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The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules Order of Council 2004

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. This Order may be cited as the Nursing and Midwifery...

  3. Signature

    1. Arrangement of Rules

      1. PART 1 Preliminaries

        1. 1.Citation and commencement

        2. 2.Interpretation

      2. PART 2 Investigating Committee

        1. 3.Notice provisions

        2. 4.Procedure of the Investigating Committee where the allegation relates to impairment of fitness to practise

        3. 5.Procedure of the Investigating Committee where the allegation relates to a fraudulent or incorrect entry in the register

        4. 6.Notice of decision

        5. 7.Reconsideration of allegation after a finding of no case to answer

      3. PART 3 Interim Orders

        1. 8.Notice and procedure

      4. PART 4 Conduct and Competence Committee and Health Committee

        1. 9.Action upon referral of an allegation

        2. 10.Meetings and hearings

        3. 11.Notice of hearing

        4. 12.Procedure of the Conduct and Competence Committee and the Health Committee

        5. 13.Notice of decision

        6. 14.Referral of allegation from the Conduct and Competence Committee to the Health Committee

        7. 15.Referral of allegation from the Health Committee to the Conduct and Competence Committee

      5. PART 5 Procedure at hearings

        1. 16.Application of Part 5

        2. 17.Interpretation

        3. 18.Preliminary meetings

        4. 19.Public and private hearings

        5. 20.Representation and entitlement to be heard

        6. 21.Absence of the practitioner

        7. 22.Witnesses

        8. 23.Vulnerable witnesses

        9. 24.Order of proceedings at initial hearing

        10. 25.Order of proceedings at a review or restoration hearing

        11. 26.Order of proceedings at an interim orders hearing

        12. 27.Notes and transcript of proceedings

      6. PART 6 General

        1. 28.Amendment of the charge

        2. 29.Joinder

        3. 30.Burden of proof

        4. 31.Evidence

        5. 32.Postponements and adjournments

        6. 33.Cancellation of hearing

        7. 34.Service of documents

  5. Explanatory Note

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