176. Section 77 of the Act of 2011 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(1A) The exercise of the Board’s power under subsection (1) in the case of a registered nurse or registered midwife shall be deemed to include the exercise of the Board’s power under section 39(1) of the Act of 1985 to erase, on the ground specified in paragraph (b) of such section 39(1) and whether before, on or after the commencement of section 176 of the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020, the name of a person referred to in such section 39(1) from the register referred to in such section 39(1), and the other provisions of this Act (including section 78) shall, with all necessary modifications, be construed accordingly.”.