Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 22nd November, 2013.

Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na h’Éireann ("The Board") in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Sections 13 of the Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011 hereby makes the following Rules:

1. Citation

1. 1 The Nurses Rules, 2010, continue to have force arising from Section 13 (9) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 .

1. 2 These Rules may be cited as the Nurses and Midwives Rules, 2013 and are supplemental to the Nurses Rules, 2010 (S.I. 689/2010).

2. The Register of Nurses and Midwives - Nurses Division

2. 1 In addition to the Divisions specified in the Nurses Rules 2010, the Nurses Division is hereby established by the Board.

2. 2 The Nurses Division shall contain the names of persons registered in any of the following divisions referred to in Nurses Rules, 2010:

(1) General Nurses Division;

(2) Psychiatric Nurses Division;

(3) Children’s Nurses Division;

(4) Intellectual Disability Nurses Division.

3. Candidate Register

3. 1 The following divisions of the Candidate Register are hereby established:

(1) Nurse Candidate Division;

(2) General Nurse Candidate Division;

(3) Psychiatric Nurse Candidate Division;

(4) Children’s Nurse Candidate Division;

(5) Intellectual Disability Nurse Candidate Division;

(6) Midwives Candidate Division.

3. 2 The Nurse Candidate Division of the Candidate Register shall contain the names of any persons registered in any of divisions of the Candidate Register referred to at 3.1.2 to 3.1.5 above.

4. Publication

4. 1 These Rules will be published in the prescribed manner as defined in Section 2 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 .

GIVEN under the Seal of Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na h’Éireann,

12 November 2013.

P GALLAGHER,

President.

M PIDGEON,

Chief Executive Officer.

The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 13(7) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 , approved of the making of the above rules on the 31st day of October, 2013.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

The rules as signed by the Minister for Health concern the establishment of a nurses division of the register of nurses and midwives and of divisions of the candidate register pursuant to section 46 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 . These rules are supplemental to the Nurses Rules, 2010 and do not replace them.