Abstract: An actuating lever for use with a finger/toe nail clipper assembly adapted to be mounted thereto, the actuating lever having a mounting assembly and an elongate lever portion coupled to the mounting assembly to enable the lever portion to be rotated between an active condition pivotal to force the cutting means of the assembly to engage a finger/toe nail introduced to the assembly for severance thereof and a passive condition rendering the lever portion incapable of engaging the said finge/toe nail in severing engagement. One embodiment is formed of a angled mounting portion and an elongate lever having a angled bend, said mounting portion and the angled bend coupled surface to surface enabling rotation of the lever between the active and passive conditions. A second embodiment provides a mounting disc and an elongate lever having a base and an elongate lever unitary therewith, the base pivotally mounted to the disc.