Citation and commencement1

1

This Order may be cited as the Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2018.

2

The following provisions come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made—

a

this article;

b

the following provisions of Schedules 1 and 2 and article 2 so far as it relates to those provisions—

i

paragraph 1 of Schedule 1,

ii

paragraph 2 (insertion of article 2A) of Schedule 1,

iii

paragraph 3 (amendment of article 3) of Schedule 1,

iv

paragraph 4(a) (amendment of article 5) of Schedule 1 for the purpose only of establishing standards in relation to nursing associates,

v

paragraph 13 (amendment of article 15) of Schedule 1,

vi

paragraph 14 (amendment of article 16) of Schedule 1,

vii

paragraph 1 of Schedule 2,

viii

paragraph 3 (insertion of article 2A into the Nurses and Midwives (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 20042) of Schedule 2, and

ix

paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 (which amends Schedule 1 to the Nurses and Midwives (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2004) for the purposes of establishing standards for nursing associates under article 5(2)(a) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 20013 and for making rules under article 7(1) (the register: supplemental provisions) of that Order as to the payment of fees by nursing associates.

3

The remaining provisions and article 2 for all remaining purposes, come into force on 28th January 2019.