Health Act 1999

Matters outside the scope of the OrdersU.K.

7(1)An Order may not abolish the regulatory body of any profession to which section 60(2)(a) applies, any regulatory body established by an Order as the successor to the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine or the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting or any other regulatory body established by an Order.

(2)An Order may not impose any requirement which would have the effect that a majority of the members of the regulatory body of any profession would be persons not included in the register of members admitted to practice.

(3)An Order may not provide for any function conferred on the Privy Council, in relation to any profession to which section 60(2)(a) applies, to be exercised by a different person.

[F1(4)An Order may not confer any additional powers of direction over the Council for the Regulation of Health Care Professionals.]

8(1)Where an enactment provides, in relation to any profession, for any function mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) to be exercised by the regulatory body or any of its committees or officers, an Order may not provide for any person other than that regulatory body or any of its committees or officers to exercise that function.

(2)The functions are—

(a)keeping the register of members admitted to practice,

(b)determining standards of education and training for admission to practice,

(c)giving advice about standards of conduct and performance,

(d)administering procedures (including making rules) relating to misconduct, unfitness to practise and similar matters.

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Textual Amendments

F2Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(3) omitted by virtue of The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (S.I. 2002/253), art. 54(3), Sch. 5 para. 16(b) (with savings in art. 3(18) and transitional provisions in art. 54(1), Sch. 2) (the amendment coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(3) of the amending S.I.); Sch. 3 para. 8(3) omitted by virtue of The Health Professions Order 2001 (S.I. 2002/254), art. 48(3), Sch. 4 para. 8(b) (with savings in art. 3(19) and transitional provisions in art. 48(1), Sch. 2) (the amendment coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(3) of the amending S.I.)