Nurses and Midwives Act 2011

Removal of conditions attached to registration.

80.— (1) The Board may at any time decide to remove all or any conditions, to which this section applies pursuant to subsection (4), attached to the registration of a registered nurse or registered midwife if—

(a) the nurse or midwife has requested the Board to make the decision,

(b) the nurse or midwife has been given an opportunity to make an oral or written submission to the Board,

(c) the Board has considered any submission made under paragraph (b) and any other relevant information that has come to its attention, and

(d) after considering all relevant facts, the Board considers it appropriate to make the decision.

(2) The Board shall, on deciding to remove any or all conditions referred to in subsection (1) attached to the registration of a registered nurse or registered midwife, give notice in writing to the nurse or midwife of its or their removal.

(3) The Board shall, on deciding to refuse to remove any condition referred to in subsection (1) attached to the registration of a nurse or midwife, give notice in writing (accompanied by a copy of section 81 ), as soon as is practicable after making the decision, to the nurse or midwife of—

(a) the decision,

(b) the date on which the decision was made, and

(c) the reasons for the decision.

(4) This section applies to any conditions attached to the registration of a nurse or midwife pursuant to—

(a) a decision referred to in section 76 (1), or

(b) section 79 (3).