section 3
Constitution and incorporation of the Council.
The Delhi Nursing Council Act, 1997Health199718 sections
Statutory text
- (1) The Government shall, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, constitute a Council called 'The Delhi Nursing Council'. The Council shall consist of the following members, namely:— (a) The Director of Health Services, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi — Ex-Officio. (b) The Director of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy — Ex-Officio. (c) The Medical Officer of Health, Municipal Corporation of Delhi — Ex-Officio. (d) The Nursing Advisor to the Government of India — Ex-Officio. (e) Three Nursing Chief Officers of the hospitals in the National Capital Territory of Delhi to represent one hospital each, to be nominated by the Government by rotation, from the following — (i) Hospitals of Central Government; (ii) Hospitals of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi; (iii) Hospitals of Municipal Corporation of Delhi/New Delhi Municipal Council. (f) Two Members of the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi to be nominated by the Speaker of the Assembly. (g) Three persons to be nominated by the Government to represent as nurse, an auxiliary midwife and a nursing educationist, from amongst the nurses, auxiliary nurse midwives and nursing educationists of recognised nursing schools. (h) A member of the Delhi branch of Trained Nurses Association of India to be elected by the Members themselves. (i) Two principals, one each from General Nursing and Midwifery Schools and Colleges of Nursing; and one Principal from Auxiliary Nursing and Midwifery Schools, to be elected from amongst the nursing institutions. (2) The Council shall be a body corporate, having a perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, whether movable or immovable, and to contract and to do all things necessary for the purposes of this Act, and may by the name aforesaid sue or be sued. (3) The President and the Vice-President of the Council shall be elected from amongst the members, according to the procedure as may be prescribed.
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