The Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Professional Conduct) (Amendment) Rules 1998 Approval Order 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/1103
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, Interpretation and Transitional Provision

(1) These rules may be cited as the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Professional Conduct) (Amendment) Rules 1998.

(2) For the purposes of these rules “the Professional Conduct rules” means the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Professional Conduct) Rules 1993 .

(3) These rules shall apply in respect of a person removed from the register on or after the date of the commencement of these rules and any person removed from the register for a specified period before that date shall be treated as if these rules had not come into force.

Section 2 Amendment of the Professional Conduct rules

(1) The Professional Conduct rules shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this rule.

(2) In rule 2—

(a) in paragraph (4) the words “in accordance with rule 22(1), or” shall be deleted; and

(b) in paragraph (5) the words “in accordance with rule 49(1) or” shall be deleted.

(3) In rule 18(4) before the word “guilty” there shall be added the word “not”.

(4) In rule 22—

(a) paragraph (1) shall be deleted; and

(b) in paragraph (2) the words “, for an unspecified period,” shall be deleted.

(5) In rule 49—

(a) paragraph (1) shall be deleted; and

(b) in paragraph (2) the words “, for an unspecified period,” where they twice appear shall be deleted.