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Amendment of

13.

Section 18 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

section 18.

(a)

in subsection (1) by deleting paragraph (c) and substitut- ing the following—-

"(c)

not being an enrolled assistant nurse takes or uses the name or title of an enrolled assistant nurse, either alone or in combina- tion with any other words or letters, or any name, title, addition, description, uni- form, or badge, implying that he is enrolled or recognized by law as an enrolled assist- ant nurse; or

(d) being a person whose name is included in any part of the roll, takes or uses any name, title, addition, description, uniform or badge, or otherwise does any act of any kind, implying that his name is included in some other part of the roll; or (e) at any time, with intent to deceive-

(i) in the case of a registered nurse. makes use of any certificate of registration issued to him or to any other person; or

(ii) in the case of an enrolled assistant nurse, makes use of any certificate of en- rolment issued to him or to any other

person.";

(b) by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the follow-

ing-

"(2) Any person who-

(a) knowing that some other person is not registered as a nurse under this Ordinance, makes any statement or does any act which suggests that such other person is so registered: or

(b) knowing that some other person is not an enrolled assistant nurse makes any statement or does any act which suggests that such other person is so enrolled. shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three months.".

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14. Section 19 of the principal Ordinance is amended in subsection (1)——

(a) by inserting after "registered nurse" the following-

"or any enrolled assistant nurse";

(b) by deleting "nurse" and substituting the following-

"registered nurse or enrolled assistant nurse, as the case may be.”.

15. Section 20 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "but shall be deemed to be registered nurses” and sub- stituting the following-

"or enrolment but shall be deemed to be registered nurses or enrolled assistant nurses”.

16. Section 21 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting paragraphs (g), (A) and (D) and substituting the follow- ing-

"(g) the receipt of complaints or information touching any matter that may be inquired into by the Board under section 11 and the establishment of a com- mittee to be known as the Preliminary Investigation Committee to make a preliminary investigation into any such complaint or information and to determine whether or not there shall be an inquiry under section il:

(A) the probibition of a member of the Preliminary Investigation Committee who is also a member of the Board from attending any meeting of the Board whilst it is inquiring under section 11 into a com- plaint or information, in the preliminary investiga- tion of which he took part:

(0 the procedure to be followed in relation to-

(i) the submission of complaints and information to the Preliminary Investigation Committee;

(ii) the preliminary investigation of any complaint or information by the Preliminary Investigation Committee;

(i) the formulation of charges arising out of complaints and information;

(iv) the reference to the Board by the Preliminary Investigation Committed of cases arising out of complaints and information:

Amendment of section 19.

Amendment of section 20.

Amendment of section 21.

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