1964_NURSES_(REGISTRATION_AND_DISCIPLINARY_PROCEDURE)_REGULATIONS — Page 9

1970 Ed.] Nurses (Registration and Disciplinary

Procedure) Regulations.

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(d) was not at the time of his registration entitled to be

registered,

the secretary shall submit the complaint or information to the chairman of the Committee.

17. (1) Where, in a complaint or information submitted by the secretary to the chairman of the Committee under regulation 16, any allegation is made which in the opinion of the chairman of the Committee 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 (b) if any fact declared is not within the personal knowledge of the declarant, shall state the source of the declarant's information and the grounds for his belief in the truth of the facts; and

(c) shall be duly stamped.

18. (1) Where a complaint or information is submitted to the chairman of the Committee by the secretary, the chairman of the Committee shall, unless it appears to him that the complaint or information is frivolous or groundless and should not proceed further, direct that the complaint or information be referred to the Committee for its consideration and shall fix a date upon which it is proposed that the Committee shall meet to consider the complaint or information.

(2) Where the chairman of the Committee directs that a complaint or information be referred to the Committee, he shall direct the secretary to, and the secretary when so directed shall-

(a) notify the defendant of the receipt of the complaint or

information;

(b) inform him of the substance thereof;

(c) forward to him a copy of any statutory declaration

furnished under paragraph (1) of regulation 17;

(d) inform him of the date upon which the Committee is due to meet for the purpose of considering the complaint or information; and

(e) invite him to submit to the Committee any explanation of his conduct or of any other matter alleged in the complaint or information which he may have to offer.

Complaint or information touching conduct. L.N. 34/70.

Reference of the complaint or information to the Committee. L.N. 34/70.