(14 & 15
Goo. 6, c. $3).
(14 & IS Gee. 16, 6. 54).
Registration.
Certificate of registration. Form 2.
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(d) is a certified midwife within the meaning of the Midwives
Act, 1951; or
(e) is a certified midwife within the meaning of the Midwives
(Scotland) Act, 1951; or
() is duly certified as a midwife by the Joint Nursing and Mid-
wives Council for Northern Ireland; or
(g) possesses a certificate to practise as a midwife issued by such certifying body, other than the above, as may be recognized by the Board from time to time.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1), the Board may require any applicant for registration to prove her com- petency in midwifery by examination conducted by examiners appointed by the Board.
8. (1) Any woman who considers herself qualified to be registered as a midwife may apply in the manner prescribed to the secretary for registration.
(2) If, after due inquiry, the Board is satisfied that the applicant is qualified in accordance with section 7 to be registered, the Board shall, upon payment of the prescribed foc, direct that her name be entered upon the register:
Provided that if the Board is sutished that the applicant for registration-
(a) has been convicted in the Colony or elsewhere of any offence
punishable with imprisonment; or
(6) has been guilty of unprofessional conduct,
the Board may, in its discretion, order that the name of the applicant be not entered upon the register.
(3) Such provisions of section 10 as are capable of application to an inquiry held for the purposes of this section shall apply to any such inquiry, and any such provision may be construed with such modifications not affecting the substance as may be necessary to render it applicable.
9. (1) When the name of any woman is registered under sec- tion 8, the secretary shall issue to her a certificate in the form prescribed.
(2) If any certificate issued under subsection (1) is lost or destroyed or if for any other reason a woman to whom such certificate was issued requires a duplicate thereof, the secretary, upon being satisfied as to the loss or destruction of the original certificate or as to the propriety of the reason for which the duplicate is otherwise required, shall, upon payment of the fee prescribed, issue to such woman a certified copy of the original certificate.
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(3) Any certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of the Midwives Ordinance repealed by this Ordinance shall be deemed to (Cap, 162). have been validly issued in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
(4) If the name of any registered midwife is removed from the register by order of the Board made under section 10, such midwife shall forthwith return to the secretary the certificate and any certified copy thereof issued to her in accordance with the provisions of this section or, if such certificate or such copy has been lost or destroyed, she shall deliver to the secretary a statement in writing signed by her to that effect. (5) If any midwife fails to comply with any of the provisions of subsection (4) she shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars,
PART IV.
Disciplinary Proceedings and Offences.
Board.
10. (1) if, after due inquiry in accordance with regulations made Disciplinary under section 23, the Board is satisfied that any registered midwife- powers of
(a) has been convicted, in the Colony or elsewhere, of any offence
punishable with imprisonment;
(b) has been guilty, in the Colony or elsewhere, of unprofessional
conduct:
(c) has obtained registration by fraud or misrepresentation:
(d) was not at the time of registration qualified to be registered; (e) has contravened any prohibition imposed under the provisions
of section 19; or
(f) has failed to comply with any direction of the Board issued
under section 24,
the Board, in its discretion, may—
(i) order that the name of such midwife be removed from the
register;
(ii) order that the name of such midwife be removed from the
register for such specified period as it may think fit;
(i) order that such midwife be reprimanded: or
(iv) postpone judgment on the case for any period not exceeding
two years.
and may, in any case, make such order as the Board thinks fit with regard to the payment of costs of the secretary or of any complainant or of the registered midwife.