The Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997 (c. 24) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to the regulation of nurses, midwives and health visitors in the United Kingdom.
Provisions Repealed enactments Section 23(3) of the act repealed 5 enactments and revoked 3 instruments, listed in schedule 6 to the act. +Enactments and instruments repealed or revoked by section 23(3)CitationShort title or titleExtent of repeal or revocation1979 c. 36Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979The whole Act so far as unrepealed except sections 23(4) and 24 and Schedule 7.SI 1983/884Nursing and Midwifery Qualifications (EEC Recognition) Order 1983The whole instrument.SI 1984/1975Nursing and Midwifery Qualifications (EEC Recognition) Amendment Order 1984The whole instrument.1985 c. 9Companies Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985In Schedule 2, the entry relating to the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979.1990 c. 41Courts and Legal Services Act 1990In Schedule 10, paragraph 43.1992 c. 16Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1992The whole act.1995 c. 17Health Authorities Act 1995In Schedule 1, paragraph 104.SI 1996/3101Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 (Amendment) Regulations 1996The whole instrument.
Subsequent developments The whole act was repealed by section 60(3) of, and schedule 5 to, the Health Act 1999, in stages. Certain provisions were repealed on 11 May 2001 by virtue of the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2001 (SI 2001/1985). Further provisions were repealed on 1 April 2002 by virtue of the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2002 (SI 2002/1167). The remaining provisions were repealed on 1 August 2004 by virtue of the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 15) Order 2004 (SI 2004/1859), completing the repeal of the act in consequence of the coming into force of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001.
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