This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I.2004/1771 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

2004 No. 1860 (S.5 )

HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS, SCOTLAND
NURSES AND MIDWIVES, SCOTLAND

The Health Act 1999 (Consequential Amendments) (Nursing and Midwifery) (No. 2) Order 2004

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 63 of the Health Act 19991, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Health Act 1999 (Consequential Amendments) (Nursing and Midwifery) (No. 2) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 11th August 2004.

Extent2

This Order extends to Scotland only.

Amendment of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 19953

In the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 19952, in regulation 2 (interpretation and application), in paragraph (1) —

a

in the definition of “independent nurse prescriber”, in sub-paragraph (a), for “Nursing and Midwifery Register” substitute “nurses' and midwives' professional register”;

b

in the definition of “supplementary prescriber”, for sub-paragraph (a), substitute—

a

the nurses' and midwives' professional register;

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

John HuttonMinister of State,Department of Health

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the definitions of “independent nurse prescriber” and “supplementary prescriber” to replace an incorrect reference to the “Nursing and Midwifery Register” with a reference to the “nurses' and midwives' professional register”.