This order establishes the regulatory framework for the membership composition of National Boards under the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act of 1979. The document is issued by the government of Great Britain to formalize the administrative structure of professional nursing oversight. It outlines the specific legal requirements for board appointments to ensure compliance with the primary 1979 legislation.

Legal professionals and historians of the British National Health Service utilize this document as a primary source for understanding the evolution of professional regulation. It is considered a technical administrative instrument rather than a narrative text.