General provisions as tO examinations.
Entrance fees
for examina- tipol
Secgad Schedule.
Preliminary Investigation Committee.
13, (1) The Board shall cause such number of examinations in nursing to be held each year as may appear to the Board expedient having regard to the number of pupils from time to time studying nursing in the appropriate training schools.
(2) The examinations may be written, oral or practical and shal) bẹ conducted by examiners appointed by the Board and shall be based upon such syllabus as the Board may from time to time determine.
(3) Any person who has, on two occasions. Failed to pass an examination required by those regulations shall not be entitled to enter again for that examination unless he has undergone a period of additional training and instruction being not less than six months at a training school which is approved by the Board for that branch of nursing in which he has applied to be examined.
(4) Any person who has on three occasions failed to pass an examination required by these regulations shall not, without the special permission of the Board, be entitled to sit again for that examination.
(5) Except with the special permission of the Board and subject to such conditions as to training or instruction as the Board may impose, no person who has failed to pass an examina- tion required by these regulations may enter again for such examination if a period exceeding one year has lapsed since the date upon which he last failed to pass such examination.
(6) After the completion of any examination required by these regulations the Board shall cause each candidate therefor to be informed of his results.
14. As a condition of entry to any examination there shall be paid to the secretary the appropriate fee prescribed in the Second Schedule.
PART TV.
PROCEEDINGS PRELIMINARY TO EXERCISE OF DISCIPLINARY POWERS BY THE BOARD.
15. (1) For the purpose of performing the functions con- ferred upon it by these regulations, there shall be established a committee to be known as the Preliminary Investigation Committee consisting of-
(a) one member of the Board elected by the Board, who shall
be the chairman of the Committee; and
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(b) one registered nurse and one enrolled assistant nurse
who-
are not members of the Board;
(ii) are ordinarily resident in Hong Kong:
(iii) are nominated by the Hong Kong Nurses Associa
tion; and
(iv) are appointed by the Director.
(2) Save as provided in paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) the mem- bers of the Committee shall hold office for twelve months from the date of election or appointment, as the case may be, but at the end of such period they may be re-elected or re-appointed, as the case may be.
(3) If during the period of his office a member of the Com- mittee appointed under sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) becomes a member of the Board he shall cease to be a member of the Committee.
(4) Where for any reason a person elected or appointed to the Committee under paragraph (1) is or will be unable tem- porarily to exercise his functions as such member, another member of the Board may be elected by the Board or, as the case may be. appointed by the Director, to be temporarily a member of the Committes.
(5) If the person who is unable temporarily to exercise his functions as a member of the Committee was clected to the Com- mittee under sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) the person elected to be temporarily 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 or an enrolled assistant nurse who-
(d) 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.
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(a) at the time the membership of any person elected or appointed to be a member of the Committee ander para- graph (1) terminates by virtue of paragraph (2) or (3); or
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