All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Ss. 1 - 2	1 January 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 715 of 2011), art. 2(a)
S. 3	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(a)
S. 4(1) in so far as it relates to repeal of Nurses Act 1985 (18/1985), ss. 1-5, 38-47, 49, 57-59, Sch. 1		Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2), (3)
S. 4(1) in so far as it relates to repeal of Nurses Act 1985 (18/1985), Ss. 6-37, s. 48, 50-56, Sch. 2	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(b), sch.
S. 4(1) insofar as it relates to the repeal of section 49 of the Nurses Act 1985	9 May 2022	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 226 of 2022), art. 2(a)
S. 4(2)	25 June 2018	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 213 of 2018), art. 2
S. 5	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(c)
Ss. 6-9(1), (2) (a)-(g)(i)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(d)
S. 9(2)(g)(ii)		Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
Ss. 9(2)(h)-(m), (3)-(7)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(d)
Ss. 10-17(1)-(2)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(d)
S. 17(3)	3 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 3
Ss. 17(4)-(6)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(d)
Ss. 18-21	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(e)
S. 22(1)(a) in so far only as that para. provides for the specification by the Minister of procedures for the compilation of lists of names of registered nurses and registered midwives from which 2 members of the Board are to be chosen by the Minister	26 July 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(a)
S. 22(1)(a) other in so far as that para. provides for the specification by the Minister of procedures for the compilation of lists of names of registered nurses and registered midwives from which 2 members of the Board are to be chosen by the Minister	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(b) in so far only as that para. provides for the specification by the Minister of procedures for the compilation of a list of names of Directors of Nursing and Directors of Midwifery by the Health Service Executive from which one member of the Board shall be chosen by the Minister and for the compilation of that list	26 July 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(b)
S. 22(1)(b) other than in so far as that para. provides for the specification by the Minister of procedures for the compilation of a list of names of Directors of Nursing and Directors of Midwifery by the Health Service Executive from which one member of the Board shall be chosen by the Minister and for the compilation of that list	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(c) in so far only as that para. provides for the specification by the Minister of procedures for the election of 8 registered nurses or registered midwives by registered nurses and registered midwives for appointment to the Board and for the holding of that election	26 July 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(c)
S. 22(1)(c) other than in so far as that para. provides for the specification by the Minister of procedures for the election of 8 registered nurses or registered midwives by registered nurses and registered midwives for appointment to the Board and for the holding of that election	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(d) in so far only as that para. provides for the nomination by the Medical Council of one person for appointment to the Board	26 July 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(d)
S. 22(1)(d) other than in so far as that para. provides for the nomination by the Medical Council of one person for appointment to the Board	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(e) in so far only as that para. provides for the nomination by the Minister for Education and Skills of one person for appointment to the Board	26 July 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(e)
S. 22(1)(e) other than in so far as that para. provides for the nomination by the Minister for Education and Skills of one person for appointment to the Board	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(f)  in so far only as that para. provides for the nomination by the Health Service Executive of 2 persons for appointment to the Board	26 July 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(f)  other than in so far as that para. provides for the nomination by the Health Service Executive of 2 persons for appointment to the Board	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(g) in so far only as that para. provides for the nomination by the Health and Social Care Professionals Council of one person for appointment to the Board	26 July 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(g)
S. 22(1)(g) other than in so far as that para. provides for the nomination by the Health and Social Care Professionals Council of one person for appointment to the Board	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(h) in so far only as that para. provides for the nomination by the Health Information and Quality Authority of one person for appointment to the Board	26 July 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(h)
S. 22(1)(h) other than in so far as that para. provides for the nomination by the Health Information and Quality Authority of one person for appointment to the Board	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(i)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(1)(j) in so far only as that para. provides for the Minister to engage in such consultations as he or she considers appropriate for the purposes of forming the opinion referred to in that paragraph regarding the appointment to the Board of the 5 persons referred to in that paragraph	26 July 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 275 of 2012), art. 2(i)
