The Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1983
This Order brings into operation those remaining provisions of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 for which no date has been appointed by previous commencement orders. The main provisions covered by the Order concern:— the functions of the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting and the National Boards for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting ( sections 2 and 6) ; the dissolution of the existing nursing bodies (section 21) ; the professional register ( section 10) ; removal from the register ( section 12) ; and offences ( sections 14 and 17).