Nurses (Scotland) Act 1951
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to nurses for the sick in Scotland. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 55 |
| Territorial extent | Scotland[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 August 1951 |
| Commencement | 1 September 1951[c] |
| Repealed | 1 April 2002 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Nurses (Scotland) Act 1951 (14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 55) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to nurses for the sick in Scotland.[1]
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 35(1) of the act repealed 4 enactments, listed in the fifth schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 95 | Nurses Registration (Scotland) Act 1919 | The whole act. |
| 6 & 7 Geo. 6. c. 33 | Nurses (Scotland) Act 1943 | The whole act. |
| 8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 6 | Nurses Act 1945 | Section two; in section three, the words from "and the Nurses (Scotland) Acts, 1919 and 1943" to the end of the section. |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 95 | Nurses (Scotland) Act 1949 | The whole act. |
Subsequent developments
Section 35(1) of, and schedule 5 to, the act were repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.[3]
The whole act was repealed by section 80(1) of, and schedule 4 to, the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 8), which came into force on 1 April 2002.[4]
Notes
References
- ↑ "national care standards: nurse agencies". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "Nurses (Scotland) Act 1951", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo6/14-15 c. 55
- ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1974 c. 22
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives https://legislation.gov.uk//
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External links
- Text of the Nurses (Scotland) Act 1951 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.