S. 22(1)(j) other than in so far as that para. provides for the Minister to engage in such consultations as he or she considers appropriate for the purposes of forming the opinion referred to in that paragraph regarding the appointment to the Board of the 5 persons referred to in that paragraph	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 22(2)-(7)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
Ss. 23-33	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(f)
Ss. 34-37(1)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(g)
S. 37(2)(a)		Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
Ss. 37(2)(b)-(3), 38	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(g)
S. 39	9 May 2022	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 226 of 2022), art. 2(b)
S. 40		Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
S. 41	9 May 2022	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 226 of 2022), art. 2(c)
Ss. 42, 43	1 January 2015	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 609 of 2014), reg. 2
S. 44	9 May 2022	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 226 of 2022), art. 2(d)
S. 45	9 May 2022	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 226 of 2022), art. 2(d)
Ss. 46 - 54	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(h)
Ss. 55-59 (1)(a)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(i)
S. 59(1)(b) insofar as it relates to a professional competence scheme		Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
S. 59(1)(b) except insofar as it relates to a professional competence scheme	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(i)
Ss. 59(1)(c), (2)(a)-(c)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(i)
S. 59(2)(d)		Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
Ss. 59 (2)(e)-(f), (3)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(i)
Ss. 60-61	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(i)
Ss. 62 - 64 (1)-(4)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(j)
S. 64(5), (6)	3 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 3
Ss. 64(7)-(9), 65 (1)(a)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(j)
S. 65(1)(b)		Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
S. 65(1)(c)-(e), (2)-(3)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(j)
Ss. 69-83	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(k)
S. 84		Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
Ss. 85, 86	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(l)
Ss. 87-91		Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
Ss. 92-101	1 January 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 715 of 2011), art. 2(b)
S. 102(1)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(m)
S. 102(2), (3)		Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
S. 102(4) in so far as that subsection applies to ss. (1)	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(m)
S. 102 (5)		Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2)
S. 103	9 May 2022	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 226 of 2022), art. 2(e)
Ss. 104-107	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(n)
Schedule	2 October 2012	Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 385 of 2012), art. 2(o)

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Certain work or activity under Act made subject to	National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (47/2012), s. 2 and sch. 1, part 1 item 15(c) and part 2 item 12(c)
S. 2 amended	European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 8 of 2017), regs. 2, 93(a)
S. 2(1) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 144(a)
	European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications relating to the Professions of Dentist, Medical Practitioner, Nurse and Midwife) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 7 of 2014), reg. 4
S. 2(3) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 144(b)
S. 9(2)(e)(i) amended	European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 8 of 2017), regs. 2, 93(b)
S. 13(2)(h) substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 145(a)
S. 13(2)(ha) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 145(a)
S. 13(3A) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 145(b)
S. 16(b) references construed	Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014), ss. 1(5), 8, 39
S. 17 saver from disclosure	Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30 of 2014), ss. 1(2), (3), 35, 41, sch. 3
S. 19(4), (5) repealed	Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30 of 2014), ss. 1(2), (3), 5, sch. 4
S. 22(1)(e) transfer of functions	Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 291 of 2023), arts. 1(2), 3(1)(a), 3(2), 4-7 and sch.
S. 24(5)(b) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 146(a)
S. 24(11) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 146(b)
S. 24(11A) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 146(c)
S. 24(20) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 146(d)
S. 28(1)(a) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 147(a)(i)
S. 28(1)(aa) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 147(a)(ii)
S. 28(7) substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 147(b)
S. 28(8) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 147(b)
S. 28(9) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 147(b)
S. 30(1) substituted	Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 (7/2004), s. 3A and sch. 2 part 3, as inserted by Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 (39/2018), s. 7 and sch.
S. 30(3) deleted	Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 (7/2004), s. 3A and sch. 2 part 3, as inserted by Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 (39/2018), s. 7 and sch.
