The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Election Scheme) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2007
This Order approves amendments made by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (“the Council”) to its Rules relating to the election scheme for the elected members of the Council. Elections are held annually for groups of registrant and alternate members of the Council on the basis of either the “first past the post” system, if there are only two candidates, or a “single transferable vote” system, if there are more than two candidates. The winner of the ballot becomes the registrant member and the second placed candidate becomes the alternate member for the particular national constituency and part of the Council’s register in relation to which the election is taking place.