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NURSES AND MIDWIVES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1970 - SECT 20B

Requirement of linguistic knowledge.

20B.(1) A national of a member State who applies to be registered in the
general part of the register shall be required, on or after registration in
that part, to satisfy the Council that he has the necessary knowledge of
English, that is, the knowledge which, in the interests of himself and his
patients, is necessary to render nursing services in the United Kingdom.

(2) The Council may provide facilities for testing the knowledge of English of
applicants for registration.

(3) Subject to subsection (4) below, if the applicant does not, on being
registered, satisfy the Council under this section, the registration shall
lapse at the end of the period of six months beginning with the date of
registration unless, in that period, he satisfies the Council that he has the
necessary knowledge of English.

(4) The Council may extend the period referred to in subsection (3) above (by
not more than another six months) if it appears to them that there are grounds
for doing so in a particular case.

(5) A person whose registration has lapsed by virtue of subsection (3) above
and who subsequently applies to be registered in the general part of
the register is not entitled to be so registered unless, at the time of his
application, he satisfies the Council that he has the necessary knowledge of
English.]

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