The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (Electoral Scheme) Variation Order 1997

SCHEDULE RULES MADE BY THE UNITED KINGDOM CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR NURSING, MIDWIFERY AND HEALTH VISITING AND APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE

The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979(1) (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) hereby makes the following Rules:–

Citation and Interpretation

1.—(1) These rules may be cited as the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Electoral Scheme (Variation) Rules 1997.

(2) In these rules, “the Electoral Scheme Rules” means the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Electoral Scheme) Rules 1992.

Amendment of the Electoral Scheme Rules

2.—(1) The Electoral Scheme Rules shall be varied as follows.

(2) In rule 1 –

(a) in paragraph (2) –

(i) the definition of “effective registration” shall be deleted;

(ii) in the definition of “Registrar”, for the words “Registrar and Chief Executive” there shall be substituted the words “Chief Executive/Registrar”;

(b) paragraph (4) shall be deleted.

(3) In rule 5(1) for the words “have effective registration” there shall be substituted the words “are registered”.

(4) In rule 6(2) –

(a) in sub-paragraph (b) for the word “seconded” there shall be substituted the word “supported”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (d) –

(i) for the words “have effective registration” there shall be substituted the words “be registered”;

(ii) for the word “Register” shall be substituted the word “register”.

(5) In rule 8 –

(a) for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following –

“(2) A candidate shall be nominated by one person and supported by 9 others, each of whom shall –

(a) be included in the Electoral Roll;

(b) satisfy the same criterion as specified in rule 6(2)(d) as is satisfied by the candidate nominated or supported; and

(c) reside or work, on the date specified by the Council under rule 5(1) in the country in relation to which the candidate nominated or supported seeks election.”

(b) in sub-paragraph (3)(e), for the word “seconder” there shall be substituted the word “supporters”.

(6) In rule 14 for the word “seconders” there shall be substituted the word “supporters”.

(7) In Appendix II –

(a) the reference to Rules at the top of the Appendix shall read “Rules 1(2), 4(3), 9(7) and 10”;

(b) in sub-paragraph 2(5) after the words “candidate with the” insert the word “next”.

(1)

c.36. as amended by section 1(2) of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1992 (c. 16).