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a member of the Committee shall, during the period of his membership of the Committee, be chairman of the Committee.

(6) If the person who is unable temporarily to exercise his functions as a member of the Committee was appointed to the Committee under sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) the person appointed to be temporarily a member of the Committee shall be a registered nurse who-

(a) is not a member of the Board;

(b) is ordinarily resident in Hong Kong:

(c) is nominated by the Hong Kong Nurses

Association; and

(d) is appointed by the Director.

(a) at the time the membership of any person elected or appointed to be a member of the Committee under paragraph (1) terminales by virtue of paragraph (2) or (3); or (b) at the time the membership of any person elected or appointed to be temporarily a member of the Committee under paragraph (4), (5) or (6) terminates,

the Committee is considering any complaint or in- formation under these regulations, then if such person is not thereupon elected or re-elected or, as the case may be, appointed or re-appointed, to be a member of the Committee, the membership of such person shall continue by virtue of this paragraph for the purposes of the consideration of such complaint or information by the Committee, but for no other purpose, until the Committee has discharged its func- tions in respect of such complaint or information.

(8) A persan elected or appointed to be a member of the Committee may at any time resign his membership of the Committee by notice in writing addressed to the secretary or, as the case may be. the Director, save that, if at any time such notice is given the Committee is considering any complaint or information the person so resigning shall, it so required by the Board or, as the case may be, the Director, continue to be a member of the Committee

Submission

or informa tion.

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for the purposes of the consideration of such com- plaint or information but for no other purpose, until the Committee has discharged its functions in respect of the complaint or information.

(9) No member of the Committee shall attend any meeting of the Board as a member of the Board during the hearing or determination of any complaint or information against any person which is referred to the Board by the Committee for determination if such member has attended any meeting of the Com- mittee at which such complaint or information was considered.

(10) The Committee shall meet from time to time as directed by the chairman of the Committee who may at any time adjourn any meeting of the Com- mittee.

17. Where a complaint is made to or information of complaint is received by the secretary that a registered nurse— (a) has been convicted in Hong Kong or else- where of any offence punishable with im- prisonment;

Complaiet

or laforma – tion touching conduct.

(6) has been guilty of unprofessional conduct; (e) has obtained registration by fraud or mis-

representation; or

(d) was not at the time of his registration

entitled to be registered.

the secretary shall submit the complaint or informa- tion to the chairman of the Committee.

17A. (1) Where, in a complaint or information submitted by the secretary to the chairman of the Committee under regulation 17, any allegation is made which in the opinion of the chairman of the Com- mittee gives rise to a question whether a registered. nurse has been guilty of unprofessional conduct, the chairman of the Committee may require that the complaint or information be formulated in writing setting out the grounds thereof and, except where the complaint or information is in writing under the hand of a public officer, supported by one or more statutory declarations as to the facts of the case.

(2) Each statutory declaration referred to in paragraph (1)

(a) shall state the address and description of

the declarant; and