Training institutions

(1) Only institutions which are approved and recognised by the Council after inspection by its representative shall be competent to train nurses, midwives, auxiliary nurse-midwives or health visitors, and to send them for examination for the qualifying certificates of the Council. (2) The Council may withdraw recognition from any such institution after its inspection by a representative of the Council. The order of such withdrawal shall be in writing and shall be served in the prescribed manner: Provided that no recognition shall be withdrawn without giving an opportunity to the authorities in-charge of the institution from being heard. (3) No school, hospital or other institution which is not approved and recognised under this section shall issue to any person a certificate or enter the name of any person in any document purporting to show that such person is qualified by reason of his having passed any examination or undergone any course of training to practise as a nurse, midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife or health visitor, unless his name is registered or entered in the list under this Act. (4) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (3) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Rs. 500. (5) Where a person committing an offence under this section is a company or other body corporate or an association of persons (whether incorporated or not), every person who at the time of the commission of the offence was a director, manager, secretary, agent or other officer or person concerned with the management thereof shall, unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent, be deemed to be guilty of such offence.