The Midwives Act 1951 (14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 53) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to midwives in England and Wales.
The Midwives (Scotland) Act 1951 (14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 54) made similar provisions for Scotland.
Provisions Repealed enactments Section 34(1) of the act repealed 8 enactments, listed in Part I of the second schedule to the act. CitationShort titleExtent of repeal2 Edw. 7. c. 17Midwives Act 1902The whole act.8 & 9 Geo. 5. c. 43Midwives Act 1918The whole act.9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 21Ministry of Health Act 1919In section three, in subsection (1), paragraph (e).16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 32Midwives Act 1926The whole act.26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 40Midwives Act 1936In section five, subsections (8) and (9). Sections six to ten. In section eleven, subsection (2). The Second Schedule.9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 81National Health Service Act 1946In section twenty-three, subsections (1) and (3).12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 93National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1949In section twenty-nine, subsection (2). In the First Schedule, the fourth paragraph.14 Geo. 6. c. 13Midwives (Amendment) Act 1950The whole act.
Subsequent developments Section 22 of the act was repealed by section 64(2) of, and part I of schedule 6 to, the Criminal Justice Act 1972, which came into force on 30 March 1974.
Section 34(1) of, and schedule 7 to, the act were repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.
The whole act was repealed by section 23(5) of, and the eighth schedule to, the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 (1979 c. 36), which came into operation on 1 July 1983.
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