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TABLE OF DERIVATIONSE+W+S+N.I.Notes:

1This Table shows the derivation of the provisions of the Act.E+W+S+N.I.

2The following abbreviations are used in the Table—E+W+S+N.I.

Acts of Parliament

1979= Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 (c.36)
1992= Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1992 (c.16)

Subordinate Legislation

S.I. 1983/884= Nursing and Midwifery Qualifications (EEC Recognition) Order 1983
S.I. 1996/3101= Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 (Amendment) Regulations 1996
ProvisionDerivation
1(1)1979 s.1(1).
(2) to (8)1979 s.1(2) to (8); 1992 ss.1(1), 2, Sch.2 para.8(3); United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (Membership Proposal) Approval Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2160); United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (Electoral Scheme) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2159).
2(1), (2)1979 s.2(1), (2).
(3)1979 s.2(3); 1992 Sch.2 para.3.
(4) to (6)1979 s.2(4) to (6).
3(1), (2)1979 s.3(1), (2).
(3)1979 s.3(3); 1992 s.3.
(4)1979 s.3(4).
41979 s.4.
5(1)1979 s.5(1).
(2) to (5)1979 s.5(2) to (5); 1992 s.4.
(6)1979 Sch.2 para.7(b); Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1670) Arts.2 and 3(5).
(7) to (11)1979 s.5(6) to (10); 1992 s.4.
6(1)(a)1979 s.6(1)(a); 1992 s.5(2).
(b)1979 s.6(1)(b); 1992 Sch.2 para.4.
(c), (d)1979 s.6(1)(c), (d).
(e)1979 s.6(1)(da); 1992 s.5(3).
(2)1979 s.6(2); 1992 s.5(5).
71979 s.10.
8(1), (2)1979 s.11(1), (2).
(3)1979 s.11(3); S.I. 1996/3101 Reg.2(1).
(4)1979 s.11(3A); S.I. 1983/884 Art.3(a); Nursing and Midwifery Qualifications (EEC Recognition) Amendment Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/1975) Art. 2.
(5)1979 s.11(3B); S.I. 1996/3101 Reg.2(2).
(6)1979 s.11(4); European Communities (Medical, Dental and Nursing Professions) (Linguistic Knowledge) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/432) Art.2(1)(f).
(7)1979 s.11(4A); S.I. 1983/884 Art.3(b); S.I. 1996/3101 Reg.2(3).
(8)1979 s.11(5); S.I. 1996/3101 Reg.2(4).
91979 s.11A; S.I. 1983/884 Art.4; S.I. 1996/3101 Reg.4(1).
10(1)(a)1979 s.12(1)(a).
(b)1979 s.12(1)(b).
(c), (d)1979 s.12(1)(ba), (bb); 1992 s.7(2).
(e)1979 s.12(1)(c).
(2)1979 s.12(2); 1992 ss.7(3), 8(2).
(3), (4)1979 s.12(2A), (2B); S.I. 1983/884 Art.5(1); S.I. 1996/3101 Reg.4(2).
(5), (6)1979 s.12(3), (3A); 1992 s.8(3)(a), (b).
(7), (8)1979 s.12(4), (5).
(9)1979 s.12(6); 1992 s.7(4).
111979 s.12A; 1992 s.9.
12(1)1979 s.13(1); 1992 s.7(5); S.I. 1983/884 Art.5(2).
(2)1979 s.13(2).
13(1), (2)1979 s.14(1), (2).
(3)1979 s.14(3); Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c.48) s.46; Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1975 (c.21) s.289G; Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/703 (N.I.3)) Art.5.
14(1)1979 s.15(1).
(2)1979 s.15(2); 1992 s.11.
15(1)(a)1979 s.16(1)(a); Health Authorities Act 1995 (c.17) Sch.1 para.104.
(b), (c)1979 s.16(1)(c), (d).
(2)(a)1979 s.16(2)(a).
(b)1979 s.16(2)(b); 1992 Sch.2 para.5.
(c)1979 s.16(2)(c).
(3), (4)1979 s.16(3), (4).
(5)1979 s.16(5); 1992 s.12.
16(1)1979 s.17(1).
(2)1979 s.17(3); 1992 Sch.2 para.6.
(3)1979 s.17(4); Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c.48) s.46; Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1975 (c.21) s.289G; Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/703 (N.I.3)) Art.5.
171979 s.19; 1992 s.13(2)(b).
18(1), (2)1979 s.20(1), (2).
(3)1979 s.20(2A); Companies Act 1989 (Eligibility for Appointment as Company Auditor) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/1997) Sch. para.32.
(4), (5)1979 s.20(3), (4).
(6)1979 s.20(5); 1992 Sch.2 para.7.
(7)1979 s.20(6).
19(1) to (3)1979 s.22(1) to (3).
(4)1979 s.22(3A); 1992 s.14.
(5)1979 s.22(4).
201979 s.22A; S.I. 1983/884 Art.6; S.I. 1996/3101 Reg.4(3).
21(1)1979 s.22B(1); S.I. 1983/884 Art.6; S.I. 1996/3101 Reg.3(1).
(2)1979 s.22B(1A); S.I. 1996/3101 Reg.3(2).
(3) to (5)1979 s.22B(2) to (4); S.I. 1983/884 Art.6; S.I. 1996/3101 Reg.3(3), (4).
(6), (7)1979 s.22B(5), (6); S.I. 1996/3101 Reg.3(5).
22(1)1979 s.23(1); 1992 Sch.2 para.8.
(2), (3)1979 s.23(2), (3).
23
24(1), (2)
(3)See Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1992 (Commencement No.1) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/588 (C.11)) and 1979 s.6(1)(a).
(4)See Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1992 (Commencement No.1) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/588 (C.11)) and 1992 Sch.3.
(5)1992 s.17(3).
(6)1979 s.24(3); 1992 s.17(4).
Sch. 11979 Sch.1; 1992 s.1(2), Sch.1.
Sch. 2
para.11979 Sch.3 para.1; Interpretation Act 1978 (c.30) s.17(2)(a) and Supreme Court Act 1981 (c.54) s.36.
para.21979 Sch.3 para.2.
para.3(1)1979 Sch.3 para.3(1).
para.3(2)1979 Sch.3 para.3(2); Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c.41) Sch.10 para.43.
para.3(3)1979 Sch.3 para.3(3).
para.41979 Sch.3 para.4.
Sch. 3
para.11979 Sch.6 para.1; 1992 Sch.2 para.9(2).
para.21979 Sch.6 para.2; 1992 Sch.2 para.9(3); Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/338 (N.I.6)) Art. 3; Companies (1990 Order) (Eligibility for Appointment as Company Auditor) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (S.I. 1993/67) Sch. para.8.
para.31979 Sch.6 para.2A; 1992 Sch.2 para.9(4); as to s.5(6), 1979 Sch.2 para.7(b) and Sch.6 para.2, and Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/338 (N.I.6)) Arts. 4 and 7.
para.41979 Sch.6 para.3; 1992 Sch.2 para.9(5); Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I.12)) Sch.4 para.28.
para.51979 Sch.6 para.4; 1992 Sch.2 para.9(6).
para.61979 Sch.6 para.5.
Sch. 4
para.1
para.21979 Sch.2 para.5(2); 1992 Sch.2 para.2.
Sch. 5
paras.1 to 6
para.71979 Sch.5 para.6.
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