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Restoration,
Notice of Meetings.
removed from the Register in England and Wales, Scotland and/or Ireland by reason of a finding of such Council that such nurse has been guilty of any misconduct, if the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services shall find that such nurse is also registered in any part of the Register he shall inform the nurse in writing by registered letter that the Board has received such notification, and shall inquire of her whether she desires to show cause why her name should not also be removed from the Register, and if no answer is received by the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services within a reason- able time, having regard to the registered address of the said nurse, or if such nurse replies that she does not desire to show cause as aforesaid, then the Board shall at its next convenient meeting direct such nurse's name to be removed from the Register. But if such nurse replies that she does desire to show cause as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services to lay the matter before the Board and the Board shall thereupon proceed to deal with the matter by way of a rehearing under Rules 24 to 34 inclusive, as if the complaint had been orginally made to the Board. The result of the Board's finding shall in due course be notified to the General Nursing Councils of England and Wales, Scotland and/or Ireland, as the case may be.
In the event of the Board removing the name of a nurse from the Register under this Rule, the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services shall, as soon as possible, notify the fact of removal to the General Nursing Councils of England and Wales, Scotland and/or Ireland.
36. In the event of notice being received by the Board from the General Nursing Councils of England and Wales, Scotland and/or Ireland that they restored to their Register the name of a nurse whose name they have removed from their Register, if the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services shall find that the name of such nurse was removed from the Register, it shall be the duty of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services to lay the matter before the Board who shall then consider the matter, and if they think fit, having regard to all the circumstances and at their discretion, likewise restore the name of such nurse to the register, if she applies under and conforms to such of the provisions of Rules 32 to 34 inclusive as the Board shall require.
In the event of the Board restoring the name of a nurse to the Register under this Rule, it shall be the duty of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services as soon as possible to notify the fact of such restoration to the General Nursing Council of England and Wales, Scotland and/or Ireland.
37. These Rules, Nos. 24 to 36 shall also apply, so far as the circum- stances in the opinion of the Board require, to all nurses whose names are registered in pursuance of Section 5 (1) and (2) of the Ordinance.
PART VII.
PROCEDURE OF BOARD AND COMMITTEES.
38. (1) The Director of Medical and Sanitary Services may at any time convene a meeting of the Board.
(2) In the event of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services not being present at any meeting of the Board, the Board shall appoint a Chair- man to preside at that meeting.
39. Every member of the Board attending a meeting of the Board shall sign his or her name in a book kept for the purpose.
40. Not less than ten days' notice of any meeting shall be given to each member of the Board, directed to such address as he or she shall from time to time furnish to the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services.
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