Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020

151

Amendment of section 50 of Act of 2011

151. Section 50 of Act of 2011 is amended—

(a) in subsection (3), by the substitution of “the Board may consider such an application if the Board is satisfied that the removal of the nurse’s or midwife’s registration would not be contrary to the public interest” for “then the Board shall not consider the application until such time as the Board has decided whether or not the nurse’s or midwife’s registration should be removed (including cancelled) pursuant to another provision of this Act”, and

(b) in subsection (4), by the insertion of “, otherwise than where the removal of the registration was effected (whether in whole or in part) on the ground that the removal would not be contrary to the public interest as referred to in subsection (3),” after “registration restored”.