Constitution of the Punjab Nurses Registration Council

Constitution of Council, Appointment of Office-Bearers and the Making of Regulations

1. (1) There shall be established a Council to be known as the Punjab Nurses Registration Council which shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
2. (2) The Council shall consist of the following members, namely :-
   • (a) the Director of Health Services, Punjab ;
   • (b) eight members to be appointed by the State Government from among the persons specified in the Schedule, four of whom shall be Nursing Superintendents of the hospitals training candidates for any of the examinations conducted by the Council ;
   • (c) two registered nurses to be elected by the nurses registered under the Act ;
   • (d) one registered health visitor to be elected by the Health Visitors registered under the Act ;
   • (e) one registered midwife to be elected by the midwives registered under the Act : Provided that, should the registered nurses or the registered health visitors or the registered midwives fail after the occurrence of a vacancy to elect a member within such period as the State Government may by rule prescribe, the State Government may fill such vacancy by the appointment of a registered nurse, registered health visitor or registered midwife, as the case may be.
3. (3) The appointment and election of members shall be notified by the State Government.