Amendments made: No. 234, in page 47, line 8, leave out 'nurse' and insert 'health care professional'.

No. 235, in page 47, line 12, at end insert—

'(2A) After subsection (9) of that section there shall be inserted—

''(9A) In this section ''health care professional'' means a person (other than a medical practitioner) who is—

(a) a registered nurse; or

(b) a registered member of a health care profession which is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by an order made by the Secretary of State.

(9B) A health care profession is any profession mentioned in section 60(2) of the Health Act 1999 other than the profession of practising medicine and the profession of nursing.

(9C) An order under subsection (9A)(b) shall be made by statutory instrument; and any such statutory instrument shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.''

No. 236, in page 49, line 6, at end insert—

'(7A) In section 35(3) of that Act (documentary evidence as to consent) after the words ''medical practitioner'', in both places where they occur, there shall be inserted ''or a registered health care professional''.

(7B) After subsection (2) of section 38 of that Act (interpretation of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of that Act) there shall be inserted—

''(2A) In this Chapter ''registered health care professional'' means a person (other than a medical practitioner) who is—

(a) a registered nurse; or

(b) a registered member of a health care profession which is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by an order made by the Secretary of State.

(2B) A health care profession is any profession mentioned in section 60(2) of the Health Act 1999 (c.8) other than the profession of practising medicine and the profession of nursing.

(2C) An order under subsection (2A)(b) shall be made by statutory instrument; and any such statutory instrument shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.''

No. 237, in page 49, line 7, leave out

'section 38 of that Act'

and insert 'that section'.

No. 238, in page 49, line 13, leave out 'nurse' and insert 'health care professional'.—[Mr. Denham.]

Clause 52, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.