Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997

1. Introductory Text

2. The Central Council

   1. 1. Constitution of Central Council.

   2. 2. Functions of the Council.

   3. 3. Standing committees of Council.

   4. 4. The Midwifery Committee.

3. The National Boards and their relationship to the Central Council

   1. 5. Constitution of National Boards.

   2. 6. Functions of Boards.

4. Registration

   1. 7. The professional register.

   2. 8. Admission to register.

   3. 9. Deemed registration of visiting EEA nurses and midwives.

   4. 10. Removal from, and restoration to, register.

   5. 11. Cautions.

   6. 12. Appeals.

   7. 13. False claim of professional qualification.

5. Miscellaneous provisions about midwifery

   1. 14. Rules as to midwifery practice.

   2. 15. Local supervision of midwifery practice.

   3. 16. Attendance by unqualified persons at childbirth.

6. Financial provisions

   1. 17. Finances of Council and Boards.

   2. 18. Accounts of Council and Boards.

7. Miscellaneous and general

   1. 19. Central Council rules.

   2. 20. Community documents.

   3. 21. Visiting EEA nurses and midwives.

   4. 22. Interpretation and supplementary.

   5. 23. Consequential amendments, transitionals, repeals etc.

   6. 24. Short title, commencement, extent etc.

8. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Constitution etc. of Central Council

      1. Variation of membership

         1. 1. (1) If the Secretary of State approves a proposal submitted...

      2. Variation of electoral scheme

         1. 2. (1) The Council may vary the electoral scheme with the...

      3. Tenure of office of members and president etc.

         1. 3. (1) Appointment as a member of the Council shall be...

         2. 4. (1) This paragraph applies where a person (“the former member”)...

         3. 5. (1) Where a member of the Council or any of...

         4. 6. If the president or vice-president ceases to be a member...

      4. Procedure

         1. 7. (1) The Council may act notwithstanding— (a) any vacancy among...

      5. Remuneration, allowances and pensions

         1. 8. (1) The Council may pay to its president such remuneration,...

      6. Documents

         1. 9. A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Proceedings before Council and Committees

      1. 1. For purposes of proceedings under section 10 before the Council...

      2. 2. (1) For purposes of proceedings under section 10 before the...

      3. 3. (1) The Central Council shall appoint assessors (either generally or...

      4. 4. (1) The Lord Chancellor and, for proceedings in Scotland, the...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Adaptations for Northern Ireland and its National Board

      1. 1. In sections 5, 6, 17, 18, 19 and 22 and...

      2. 2. Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, in the...

      3. 3. In section 5, for subsections (2) to (8) substitute—

      4. 4. In section 22(1)— (a) in the definition of “by order”,...

      5. 5. In section 22(2) at the end add the words “...

      6. 6. In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 for “in England and...

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Consequential amendments

      1. The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c.24)

         1. 1. In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of...

      2. The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c.25)

         1. 2. In Part III of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland...

      3. The Registered Homes Act 1984 (c. 23)

         1. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. The Video Recordings Act 1984 (c. 39)

         1. 4. In section 3(11) of the Video Recordings Act 1984, for...

      5. The Registered Homes (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/3204 (N.I. 20))

         1. 5. In Article 32(2)(b) of the Registered Homes (Northern Ireland) Order...

      6. The Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)

         1. 6. In Part II of Schedule 9 to the Value Added...

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      Transitional provisions and savings

      1. General

         1. 1. The substitution of this Act for the provisions repealed by...

         2. 2. Anything done (including subordinate legislation made) under or otherwise by...

         3. 3. Any reference, express or implied, in this Act, another enactment...

         4. 4. (1) Any reference, express or implied, in any enactment, instrument...

         5. 5. Any reference to an enactment repealed by this Act which...

         6. 6. Paragraphs 1 to 5 are in place of section 17(2)...

      2. Claims against pre-1979 bodies

         1. 7. (1) Where a person formerly employed by any of the...

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      Repeals and revocations

   7. TABLE OF DERIVATIONS

      Notes:

      1. 1. This Table shows the derivation of the provisions of the...

      2. 2. The following abbreviations are used in the Table— Acts of...