Midwives (Scotland) Act 1951
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to midwives in Scotland.
Citation14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 54
Royal assent1 August 1951
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to midwives in Scotland. |
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| Citation | 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 54 |
| Territorial extent | Scotland[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 August 1951 |
| Commencement | 1 September 1951[c] |
| Repealed | 1 July 1983 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repealed by | Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Midwives (Scotland) Act 1951 (14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 54) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to midwives in Scotland.
The Midwives Act 1951 (14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 53) made similar provisions for England and Wales.
Repealed enactments
Section 36(1) of the act repealed 7 enactments, listed in part I of the second schedule to the act.[1]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 91 | Midwives (Scotland) Act 1915 | The whole act. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 20 | Scottish Board of Health Act 1919 | In section four, in subsection (1), paragraph (c). |
| 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 17 | Midwives (Scotland) Act 1927 | The whole act. |
| 1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 30 | Maternity Services (Scotland) Act 1937 | The whole act. |
| 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 27 | National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947 | In section twenty-three, subsection (1). |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 93 | National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1949 | In section twenty-nine, subsections (2) and (4). |
| 14 Geo. 6. c. 13 | Midwives (Amendment) Act 1950 | The whole act. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 23(5) of, and the eighth schedule to, the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979, which came into operation on 1 July 1983.[2]