The Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2018

Amendments to Schedule 4

32.  In Schedule 4 (interpretation)(1)—

(a) in the definition of “competent authority” for “in connection with the practice of nursing or midwifery” substitute “in connection with practice as a nurse, midwife or nursing associate”;

(b) in the definition of “exempt person” for the words “in relation to the profession of nursing or in relation to the profession of midwifery,” substitute “in relation to the profession of a nurse, midwife or nursing associate,”;

(c) omit the definition of “lay person”;

(d) in the definition of “the necessary knowledge of English” after paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) in relation to a person registered, or applying to be registered, as a nursing associate means knowledge of English which is necessary for the safe and effective practice as a nursing associate in England;”;

(e) for the definition of “practising” substitute—

““practising” means working as a registered nurse or a midwife or working as a nursing associate in England;”;

(f) for the definition of “the professions regulated under this Order” substitute—

““the professions regulated under this Order” means the professions of nurse, midwife and nursing associate;”;

(g) for the definition of “registrant” substitute—

““registrant” means a nurse, midwife or nursing associate who has been admitted to the register maintained under article 5;”;

(h) for the definition of “visiting nurse or midwife from a relevant European State” substitute—

““visiting nurse, midwife or nursing associate from a relevant European State” means a nurse or midwife registered in exercise of entitlement under article 39A (visiting general systems nurses from relevant European States) or Schedule 2A (visiting midwives, and certain visiting nurses, from relevant European States) or, a nursing associate registered in exercise of entitlement under article 39C (visiting general systems nursing associates from relevant European States);”;

(i) omit the definition of “Screeners”.

(1)

Schedule 4 was amended by S.Is. 2003/3148, 2004/1947, 2007/3101, 2008/1485, 2011/1043, 2014/1887, 2015/806, 2016/1030 and 2017/321.