S. 38(1)(aa) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 148
S. 41(2) amended	European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 8 of 2017), regs. 2, 93(c)
S. 44 offence under designated as excluded	National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (47/2012), s. 14A and sch. 3, as inserted by Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (4/2016), s. 29
S 44(4) substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 149
S 48(2) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 150
S 50(3) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 151(a)
S 50(4) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 151(b)
S. 51 substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 152
S. 51A inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 153
S. 52 substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 154
S. 52A inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 155
S. 52B inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 156
S. 53(7) deleted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 157
S. 53A inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 158
S. 55(1) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(a)(i)
	Health Identifiers Act 2014 (15/2014) ss. 1(2), 39(a)(i)
S. 55(1)(ea) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(a)(ii)
S. 55(1)(f) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(a)(iii)
S. 55(1)(ga) substituted	Health Identifiers Act 2014 (15/2014) ss. 1(2), 39(a)(ii)
S. 55(1)(ga) inserted	Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 (No. 14 of 2013), ss. 1(3), 35
S. 55(1A) inserted	Health Identifiers Act 2014 (15/2014) ss. 1(2), 39(b)
S. 55(2A) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(b)
S. 55(2B)-(2D) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(b)
S. 55(3) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(c)(i)
S. 55(3)(a) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(c)(ii)
S. 55(3)(b) substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(c)(iii)
S. 55(3A) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(d)
S. 55(4) deleted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(e)
S. 55(5) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(f)
S. 55(6)(a)(i) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(g)(i)
S. 55(6)(b) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(g)(ii)
S. 55(8) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(h)
S. 55(8A) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 159(i)
S. 56(1) substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(a)
S. 56(2) substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(a)
S. 56(3)(a) substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(b)(i)
S. 56(3)(aa) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(b)(i)
S. 56(3)(d)-(f) substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(b)(ii)
S. 56(4) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(c)(i)
S. 56(4)(a) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(c)(ii)
S. 56(4)(b) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(c)(iii)
S. 56(5) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(d)
S. 56(6) substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(e)
S. 56(7) substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 160(f)
S. 56A inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 161
S. 57(1) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 162(a)
S. 57(2) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 162(b)
S. 57(4)-(9) deleted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 162(c)
S. 57(10A) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 162(d)
S. 57(10B) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 162(d)
S. 57(11) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 162(e)
S. 57(12) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 162(f)
S. 57A inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 163
S. 58(5) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 164
S. 59(1)(b) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 165(a)
S. 59(2)(b) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 165(b)(i)
S. 59(2)(d) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 165(b)(ii)
S. 61(1) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 166
S. 63A inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 167
S. 65(1) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 168
S. 66 amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 169
S. 68A inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 170
S. 70(2)(a) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 171
S. 71(2) substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 172
S. 72 renumbered as subsection (1)	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 173(a)
S. 72(1) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 173(b)
S. 72(2) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 173(c)
S. 73(1) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 174
S. 74(1) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 175(a)
S. 74(3) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 175(b)
S. 77(1A) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 176
S. 82(1) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 177(a)(i)
S. 82(1)(k) substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 177(a)(ii)
S. 82(1)(l) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 177(a)(ii)
S. 82(2) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 177(b)
S. 82(3) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 177(c)
S. 82(4) substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 177(d)
S. 82(5) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 177(d)
S. 83 renumbered as subsection (1)	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 178(a)
S. 83(1) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 178(b)(i)
S. 83(1)(b) substituted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 178(b)(ii)
S. 83(2) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 178(c)
S. 85(2)(a), 85(2)(j) transfer of functions	Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 291 of 2023), arts. 1(2), 3(1)(a), 3(2), 4-7
S. 85(2)(a)(i) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 179
S. 87(4) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 180
S. 91(3) repealed	Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30 of 2014), ss. 1(2), (3), 5, sch. 4
S. 102(1A) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 181
S. 103(1) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 182(a)
S. 103(2) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 182(b)
S. 103A inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 183
S. 105(2A) inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 184(a)
S. 105(4)(b) amended	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 184(b)
S. 106A inserted	Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 185
S. 108 inserted	Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 (2/2020), s. 14

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 13	Nurses and Midwives (Fitness to Practise Subcommittee) Rules 2022 (S.I. No. 236 of 2022)
	Nurses and Midwives (Register of Nurses and Midwives) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. No. 503 of 2020)
	Nurses and Midwives (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. No. 502 of 2020)
	Nurses and Midwives (Education and Training) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. No. 501 of 2020)
	Nurses and Midwives (Registration) Rules 2018 (S.I. No. 221 of 2018)
	Nurses and Midwives (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Rules 2018 (S.I. No. 220 of 2018)
	Nurses and Midwives (Register of Nurses and Midwives) Rules 2018 (S.I. No. 219 of 2018)
	Nurses and Midwives (Education and Training) Rules 2018 (S.I. No. 218 of 2018)
	Nurses and Midwives (Candidate Register) Rules 2018 (S.I. No. 217 of 2018)
	Nurses and Midwives Rules 2013 (S.I. No. 435 of 2013)
S. 13(7)	Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland Rules Pursuant to the Provisions of Sections 64(3)(c) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 Regarding the Receiving and Recording of Evidence by the Fitness to Practise Committee (S.I. No. 358 of 2014)
	Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland Rules Specifying Criteria to be Considered for Applications for Restoration to the Register (S.I. No. 88 of 2014)
S. 64(3)(c)	Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland Rules Pursuant to the Provisions of Sections 64(3)(c) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 Regarding the Receiving and Recording of Evidence by the Fitness to Practise Committee (S.I. No. 358 of 2014)
S. 79(2)(d)	Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland Rules Specifying Criteria to be Considered for Applications for Restoration to the Register (S.I. No. 88 of 2014)