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INDEX
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I. Conduct of the Business of the Council
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II. Formation, Maintenance, and Publication of the Register
5
1. Publication
5
2. Fee for Admission
6
3. Fee for Retention.
4. Fee for Reinclusion
6
PART
III. Conditions of Admission of Existing Nurses
6
PART
IV. Conditions of Admission of Nurses in Training before Issue
of Rules (Intermediate Nurses)
12
1
PART
V. Conditions of Admission of Nurses already registered in
England and Wales and Northern Ireland
15
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PART
VI. Conditions of Admission of Nurses in Training after Issue of
Rules (after Examination).
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PART VII. Conditions of Admission of Nurses already registered in the
Dominions.
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PART VIII. Issue of a Certificate, etc.
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1. Issue of a Certificate
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2. Issue of a Duplicate Certificate.
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3. Fee for Certificate required by Court of Law, etc.
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PART
IX. Removal from and Restoration to the Register
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1. Removal from Register.
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2. Restoration to Register.
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PART X. General
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SCHEDULE
I. Certificate of Character
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SCHEDULE II. Certificate of Character, Knowledge, and Experience
26
SCHEDULES III., IV., and V.
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SCHEDULE VI. Form of Certificate to be granted on Admission to the
Register in terms of Rule 24
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SCHEDULE VII.
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ELECTION RULES
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Rules
FRAMED BY THE
General Nursing Council for Scotland
Under the Nurses Registration (Scotland) Act, 1919.
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I. CONDUCT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL
1. A Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council shall be elected Chairman. at the first ordinary meeting after the close of the financial year, and shall hold office for one year or until they shall resign, but shall be eligible for re-election. Every Committee shall include the Chairman or Vice-Chairman ex officio. The Chairman's decision on questions of order, relevancy, or regularity shall be final.
2. There shall be at least twelve ordinary meetings of the Council Meetings. each year, which shall be held at such time and place as may be prescribed by the Council.
3. The Registrar shall be responsible for all arrangements re- lating to meetings of the Council and Committees, and shall keep minutes of the proceedings.
4. Notices specifying the place, day, and hour of ordinary Council meetings, and the business to be considered, shall be posted to the members at least seven days before the meeting. Any relative documents and a copy of the Minute of the previous meeting shall be sent with the notice. Business not on the Agenda may be taken only by permission of the Chairman of the meeting.
5. An extraordinary meeting may be convened by the Chairman of the Council, and shall be convened by the Registrar or his accredited deputy on receiving a requisition to do so signed by six members of the Council, who shall at the same time state the busi- ness they desire to be considered. Any meeting convened under this clause shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which ordinary meetings are to be convened. At an extraordinary meeting no business shall be dealt with except such matters as may be specified in the Agenda.
6. Seven members shall be a quorum for a meeting, and no business shall be transacted until and unless a quorum is present.
7. If within fifteen minutes from the time appointed for a meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned
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