Midwives.
CHAPTER 162.
MIDWIVES.
[CAP. 162
To secure the better training of midwives and to regulate their practice.
Originally 22 of 1910. Fraser 22 of 1910.
[2nd September, 1910.]
17 of 1941.
30 of 1947.
9 of 1950.
22 of 1950.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Midwives Ordinance.
Short title.
2. In this Ordinance—
Interpretation.
"Board" means the Midwives Board established under this Ordinance;
"certified" means certified under this Ordinance; "midwife" means a woman who is certified and enrolled.
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2 Edw. 7, c. 17, s. 1.
3. (1) Every woman who, not being certified and enrolled under this Ordinance, takes or uses any name, title, addition, or description implying that she is certified and enrolled under this Ordinance or is a person specifically qualified to carry on the work of a midwife, or is recognized by law as a midwife, shall, upon summary conviction, be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.
22 of 1950, Schedule.
(2) Every woman who habitually and for gain attends women in child-birth otherwise than under the direction of a medical practitioner, unless she is certified and enrolled, shall, upon summary conviction, be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.
(3) No woman shall be certified and enrolled until she has complied with the regulations made under this Ordinance.
(4) No certified and enrolled woman shall employ an uncertified woman as a substitute.
22 of 1950, Schedule.
(5) The certificate under this Ordinance shall not confer on any woman any right or title to be registered under the Medical Registration Ordinance, or to assume any name, title, or designation implying that she is by law recognized as a medical practitioner, or that she is authorized [cf. Cap. 161, s. 11.]
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