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Updated to 16 April 2025 (Act No. 2 of 2025 and S.I. No. 141 of 2025)

All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Nurses and Midwives Act 2011
No. 41 of 2011

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1 - 2 1 January 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 715 of 2011), art. 2(a)
S. 3 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(a)
S. 4(1) in so far as it relates to repeal of Nurses Act 1985 (18/1985), ss. 1-5, 38-47, 49, 57-59, Sch. 1 Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2), (3)
S. 4(1) in so far as it relates to repeal of Nurses Act 1985 (18/1985), Ss. 6-37, s. 48, 50-56, Sch. 2 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(b), sch.
S. 4(1) insofar as it relates to the repeal of section 49 of the Nurses Act 1985 9 May 2022 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 226 of 2022), art. 2(a)
S. 4(2) 25 June 2018 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 213 of 2018), art. 2
S. 5 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(c)
Ss. 6-9(1), (2) (a)-(g)(i) 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(d)
S. 9(2)(g)(ii) Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
Ss. 9(2)(h)-(m), (3)-(7)  2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(d)
Ss. 10-17(1)-(2) 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(d)
S. 17(3) 3 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 3
Ss. 17(4)-(6) 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(d)
Ss. 18-21 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(e)
S. 22(1)(a) in so far only as that para. provides for the specification by the Minister of procedures for the compilation of lists of names of registered nurses and registered midwives from which 2 members of the Board are to be chosen by the Minister 26 July 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(a)
S. 22(1)(a) other in so far as that para. provides for the specification by the Minister of procedures for the compilation of lists of names of registered nurses and registered midwives from which 2 members of the Board are to be chosen by the Minister 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(b) in so far only as that para. provides for the specification by the Minister of procedures for the compilation of a list of names of Directors of Nursing and Directors of Midwifery by the Health Service Executive from which one member of the Board shall be chosen by the Minister and for the compilation of that list 26 July 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(b)
S. 22(1)(b) other than in so far as that para. provides for the specification by the Minister of procedures for the compilation of a list of names of Directors of Nursing and Directors of Midwifery by the Health Service Executive from which one member of the Board shall be chosen by the Minister and for the compilation of that list 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(c) in so far only as that para. provides for the specification by the Minister of procedures for the election of 8 registered nurses or registered midwives by registered nurses and registered midwives for appointment to the Board and for the holding of that election 26 July 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(c)
S. 22(1)(c) other than in so far as that para. provides for the specification by the Minister of procedures for the election of 8 registered nurses or registered midwives by registered nurses and registered midwives for appointment to the Board and for the holding of that election 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(d) in so far only as that para. provides for the nomination by the Medical Council of one person for appointment to the Board 26 July 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(d)
S. 22(1)(d) other than in so far as that para. provides for the nomination by the Medical Council of one person for appointment to the Board 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(e) in so far only as that para. provides for the nomination by the Minister for Education and Skills of one person for appointment to the Board 26 July 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(e)
S. 22(1)(e) other than in so far as that para. provides for the nomination by the Minister for Education and Skills of one person for appointment to the Board 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(f)  in so far only as that para. provides for the nomination by the Health Service Executive of 2 persons for appointment to the Board 26 July 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(f)  other than in so far as that para. provides for the nomination by the Health Service Executive of 2 persons for appointment to the Board 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(g) in so far only as that para. provides for the nomination by the Health and Social Care Professionals Council of one person for appointment to the Board 26 July 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(g)
S. 22(1)(g) other than in so far as that para. provides for the nomination by the Health and Social Care Professionals Council of one person for appointment to the Board 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(h) in so far only as that para. provides for the nomination by the Health Information and Quality Authority of one person for appointment to the Board 26 July 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(h)
S. 22(1)(h) other than in so far as that para. provides for the nomination by the Health Information and Quality Authority of one person for appointment to the Board 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(i) 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(j) in so far only as that para. provides for the Minister to engage in such consultations as he or she considers appropriate for the purposes of forming the opinion referred to in that paragraph regarding the appointment to the Board of the 5 persons referred to in that paragraph 26 July 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(i)
