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(4) In any case in which it is proved to the Board by the certificate of the competent officer of the Court in which the proceedings took place that the Respondent has been convicted of a felony or of any misdemeanour, and has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment, and such conviction has not been subsequently quashed on appeal, the Board may forthwith and without further inquiry, remove the name of the nurse from the Register, and require her to surrender her certificate to the Board.
(5) In any other case in which the Board are satisfied that a prima facie case is made out for the removal of the Respondent from the Register, the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services shall cause the necessary steps to be taken for verifying the evidence to be submitted to the Board, and for obtaining the necessary documents and the attendances of witnesses.
(6) The Director of Medical and Sanitary Services shall send to the Respondent a notice in writing in the form set out in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations specifying the nature and particulars of the charge against her, and informing her of the time and place of the meeting at which the case will be heard, and requiring her to send or deliver to the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services her certificate and badge, if any, not later than the date on which the hearing takes place. Such notice shall be sent by registered post to the registered address of the Respondent contained in the Register, or if the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services has reason to believe that that address is not her present address, then to any later address which may be known to the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, and shall be posted so as to allow at least 21 days to elapse between the day on which the notice is posted and the date fixed for the hearing.
25. The case shall be heard at a meeting of the Board of which at least seven days' notice shall be sent by the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services to each member of the Board, and the Respondent shall be entitled to be represented by a friend or by counsel or solicitor :
Provided that if she intends to be represented by counsel or solicitor not less than seven days' notice of such intention shall be given to the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services.
26. At the hearing of the case, the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services or other person appointed by the Board for the purpose shall first state to the Board the facts of the case and the charge alleged against the Respondent, and shall then submit to the Board the evidence received in support of the charge, and the Respondent or her representative shall be entitled to cross-examine any witness appearing against her on matters relevant to the charge.
27. When the statement of the charge and the evidence in support thereof are concluded, the Respondent or her representative, shall be invited by the Chairman to address the Board and to tender evidence in answer to the charge, and any Solicitor or other person appointed by the Board for the purpose, shall be entitled to cross-examine any witness tendered in answer to the charge, and to reply upon the whole case, after the Respondent or her representative has replied.
28. If the Respondent does not attend, either personally or by represen- tative, the Board may proceed to hear and determine the case in her absence.
29. Upon the conclusion of the case the Board shall, after consideration of the relevant evidence, whether oral or documentary, pronounce its decision forthwith or at a later date in writing or at a subsequent meeting.
30.-(1) If the Board find the charges against the Respondent to be proved either in whole or in part, they may remove her name from the Register altogether, or for such period as they think fit.
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