MIDWIVES.

No. 22 of 1910.

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wilful falsi-

10. Any person wilfully making or causing to be made any falsification in any matter relating to the roll of midwives shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 12 months.

Penalty for fication of the roll.

2 Edw. 7 c. 17 s. 12.

11. Any offence under this Ordinance punishable on summary conviction may be prosecuted by the secretary on the instructions of the Board.

Prosecution of offences.

Ib. s. 13.

12. Nothing in this Ordinance respecting midwives shall apply to medical practitioners.

Medical practitioners exempted. ib. s. 16.

13. This Ordinance shall not apply to Chinese unless they take or use the name or title of midwife in English, or any name, title, addition or description in whatever language implying that they are certified or are persons specifically qualified to practise midwifery, or are recognised by law as midwives, or have studied modern or European midwifery.

Chinese exempted subject to certain exceptions.

14. In this Ordinance, "certified" means "certified under this Ordinance". "midwife" means a woman who is certified under this Ordinance.

Interpretation.

No. 23 of 1910, incorporated in No. 2 of 1898.

No. 24 of 1910.

To provide for the segregation and treatment of Lepers.

1. The Lepers Ordinance, 1910.

[2nd September, 1910.]

Short title.

2. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to appoint such places as he shall think fit to be leper asylums for the segregation and treatment of lepers; and every such asylum shall comprise such area as the Governor shall define by proclamation. No leper asylum shall be established by any private person.

Council may establish leper asylums.

[s. 3, rep. No. 12 of 1912.]

* As amended by No. 30 of 1911.

† As amended by No. 13 of 1912.

§ As amended by No. 12 of 1912.

‡ As amended by No. 50 of 1911, No. 8 of 1912, No. 12 of 1912 and No. 13 of 1912.

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