The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2005

Amendments to the principal Rules

4.  After rule 3 of the principal Rules (fees) add—

“Fee for retention of registration

4.— (1) In respect of any registration period beginning on or after 1st January 2006, the registrant shall, except as provided for in paragraph (2), pay a fee for retention of registration (as prescribed in rule 3(i)) which shall be due—

(a) where the registration period is a first registration period (determined in accordance with rule 10 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Education, Registration and Registration Appeals) Rules 2004(1)), on the first and second anniversary of the last day of the month of registration; and

(b) where the registration period is subsequent to a first registration period (determined in accordance with rule 10 of those Rules), on the first and second anniversary of the day on which her previous registration period ended.

(2) Where a registrant’s registration period ends on 31st December 2005 a fee for retention of registration will not be due during the registration period ending 31st December 2008.”.

(1)

Scheduled to S.I. 2004/1767 as amended by S.I. 2005/3354.