SCHEDULE 1 Emergency Registration of Nurses and other Health and Care Professionals
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SCHEDULE 1 Emergency Registration of Nurses and other Health and Care Professionals

Section 2

Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001

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(1)     The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (SI 2002/253) has effect as if it were subject to the following modifications.

(2)     The Order has effect as if after article 9 there were inserted—

“9A Temporary registration in emergencies involving loss of human life or human illness etc

(1)     The Registrar may register a person as a registered nurse, midwife or nursing associate, or the persons comprising a specified group of persons as registered nurses, midwives or nursing associates, if—

(a)     the Secretary of State has advised the Registrar that an emergency has occurred, is occurring or is about to occur and that the Registrar should consider acting under this article, and

(b)     the Registrar considers that the emergency registration requirement is met in relation to the person or group of persons.

(2)     For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) the emergency registration requirement is met—

(a)     in relation to a person, if the Registrar considers that the person is a fit, proper and suitably experienced person to be registered as a nurse, midwife or nursing associate with regard to the

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