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Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 81 Cited in Amendments 380 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1979 c. 36
(1) There shall be a corporate body known as the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.(2) The Council shall consist of such number of members, not greater than 60, and a multiple of three, as is proposed and approved in accordance with section 2 of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1992.(3) Two-thirds of the members of the Council shall be appointed by the Secretary of State on being elected under the electoral scheme (“elected members”) .are registered nurses, midwives, health visitors or medical practitioners, orhave such qualifications and experience in education or other fields as, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, will be of value to the Council in the performance of its functions.the need to secure that the members of the Council include registered nurses, midwives and health visitors and persons living or working in each part of the United Kingdom, andthe need to secure that qualifications and experience in the teaching of nursing, midwifery and health visiting are adequately represented on the Council.(6) The Council shall have a president and a vice-president appointed by the Council from among its members.(7) Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the constitution and administration etc. of the Council.(8) For the purposes of subsection (3) , a person appointed as a replacement for an elected member shall be treated as an elected member.(1) The principal functions of the Central Council shall be to establish and improve standards of training and professional conduct for nurses, midwives and health visitors.(2) The Council shall ensure that the standards of training they establish are such as to meet any Community obligation of the United Kingdom.(3) The Council shall by means of rules determine the conditions of a person’s being admitted to training, and the kind F3contentand standard of training to be undertaken, with a view to registration.(4) The rules may also make provision with respect to the kind and standard of further training available to persons who are already registered.(5) The powers of the Council shall include that of providing, in such manner as it thinks fit, advice for nurses, midwives and health visitors on standards of professional conduct.(6) In the discharge of its functions the Council shall have proper regard for the interests of all groups within the professions, including those with minority representation.

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