The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2017 No. 321

SCHEDULE 1 Amendments to the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001

Amendments to article 29

11.  In article 29 (orders of the Health Committee and the Conduct and Competence Committee)(1)—

(a) for the heading substitute “Orders of the Fitness to Practise Committee”;

(b) in paragraphs (1) and (3) for “Health Committee or the Conduct and Competence Committee, as the case may be,” substitute “the Fitness to Practise Committee”;

(c) after paragraph (8) insert—

“(8A) If, at the time of making an order under paragraph (5)(b) or (c), the Fitness to Practise Committee is satisfied that, with effect from the date of the expiry of that order, it will not be necessary to—

(a) extend the period of the order;

(b) vary the order; or

(c) make any other order falling within article 29(5),

the Committee may decide that article 30(1) does not apply to that order.”.

(1)

Article 29 was amended by S.I. 2015/806, articles 32 and 39.