Amendment of the No. 9 Order2
1
The No. 9 Order shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this article.
2
In article 3(5)(b)(i) and (ii) and (8), for “1st January 2003” substitute “1st April 2003”.
3
In Schedule 1—
a
in paragraph 1 in the definition of nurses agency provider, insert after paragraph (b) of the definition—
“but does not include a person for any period in which his licence continues to be treated as valid by virtue of article 4 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment No. 2) (England) Order 2002 and whose case falls within paragraph (1)(a) of that article;”;
b
after paragraph 2(3)(b), insert—
ba
in a case where—
i
before 1st January 2003 the regulator grants a licence to a nurses agency provider which is valid for a period after 31st December 2002; or
ii
a licence granted to a nurses agency provider continues to be treated as valid by virtue of article 4 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment No. 2) (England) Order 2002 and he has not applied for a renewal of the licence before 1st January 2003,
21st January 2003;
c
in paragraph 2(5), for “on or after 17th December 2001” substitute “on or after 1st January 2003”;
d
in paragraph 2(6)(b), for “1st January 2003” substitute “1st April 2003”;
e
in paragraph 10(7) and (8), for “1st January 2003” on each occasion where it occurs substitute “1st April 2003”;
f
in paragraph 13—
i
in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “1st January 2003” substitute “1st April 2003”;
ii
in sub-paragraph (5)(a), for “1st December 2002”, “1st January 2003” and “6th December 2002” substitute respectively “1st March 2003”, “1st April 2003” and “7th March 2003”;
iii
in sub-paragraph (5)(b), for the words “in December 2002” substitute “in March 2003”;
iv
in sub-paragraph (8)(b), for “1st January 2003” on each occasion where it occurs substitute “1st April 2003”;
v
in sub-paragraph (14)(b), for “1st January 2003” and “31st December 2002” substitute respectively “1st April 2003” and “31st March 2003”;
g
in paragraph 14(8) and (9)(b), for “1st January 2003” substitute “1st April 2003”;
h
in paragraph 15(1)(b)(i) and (2)(b)(i), for “31st December 2002” substitute “31st March 2003”.