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Evidence.

Third Schedule. Form 3.

Valing.

Altendance

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(2) If there is a complainant in respect of the charge in question a copy of the notice shall be sent to such complainant.

37. (1) Evidence may be taken by the Board by oral statement on oath or by written deposition or statement.

(2) A summons to any person requiring him to attend an inquiry to give evidence or to produce any document or other thing in his possession or control in accordance with the provisions of section 12 of the Ordinance may be in accordance with Form 3 of the Thin Schedule.

(3) Every witness may be examined by the party calling him and may then be cross-examined by the other party and thereafter be re examined upon matters arising out of such cross-examination by the party calling the witness.

(4) The Board may decline to admit the evidence of any deponent to a document who is not present for or who declines to submit to cross-examination.

(5) The chairman, and members of the Board through the chair- man, may put such questions to the parties or to any witness as they may think expedient, or, at the request of the chairman, the iqal adviser may put such questions.

38. (1) In the taking of the votes of the members of the Boanl on any question to be determined by the Board, the chairman shall all upon the members to signify their votes and shall thereupon declar the determination of the Board in respect of such question.

(2) Where on any question to be determined by the Board the votes are equal, the question shall be deemed to have been decided in favour of the defendant.

(3) No person other than a member of the Board, the secrClas and the legal adviser shall be present when the members of the Bound vote on any matter.

PART VI.

Duties of Legal Adviser.

39. The legal adviser shall be present at every inquiry held by the at disciplinary Board under section 9 or 11 of the Ordinance and no stich inquiry shall inquiries.

be deemed valid if the legal adviser is not present throughout the proceedings.

Advice by legal adviser

at dis

ciplinary inquiries,

40. (1) When the legal adviser advises the Board on any question of law or us to evidence, procedure or any other matter in the course of any inquiry held by the Board under section 9 or 11 of the Ordin ance he shall do so in the presence of every party to the proceeding

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or the representative of any such party or, if the advice is tendered after the Board has commenced to deliberate as to its findings, every such party or person as aforesaid shall be informed either verbally or in writing of the advice which the legal adviser has tendered.

(2) In any case where the Board does not accept the advice given by the legal adviser on any such question aforesaid, every such party er person shall be informed accordingly.

41. Without prejudice to anything contained in regulation 39, the Attendance legal adviser shall not be required to attend meetings of the Board of legal unless notified by the secretary in advance of any meeting that his presence is likely to be specifically required thercat.

PART VII.

Miscellaneous.

42. The Nurses Registration Regulations are revoked.

dviser at ordinary meetings of the Board,

Revocation of previous reguladons.

(Vol. X.

D. 241).

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Deg. 3(01)1

Particulars to be entered in the register,

fal Registered number in the register,

4) Full name including in the case of a married woman her maiden name.

(e) Address at which notices from the Board may be served. (d) Date of registration.

(e) Particulars of training and qualifications,

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Table of Fees.

[regs, 4(2), 6.

7. 8 & 163

1. For registration in any part of the register----

(1) Person qualified in Hong Kong

fil) Person qualified elsewhere

2. For certified copy of certificate of registration or certificate

verifying registration

1 Consolidated retention fer-

Year of

Registration.

1961

1960

1959

1958

50.00.

65.00.

5.00.

40.00.

36.00.

32.00.

28.00.