16In section 2(e) of the Nursing Homes and Nursing Agencies Act (Northern Ireland) 1971, before "midwife" insert " registered " and for " pupil midwife " substitute " student midwife " ; and at the end of section 2 insert—
“(2)In relation to any nursing home, a person is to be treated as a qualified nurse if he possesses such qualifications as the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland considers to be requisite in the provision of nursing care for patients in that home.”
17In section 10(1)—
(a)omit the definitions of " Joint Council " , " qualified nurse ", and " the register of nurses " ;
(b)for the definition of " pupil midwife " substitute—
“" student midwife " means a person who is undergoing training with a view to becoming a registered midwife, and for that purpose attending women in childbirth, as part of a course of practical instruction in midwifery recognised by the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Northern Ireland”.
18Omit section 10(2).
19In section 11—
(a)in subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute—
“(a)registered nurses and registered midwives ; and”
and make paragraph (d) into paragraph (b) ;
(b)in subsection (3) for " registered nurse" substitute " registered and qualified nurse ".
20In section 19 omit the definitions of " enrolled nurse " and " registered nurse ".
21In section 20 omit the definitions of " the Act of 1970 " and " midwife ".
22In Schedule 1, omit the entry relating to the Nurses and Mid-wives Act (Northern Ireland) 1970.