Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016
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Amendment of section 1 of Principal Act | ||
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2. Section 1 of the Principal Act is amended, in subsection (1) — | ||
(a) by the insertion of the following definition: | ||
“‘registered midwife’ means a midwife whose name is entered in the midwives division of the register of nurses and midwives under the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 ;”, | ||
(b) by the substitution of the following for the definition of “registered nurse”: | ||
“‘registered nurse’ means a nurse whose name is entered in the nurses division of the register of nurses and midwives under the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 ;”, | ||
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(c) by the substitution of the following for the definition of “practitioner”: | ||
“‘practitioner’ means a registered medical practitioner, a registered dentist, a registered veterinary surgeon, a registered nurse and a registered midwife;”. |