This Order which is made under the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001, approves the Rules made by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (the “Council”) which relate to the practice of midwives and their supervision by the Local Supervising Authorities (“LSAs”) which are: in England, Strategic Health Authorities; in Wales, Health Authorities; in Scotland, Health Boards; and in Northern Ireland, the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being.