2.—(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”.