S. 22(1)(j) other than in so far as that para. provides for the Minister to engage in such consultations as he or she considers appropriate for the purposes of forming the opinion referred to in that paragraph regarding the appointment to the Board of the 5 persons referred to in that paragraph 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(2)-(7) 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
Ss. 23-33 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
Ss. 34-37(1) 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(g)
S. 37(2)(a) Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
Ss. 37(2)(b)-(3), 38 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(g)
S. 39 9 May 2022 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 226 of 2022), art. 2(b)
S. 40 Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
S. 41 9 May 2022 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 226 of 2022), art. 2(c)
Ss. 42, 43 1 January 2015 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 609 of 2014), reg. 2
S. 44 9 May 2022 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 226 of 2022), art. 2(d)
S. 45 9 May 2022 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 226 of 2022), art. 2(d)
Ss. 46 - 54 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(h)
Ss. 55-59 (1)(a) 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(i)
S. 59(1)(b) insofar as it relates to a professional competence scheme Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
S. 59(1)(b) except insofar as it relates to a professional competence scheme 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(i)
Ss. 59(1)(c), (2)(a)-(c) 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(i)
S. 59(2)(d) Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
Ss. 59 (2)(e)-(f), (3) 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(i)
Ss. 60-61 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(i)
Ss. 62 - 64 (1)-(4) 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(j)
S. 64(5), (6) 3 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 3
Ss. 64(7)-(9), 65 (1)(a) 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(j)
S. 65(1)(b) Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
S. 65(1)(c)-(e), (2)-(3) 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(j)
Ss. 69-83 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(k)
S. 84 Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
Ss. 85, 86 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(l)
Ss. 87-91 Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
Ss. 92-101 1 January 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 715 of 2011), art. 2(b)
S. 102(1)  2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(m)
S. 102(2), (3) Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
S. 102(4) in so far as that subsection applies to ss. (1) 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(m)
S. 102 (5) Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
S. 103 9 May 2022 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 226 of 2022), art. 2(e)
Ss. 104-107 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(n)
Schedule 2 October 2012 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(o)

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
Certain work or activity under Act made subject to National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (47/2012), s. 2 and sch. 1, part 1 item 15(c) and part 2 item 12(c)
S. 2 amended European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 8 of 2017), regs. 2, 93(a)
S. 2(1) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 144(a)
  European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications relating to the Professions of Dentist, Medical Practitioner, Nurse and Midwife) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 7 of 2014), reg. 4
S. 2(3) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 144(b)
S. 9(2)(e)(i) amended European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 8 of 2017), regs. 2, 93(b)
S. 13(2)(h) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 145(a)
S. 13(2)(ha) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 145(a)
S. 13(3A) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 145(b)
S. 16(b) references construed Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014), ss. 1(5), 8, 39
S. 17 saver from disclosure Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30 of 2014), ss. 1(2), (3), 35, 41, sch. 3
S. 19(4), (5) repealed Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30 of 2014), ss. 1(2), (3), 5, sch. 4
S. 22(1)(e) transfer of functions Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 291 of 2023), arts. 1(2), 3(1)(a), 3(2), 4-7 and sch.
S. 24(5)(b) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 146(a)
S. 24(11) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 146(b)
S. 24(11A) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 146(c)
S. 24(20) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 146(d)
S. 28(1)(a) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 147(a)(i)
S. 28(1)(aa) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 147(a)(ii)
S. 28(7) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 147(b)
S. 28(8) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 147(b)
S. 28(9) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 147(b)
S. 30(1) substituted Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 (7/2004), s. 3A and sch. 2 part 3, as inserted by Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 (39/2018), s. 7 and sch.
S. 30(3) deleted Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 (7/2004), s. 3A and sch. 2 part 3, as inserted by Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 (39/2018), s. 7 and sch.
