This Order may be cited as the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Temporary Registration) Amendment Rules Approval Order 1987 and shall come into force on 5th June 1987.

SCHEDULETHE UNITED KINGDOM CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR NURSING, MIDWIFERY AND HEALTH VISITING

THE NURSES, MIDWIVES AND HEALTH VISITORS ACT 1979

The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 10(3), 11 and 22(1) of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979(2) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf having, in accordance with section 22(3) of the Act consulted the National Boards and representatives of groups likely to be affected by these Rules, hereby makes the following Rules.

Citation and interpretation

1.-(1) These Rules may be cited as the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Temporary Registration) Amendment Rules 1987.

(2) In these Rules "the principal Rules" means the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Rules 1983(3).

Amendment of principal Rules

2.-(1) Rule 8 of the principal Rules (Admission to Part or Parts of the register following successful completion of training, as a nurse, a midwife or a health visitor, and original registration outside the United Kingdom) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Rules.

(2) After paragraph (3)(a) there shall be inserted the following:-

"(aa)be admitted, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (3A) and (3B), to such specific Part or Parts of the register on payment of the required registration fees and for such period, in this rule referred to as a "period of temporary registration", as the Council may specify; or".

(3) Before paragraph (4) there shall be inserted the following:-

"(3A) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(aa) a person shall:-

(a)provide evidence to the Council of acceptance on a course of training approved by a National Board or by the Council, hereinafter referred to as "the approved course", which leads to a qualification which could have been recorded in the register had the person been registered other than for a period of temporary registration; and

(b)not previously have been registered for a period of temporary registration on more than two occasions or have been removed from the register for any reason; and

(c)satisfy the Council that her training and experience are sufficient to enable her to undertake the clinical parts of the approved course without risk to her patients.

(3B) The Council may not specify for the purpose of paragraph (3)(aa) above any period longer than the duration of the approved course; and registration shall lapse at the end of the period specified.".

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Rules approved by this Order, and made by the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting ("the Council"), amend the Rules approved by the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Rules Approval Order 1983 as they relate to a person who has qualified to practise as a nurse, midwife or health visitor outside the United Kingdom. Provision is made for the Council to admit such a person to the register for a specified period. There is provision for registration to lapse at the end of the period specified.