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”.