SCHEDULETHE NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL (EMERGENCY PROCEDURES) (AMENDMENT) RULES 2020
PART 3Amendment of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Education, Registration and Registration Appeals) Rules 2004
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Education, Registration and Registration Appeals) Rules 2004 are amended as follows.
2
After rule 2 (interpretation), insert—
Hearings during an emergency situation2B
Hearings arranged under these Rules may be conducted using audio or video conferencing facilities.
3
In rule 14(5) (lapse of registration) M1, omit the words commencing with “not exceeding three months” and ending with “due under rule 13”.
4
In rule 19 (service of documents in relation to registration appeals)—
a
for paragraph (1), substitute—
1
In this part of the Rules a reference to sending of a notice or other document to a person is a reference to it being sent—
a
in the case of the Council, an Appeal Panel or the Registrar, to—
i
the offices of the Council, or
ii
the electronic mail address notified by the Council;
b
in the case of the appellant, to—
i
the address, identified in the appellant's notice of appeal, or
ii
the electronic mail address, identified in the appellant's notice of appeal;
c
in all other cases, to the person's last known—
i
postal address, or
ii
electronic mail address.
b
in paragraph (2)—
i
after “by post”, insert “
or electronic mail
”
;
ii
for “letter or document”, substitute “
letter, document or electronic mail
”
.
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After rule 23(1) (notice of hearing), insert—
1A
In paragraph (1) “venue” includes details of audio or video conferencing arrangements.
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In rule 30 (conduct at hearing)—
a
in paragraph (1), before “The hearing shall” insert, “
Subject to paragraph (1A),
”
;
b
after paragraph (1), insert—
1A
Paragraph (1) does not apply where a hearing is conducted by audio or video conferencing.