S. 38(1)(aa) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 148
S. 41(2) amended European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 8 of 2017), regs. 2, 93(c)
S. 44 offence under designated as excluded National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (47/2012), s. 14A and sch. 3, as inserted by Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (4/2016), s. 29
S 44(4) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 149
S 48(2) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 150
S 50(3) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 151(a)
S 50(4) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 151(b)
S. 51 substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 152
S. 51A inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 153
S. 52 substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 154
S. 52A inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 155
S. 52B inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 156
S. 53(7) deleted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 157
S. 53A inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 158
S. 55(1) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(a)(i)
  Health Identifiers Act 2014 (15/2014) ss. 1(2), 39(a)(i)
S. 55(1)(ea) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(a)(ii)
S. 55(1)(f) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(a)(iii)
S. 55(1)(ga) substituted Health Identifiers Act 2014 (15/2014) ss. 1(2), 39(a)(ii)
S. 55(1)(ga) inserted Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 (No. 14 of 2013), ss. 1(3), 35
S. 55(1A) inserted Health Identifiers Act 2014 (15/2014) ss. 1(2), 39(b)
S. 55(2A) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(b)
S. 55(2B)-(2D) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(b)
S. 55(3) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(c)(i)
S. 55(3)(a) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(c)(ii)
S. 55(3)(b) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(c)(iii)
S. 55(3A) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(d)
S. 55(4) deleted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(e)
S. 55(5) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(f)
S. 55(6)(a)(i) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(g)(i)
S. 55(6)(b) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(g)(ii)
S. 55(8) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(h)
S. 55(8A) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(i)
S. 56(1) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(a)
S. 56(2) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(a)
S. 56(3)(a) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(b)(i)
S. 56(3)(aa) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(b)(i)
S. 56(3)(d)-(f) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(b)(ii)
S. 56(4) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(c)(i)
S. 56(4)(a) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(c)(ii)
S. 56(4)(b) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(c)(iii)
S. 56(5) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(d)
S. 56(6) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(e)
S. 56(7) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(f)
S. 56A inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 161
S. 57(1) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 162(a)
S. 57(2) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 162(b)
S. 57(4)-(9) deleted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 162(c)
S. 57(10A) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 162(d)
S. 57(10B) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 162(d)
S. 57(11) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 162(e)
S. 57(12) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 162(f)
S. 57A inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 163
S. 58(5) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 164
S. 59(1)(b) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 165(a)
S. 59(2)(b) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 165(b)(i)
S. 59(2)(d) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 165(b)(ii)
S. 61(1) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 166
S. 63A inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 167
S. 65(1) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 168
S. 66 amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 169
S. 68A inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 170
S. 70(2)(a) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 171
S. 71(2) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 172
S. 72 renumbered as subsection (1) Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 173(a)
S. 72(1) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 173(b)
S. 72(2) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 173(c)
S. 73(1) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 174
S. 74(1) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 175(a)
S. 74(3) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 175(b)
S. 77(1A) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 176
S. 82(1) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 177(a)(i)
S. 82(1)(k) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 177(a)(ii)
S. 82(1)(l) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 177(a)(ii)
S. 82(2) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 177(b)
S. 82(3) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 177(c)
S. 82(4) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 177(d)
S. 82(5) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 177(d)
S. 83 renumbered as subsection (1) Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 178(a)
S. 83(1) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 178(b)(i)
S. 83(1)(b) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 178(b)(ii)
S. 83(2) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 178(c)
S. 85(2)(a), 85(2)(j) transfer of functions Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 291 of 2023), arts. 1(2), 3(1)(a), 3(2), 4-7
S. 85(2)(a)(i) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 179
S. 87(4) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 180
S. 91(3) repealed Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30 of 2014), ss. 1(2), (3), 5, sch. 4
S. 102(1A) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 181
S. 103(1) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 182(a)
S. 103(2) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 182(b)
S. 103A inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 183
S. 105(2A) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 184(a)
S. 105(4)(b) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 184(b)
S. 106A inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 185
S. 108 inserted Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 (2/2020), s. 14

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 13 Nurses and Midwives (Fitness to Practise Subcommittee) Rules 2022 (S.I. No. 236 of 2022)
  Nurses and Midwives (Register of Nurses and Midwives) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. No. 503 of 2020)
  Nurses and Midwives (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. No. 502 of 2020)
  Nurses and Midwives (Education and Training) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. No. 501 of 2020)
  Nurses and Midwives (Registration) Rules 2018 (S.I. No. 221 of 2018)
  Nurses and Midwives (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Rules 2018 (S.I. No. 220 of 2018)
  Nurses and Midwives (Register of Nurses and Midwives) Rules 2018 (S.I. No. 219 of 2018)
  Nurses and Midwives (Education and Training) Rules 2018 (S.I. No. 218 of 2018)
  Nurses and Midwives (Candidate Register) Rules 2018 (S.I. No. 217 of 2018)
  Nurses and Midwives Rules 2013 (S.I. No. 435 of 2013)
S. 13(7) Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland Rules Pursuant to the Provisions of Sections 64(3)(c) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 Regarding the Receiving and Recording of Evidence by the Fitness to Practise Committee (S.I. No. 358 of 2014)
  Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland Rules Specifying Criteria to be Considered for Applications for Restoration to the Register (S.I. No. 88 of 2014)
S. 64(3)(c) Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland Rules Pursuant to the Provisions of Sections 64(3)(c) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 Regarding the Receiving and Recording of Evidence by the Fitness to Practise Committee (S.I. No. 358 of 2014)
S. 79(2)(d) Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland Rules Specifying Criteria to be Considered for Applications for Restoration to the Register (S.I. No. 88 of 2014)