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Short title and commencement. 56.(1) This Act may be cited as the Nurses and Midwives Act (Northern Ireland) 1970. (2)(3) Commencement 1.(1) The Council shall consist of seventeen members of whom (a)eight members (in this Schedule referred to as "appointed members") shall be appointed by the Minister in accordance with paragraph 2; and (b)nine members ..., subject to paragraph 4, shall be elected as mentioned in sub-paragraph (5). (2) The Minister shall appoint one of the members to be the Chairman of the Council or, if he thinks fit, may in writing delegate to the Council the power of doing so. (3) The members ... appointed under sub-paragraph (1)(a)... shall hold office for a term of four years. Sub-para.(4) rep. by SLR 1980 (5) ... at intervals of four years the Council shall make arrangements for the election in accordance with paragraph 3 of nine members (in this Schedule referred to as "elected members") who are qualified as specified in that paragraph. (6) The elected members shall hold office for a term of four years. (7) The Chairman ... shall hold office for such term not exceeding four years as may be specified in the instrument of his appointment. 2. Of the appointed members (a)three shall be persons with experience in educational matters, one of whom must be a nurse with experience in nursing education, appointed after consultation with the Queen's University of Belfast and the New University of Ulster and such other bodies as the Minister thinks fit; (b)one shall be a doctor with experience in the teaching of nurses, appointed after consultation with the British Medical Association; (c)three shall be persons who have experience of administration in the ... health services ... appointed after consultation with [Health and Social Services Boards.] 3.(1) Of the elected members (a)two shall be persons holding a certificate issued by the Council, or a body recognised by the Council, to persons trained in the teaching of nurses; (b)two shall be midwives, one being a person holding a certificate issued by the Council, or a body recognised by the Council, to persons trained in the teaching of midwives; (c)one shall be a registered mental nurse; (d)one shall be a nurse chosen from the general part of the register; (e)one shall be a nurse chosen from the roll of nurses; (f)two shall be nurses chosen from the register or the roll of nurses, or from any part or parts of the register specified in rules made under sub-paragraph (3). (2) A person shall not be qualified for election unless, at the time of his election he is engaged in Northern Ireland in nursing or midwifery or any relevant class of nursing or the teaching of nursing or midwifery, as the case may require. (3) The election of elected members, including the determination of the additional qualifications, if any, for election under sub-paragraph (1)(f) and the stipulation of the classes of electors entitled to elect particular elected members, shall be carried out in accordance with rules made by the Council. (4) Rules under sub-paragraph (3) shall be made within such period after the passing of this Act as the Ministry may direct. 4. Where (a)a place on the Council is required to be filled on any date by a person elected thereto; and (b)at the election of members of the Council to take office on the date in question a person is not elected to that place, 5.(1) A member of the Council may resign by serving notice in writing (a)if he is an appointed member, on the Minister; or (b)if he is an elected member, on the Council. (2) Where the place of a member becomes vacant before the expiration of his term of office whether by death, resignation or otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled (a)if the member was appointed by the Minister under paragraph 1(1), by appointment by the Minister; or (b)if the member was elected under paragraph 1(5) or appointed by the Council under paragraph 4, by co-optation by the Council, (3) A person appointed or co-opted under sub-paragraph (2) shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of the former member. (4) Where a member of the Council or of any of its committees is absent from the meetings thereof for more than six months consecutively (except for a reason approved by the Minister) the Council shall forthwith by resolution declare his office to be vacant and shall notify that fact in such manner as it thinks fit, and thereupon the office shall become vacant. 6. A person shall, on ceasing to hold the office of Chairman or the office of member, be eligible for re-appointment, re-election or co-optation. 7.(1) The Council and its committees may act notwithstanding any vacancy among their members. (2) No defect in the appointment or election of any person acting as the Chairman or a member of the Council or of any committee of the Council shall vitiate any proceedings of the Council or committee in which he has taken part. 8. The Council shall not acquire or dispose of any land unless the Ministry consents in writing. 9.(1) Without prejudice to sections 4 to 6 and section 10(5) the Council may, or if the Ministry so requires shall, constitute one or more committees to which it may delegate such of its functions as it thinks fit. (2) A committee constituted under sub-paragraph (1) may include persons who are not members of the Council but the majority of the members of the committee shall be members of the Council. 10. Subject to section 4(4) and without prejudice to section 46(1)(a)(iii), the Council may make rules for the procedure (including quorum) of the Council or any of its committees. Para.10A amends sch.1 to 1969 c.25 (NI) 11.(1) The Council shall appoint a Secretary and a Director of Nursing and Midwifery Education. (2) The appointment of the Secretary and the Director of Nursing and Midwifery Education and their qualifications, remuneration and conditions of service shall be subject to the approval of the Ministry. 