SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Section 16.

1

In Part III of Schedule 1 to the M1House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (disqualifying offices) in the entry relating to the Chairman of any of the National Boards, for the words from “if” to the end there shall be substituted “ or member of any of those Boards appointed at a salary ”.

2

In Part III of Schedule 1 to the M2Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975, in the entry relating to the chairman of the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Northern Ireland there shall be inserted at the end “ or member of that Board appointed at a salary ”.

3

In section 2(3) of the 1979 Act (duty of Central Council to make rules about training) after “kind” there shall be inserted “ content ”.

4

In section 6(1)(b) of that Act (duty of National Boards to ensure training courses meet Central Council’s requirements) after “their” there shall be inserted “ kind, ”.

5

In section 16(2)(b) of that Act (duty of local supervising authority to report prima facie cases of misconduct by midwives) for “to the National Board for the part of the United Kingdom in which the authority acts” there shall be substituted “ to the Council ”.

6

In section 17(3) of that Act, for “Subsections (1) and (2) do” there shall be substituted “ Subsection (1) does ”.

7

In section 20(5) of that Act (duty to make annual report) there shall be inserted at the end “ ; and a report under this subsection shall, in the case of a report by any of the Boards, be in such form as the Secretary of State may require. ”

8

1

Section 23(1) of that Act (interpretation) shall be amended as follows.

2

In the definition of “elected members” for “section 5(4)(b)” there shall be substituted “ section 1(3) ”.

3

After that definition there shall be inserted—

  • “electoral scheme” means the scheme submitted and approved as set out in section 2 of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1992 (with any variations under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to this Act);

9

1

Schedule 6 to that Act (adaptations for Northern Ireland and its National Board) shall be amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 1, for “7, 9, 17,” there shall be substituted “ 6, ”.

3

In paragraph 2, the Table shall be amended as follows—

a

in the first entry, in column 1, for “5(3), (4)(a), (5), (6) and (8)(a)” there shall be substituted “ 5(8)(e) and (f) ”;

b

in the second entry, in column 1, for “7, 9, 17(2),” there shall be substituted “ 6(1)(da), ”;

c

in the fourth entry, in column 1, for “Section” there shall be substituted “ Sections 5(8)(e) and ”; and

d

in the sixth entry, in column 1, for “20(5)” there shall be substituted “ 20(6) ”.

4

After paragraph 2 there shall be inserted—

2A

In section 5, for subsections (2) to (7) substitute—

”

The National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Northern Ireland shall consist of—

a

a chairman appointed by the Head of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland from among persons who are registered nurses, midwives or health visitors;

b

such number of other members appointed by the Head of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland as that Department may specify by order;

c

the person for the time being appointed in pursuance of subsection (6)(a) to be the chief executive officer of the Board; and

d

any person for the time being appointed in pursuance of subsection (6)(b) to an office under the Board which is specified for the purposes of this paragraph by the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland by order.

3

Appointments to the Board for the purposes of subsection (2)(b) shall be made from among persons who—

a

are registered nurses, midwives or health visitors, or

b

have such qualifications and experience in education or other fields as, in the opinion of the Head of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, will be of value to the Board in the performance of its functions.

4

The powers conferred by this section shall be so exercised as to secure that a majority of the members of the Board are registered nurses, midwives or health visitors.

5

The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland may, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland—

a

pay such remuneration as the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland thinks fit to any person who is a member of the Board by virtue of appointment by the Head of that Department, and

b

make such provision as the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland thinks fit for the payment to or in respect of any person who is a member of the Board by virtue of such appointment of pensions, allowances or gratuities.

6

The Board shall have—

a

a chief executive officer, and

b

such other officers as the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland may by order specify for the purposes of this paragraph,

appointed by the Board.

7

The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland may by order make such further provision with respect to the constitution and administration of the Board as it thinks fit.”

5

In paragraph 3(a), for “7 or 9” there shall be substituted “ 5 or 6 ”.

6

In paragraph 4, in the inserted section 23(2)(c), for “7 or 9” there shall be substituted “ 5 or 6 ”.