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HONG KONG.

No. 17 of 1941,

I assent.

hark forung.

Governor,

26th September, 1941.

An Ordinance to amend the Midwives Ordinance, 1910.

[20th September, 1941.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Midwives Amend- Short title. ment Ordinance, 1941,

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atce No.

2. Sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Midwives Ordin- Amandment ance, 1910, is amended by the substitution of the words of Ordin.

eight other persons, two of whom shall be certified and 22 of 1910, enrolled midwives under this Ordinance, ** for the words six **(0). other persons".

3. Sub-section (2) of section 4 of the Midwives Ordin- Ameztota ance, 1910, is amended-

of Ordin- 8506 No.

(i) in paragraph (a) (iii) by inserting the following words 22 of 1510, after the word "training

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(including such training after enrolment, at such intervals and for such periode as the Board may prescribe)";

(i) in paragraph (e) by inserting the following words after the word misconduct," :

"or of any midwife who, in the unanimous opinion of the Board is so inefficient, by reason of her refusal or neglect to attend and complete to the satisfaction of the Board a course required by any regulations for training after enrolment, that it would be inimical to the interest of patients to allow her to continue to practise.'

4. Section 4 of the Midwives Ordinance, 1910, is amended by the addition of a new sub-section at the end thereof :-

*. 4 (2).

Addition of gel- soction (3) to section 4 of Ordin.

of 1810.

(3) Upon any inquiry by the Board in connexion with ance No. 22 the removal of the name of any midwife under paragraph (e) of the preceding sub-section, such midwife shall be entitled to appear and to be heard by counsel or solicitor.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 25th day of September, 1941.

Ямань

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

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