S.I. No. 609/2014 - Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2014.


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 6th January, 2015.

I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (No. 41 of 2011), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2014.

2. The 1st day of January 2015 is appointed as the day on which sections 42 and 43 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (No. 41 of 2011) shall come into operation.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

12 December 2014.

LEO VARADKAR,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order brings into operation sections 42 and 43 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 . Section 42 provides for the Minister to designate titles for use by registered nurses or registered midwives or a class of registered nurses or registered midwives. Section 43 provides for the use of designated titles.