http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1767/section/2The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Education, Registration and Registration Appeals) Rules Order of Council 2004texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseHEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONSNURSES AND MIDWIVES2023-05-16Expert Participation2023-03-08 This Order, which is made under the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001, approves Rules made by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (“NMC”) which deal in Part 1 with general provisions relating to commencement and interpretation; in Part 2 with Education; in Part 3 with Registration; and in Part 4 with Registration Appeals. PART 1<Emphasis>General</Emphasis>Interpretation21In these Rules—“approved educational institution”means an institution or part of an institution or a combination of institutions approved by the Council under article 15(6)(c) of the Order;“approved programme of education”means an integrated theoretical and clinical practice programme that has been approved by the Council under article 15(6)(a) of the Order;“education”includes training;“old register”means the register maintained by the Council pursuant to paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Order;“personal identification number”means the unique number allocated to each applicant on first registration;“personal reference number”means the unique number allocated to each applicant prior to registration;“recordable qualification”

means a qualification which is not a registrable qualification and which—meets the standards set by the Council; oris obtained outside the United Kingdom and which the Council is satisfied is equivalent to a qualification of the type referred to in paragraph (a);

“registrable qualification”means a qualification leading to admission to a part of the register;“registration period”shall be construed in accordance with rule 10;“the Fees Rules”means the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) Rules 2004; and“the Order”means the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sch. rule 2 renumbered as Sch. rule 2(1) (3.12.2007) by The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 177(2)(a)Sch. rule 2(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/593), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 26(1) (with reg. 12A, Sch. 4 Pt. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, regs. 4, 12(3)-(10)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)