Recognition

(1) No person shall establish any institution or conduct any nursing course to prepare students for gaining any recognized qualification without prior recognition by the Council. (2) A person shall apply for recognition of the institution to the Registrar in such form along with such fee as may be prescribed. (3) On receipt of application made under sub-section (2), the Registrar shall conduct such inspection and by order shall grant recognition or reject the application for recognition in such manner as may be prescribed. (4) Recognition shall be granted under this Act to the institution in accordance with the standards fixed by the Council. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), all institutions conducting nursing course at the date of commencement of this Act, shall apply to the Council for recognition within three months from the date of commencement of this Act. If any institution applying for recognition is not in accordance with the standards fixed by the Council in this regard, then that institution may be granted provisional recognition subject to the condition that the facilities as per standards fixed by the Council shall be made available within the period fixed by the Council from the date of granting provisional recognition. (6) If any institution does not make available the facilities as per standards fixed by the Council within the specified period, the provisional recognition granted under sub-section (5) shall be withdrawn immediately.