Nurses and Midwives Act 2011

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If immediate suspension of registration is necessary to protect public.

58.— (1) The Board may make an ex parte application to the Court for an order to suspend the registration of a registered nurse or registered midwife, whether or not the nurse or midwife is the subject of a complaint, if the Board considers that the suspension is necessary to protect the public until steps or further steps are taken under this Part and, if applicable, Parts 8 and 9.

(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be heard otherwise than in public unless the Court considers it appropriate to hear the application in public.

(3) The Court may determine an application under subsection (1) by—

(a) making any order it considers appropriate, including an order directing the Board to suspend the registration of the registered nurse or registered midwife the subject of the application for the period specified in the order, and

(b) giving to the Board any direction that the Court considers appropriate.

(4) The Board shall, on complying with a direction of the Court given under subsection (3), give notice in writing to the nurse or midwife concerned of the Board’s compliance with the direction.