)(c) insert—
“(d)that the applicant has the necessary knowledge of English for the purposes of article 9(2)(ba) of the Order.”.
13. In rule 20 (period during which an appeal may be made)(6), in paragraph (a) for “sub-paragraph (a), (aa), (b) or (c)” substitute “sub-paragraph (za), (zb), (a), (aa), (b) or (c)”.
14. In rule 21 (notice of appeal)(7) in paragraph (2)(a)(iii) for “article 37(1)(a), (aa), (b) or (c)” substitute “article 37(1)(za), (zb), (a), (aa), (b) or (c)”.
These Rules are set out as a Schedule to S.I. 2004/1767.
Rule 5 was amended by regulation 177(5) of S.I. 2007/3101 and by S.I. 2014/1887, article 2(1), Schedule 1, Part 7, paragraphs 30 and 31.
Article 9(2) was amended by S.I. 2014/1887, article 2(1), Schedule 1, Part 7, paragraphs 23 and 24 and by S.I. 2015/806, articles 32 and 34(1) and (2).
Rule 9 was amended by regulation 177(8) of S.I. 2007/3101.
Rule 15 was amended by regulation 177(9) of S.I. 2007/3101, by rule 4 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Education, Registration and Registration Appeals) (Amendment) Rules 2012 which are set out as a Schedule to S.I. 2012/2754 and by S.I. 2014/1887, article 2(1), Schedule 1, Part 7, paragraphs 30 and 33.
Rule 20 was amended by regulation 177(10) of S.I. 2007/3101.
Rule 21 was amended by regulation 177(11) of S.I. 2007/3101.