12. Subject to the approval of the Ministry as to remuneration, conditions of service and numbers, the Council may employ such other officers as it considers necessary for the discharge of its functions. 13. In the exercise of its powers under paragraph 12 the Council may employ officers jointly with [a Health and Social Services Board] on such terms as may be agreed.... 14. The Council may pay travelling and other allowances, in such circumstances and at such rates as the Ministry with the approval of the Ministry of Finance may authorise, to (a)members of the Council; (b)members of committees constituted by the Council; (c)officers of the Council; (d)examiners; (e)such other persons as may be approved by the Ministry. 15. The seal of the Council shall be authenticated by the signature of one member and any officer of the Council for the time being designated by the Council in that behalf. In this Schedule "competent authority" has the same meaning as in section 3A of this Act. 1. The certificate of "hospitalier(e0re)/verpleegassistent(e)" awarded by the State or by schools established or recognised by the State. 2. The certificate of "infirmier(e0re) hospitalier(e0re)/ziekenhuisverpleger (-verpleegster)" awarded by the State or by schools established or recognised by the State. 3. The diploma of "infirmier(e0re) gradue9(e) hospitalier(e0re)/gegradueerd ziekenhuisverpleger (-verpleegster)" awarded by the State or by higher paramedical colleges established or recognised by the State. The diploma of "sygeplejerske" awarded by nursing schools recognised by the "Sundhedsstyrelsen" (State board of health). The State diploma of "infirmier(e0re)" awarded by the Ministry of Health. 1. The certificates awarded by the competent authorities as a result of the "staatliche Pru;fung in der Krankenpflege" (State nursing examination). 2. The certificates from the competent authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany stating that the diplomas awarded after 8th May 1945 by the competent authorities of the German Democratic Republic are recognised as equivalent to those listed in point 1 above.] [1. The diploma of "nAnvte9nraz Sxolh8nz Adelcvn Nosoko9nnvn" (college ofnurses responsible for general care), recognised by the Ministry for SocialServices, or the diploma of "ntvn paraiatrikvn oxolvn tvn Ke9nnirvnAnvte9nraz Texnikhz kai9n Epaggelmatikh8nz Ekpaidey9nsevz" (para-medicalschools for the Higher Technical and Vocational Education Centres) awardedby the Ministry for National Education and Religious Affairs; and 2. The "pistopoihtiko9n praktikh8nd aPS1200not allocatedw'nPS0900skh9nsevstoy9n epagge9nlmatoz th8nzaPS1200not allocatedw'nPS0900delch9nz nosoko mon" PS0900(certificate of practical training for the nursing profes-sion) awarded by the Ministry for Social Services.] The certificate of "Registered General Nurse" issued by "An Bord Altranais" (the Nursing Board). The "diploma di abilitazione professionale per infermiere professionale" awarded by State-recognised schools. The following diplomas awarded by the Ministry of Public Health on the strength of an examining board decision (a)the State diploma of "infirmier"; (b)the State diploma of "infirmier hospitalier gradue9". The following diplomas awarded by one of the examining boards appointed by the public authorities (a)the diplomas of "verpleger A", "verpleegster A" or "verpleegkundige A"; (b)the diploma of "verpleegkundige MBOV (Mid-delbare Beroepsopleiding Verpleegkundige)" (intermediate nursing training); (c)the diploma of "verpleegkundige HBOV (Hogere Beroepsopleiding Verpleegkundige)" (higher nursing training).] 1. The Council shall appoint the following persons to be members of each school committee (a)the principal of the school; (b)after consultation with the [chief educational officer of the education and library board for] the area in which the school is situated and with such other bodies concerned with education as the Council thinks fit, at least one person; (c)after consultation with the [Health and Social Services Board or Boards providing facilities for the school] <(i)an administrative officer of a Health and Social Services Board providing facilities for the school;] (ii)three nurses or midwives from hospitals providing facilities for the school; <(iii)two persons not being either nurses or midwives drawn from the membership of [the Health and Social Services Board or Boards] providing facilities for the school; <(iv)one nurse with experience in the teaching of [nurses and midwives employed or to be employed otherwise than in hospital]; and (d)if it thinks fit, one person who may or may not be within the categories mentioned in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c). 2. The Council shall appoint one of the members of each school committee to be the chairman of that committee. 3. The principal of a school shall hold office as a member of the school committee for so long as he remains principal of that school. 4. The members appointed under paragraph 1(b) to (d) shall hold office for such term not exceeding four years as may be specified in the instrument of their appointment. 5. The chairman shall hold office for such term as the Council may specify in the instrument of his appointment. 1. The Joint Nursing and Midwives Council for Northern Ireland (Legal Assessor) Rules 1965. 2. The rules approved by the following orders: The Nurses Rules (Northern Ireland) 1965 Approval Order (Northern Ireland) 1965. The Midwives Rules (Northern Ireland) 1965 Approval Order (Northern Ireland) 1965. The Enrolled Nurses Rules (Northern Ireland) 1965 Approval Order (Northern Ireland) 1965. The Midwives (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1967 Approval Order (Northern Ireland) 1967. The Nurses (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1969 Approval Order (Northern Ireland) 1969. The Midwives (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1969 Approval Order (Northern Ireland) 1969. Schedule 4Repeals
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