The Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Amendment) Rules Approval Order 2002

““student” means any person undertaking a course of training at an approved educational institution or approved training institution with a view to qualifying for registration as a nurse, midwife or health visitor.”

“5A

(1)

fees to be paid for admission or readmission to Part or Parts of the register or for renewal of registration shall be those determined by the Council with the approval of the Secretary of State from time to time.

(2)

The Council may permit such fees to be paid in annual amounts in accordance with the conditions attaching to such annual payments as the Council shall from time to time determine.

(3)

If a person has arranged with the Council to pay her fee by annual amounts and any of those payments is not received by the due date her registration shall lapse.

(4)

the Registrar shall, not fewer than 45 days before the due date, send to that person at her registered address, notification of the amount to be paid and the date on which it is due to be paid.

(5)

The due date for the purposes of paragraphs (3) and (4) is five working days before the anniversary of—

(a)

the first annual payment of the fee concerned where the payment due is the second annual payment; and, in any other case,

(b)

the date on which the previous annual payment of the fee concerned was payable”.

“(2A)

Subject to paragraph (5), where a student holds a degree which, on the recommendation of an approved educational institution or approved training institution is approved by the Council for the purposes of this paragraph, she may undertake a course of not less than 2 years' duration where the student attends full-time or 4 years' duration where she attends part-time, provided that, on successful completion of the course, a student would meet the outcomes and competencies set out in the Schedule attached hereto.”