Chapter II MANIPUR NURSING COUNCIL

(1) The Government shall, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, constitute a State Council called the Manipur Nursing Council. The State Council shall consist of the following members, namely: (a) Director of Health Services, Manipur; ex-officio, (b) Nursing Superintendent; ex-officio, (c) Deputy Nursing Superintendent; ex-officio, (d) one Principal from each of the General Nursing and Midwifery Schools and Colleges of Nursing and one Principal from each of the Auxiliary Nursing, and Midwifery Schools; (e) one member from the All Manipur Health Service Officers' Association, (f) three persons to be nominated by the Government of whom one shall be Nurse, one Auxiliary Nurse Midwife and one educationist; (g) one member of the Manipur Branch of the Trained Nurses Association of India, (h) one Nurse who represent the State in the Indian Nursing Council. (2) The State Council shall be a body corporate having a perpetual succession, a common seal with power to acquire, hold and disposed or property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and to sue or to be sued in its name. (3) The President and the Vice-president of the State Council shall be elected from amongst the members.

(1) Term of office of a member other than the ex-officio member shall be three years from the date of nomination or until a successor has been nominated, which ever is earlier. (2) The term of the office of an ex-officio member shall continue as long as he holds the office by virtue of the post. (3) The President shall hold office from the date of appointment/election up to the date on which the term of office expires or a successor has been duly elected whichever is later. (4) If the office of a member becomes vacant by reason of death, disability, resignation, removal, disqualification, etc., a new member shall be nominated by the Government and such nominated member shall hold the office only for the remaining term for which the member was nominated. (5) A member shall be deemed to have vacated the office if he is found absent from three consecutive meetings (6) (a) The President may resign by notice in writing addressed to the Commissioner/Secretary (Health) to the State Government and shall take effect from the date on which it is accepted by the Government after electing a new President from amongst the members. (b) A member may resign from office by notice in writing addressed to the President and every such resignation shall take effect from the date on which it is accepted by the President. (7) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Government may remove a member from office: (a) on being found disqualified as per sub-section (8); or (b) if the State Council decides at a meeting by two-third majority that the continuation of a member in office is prejudicial to the interest of the State Council. (8) A member shall be disqualified to continue or re-election as a member, if he is: (a) involved in activities prejudicial to the aims and objectives of the State Council; (b) of unsound mind.

(1) The State Council shall meet as many times as possible in a year to transact its business. (2) The President shall preside over the meeting of the State Council and in the absence of the President, the Vice-President or any member elected by the members present shall preside over such meetings. (3) All transaction of business at a meeting shall be decided by a majority of those present and voting. (4) In the case of equal votes, the President shall have a casting vote.

The quorum for transaction of business at a meeting of the State Council shall be such member or proportion of the members of the State council as may, from time to time, be fixed by regulations but shall not be less than five: Provided that if at any meeting of the State Council a quorum is not present, the President or the Presiding member, as the case may be, shall adjourn the meeting, to such other day as he may think fit, and the business which would have been brought before the original meeting, if there had been a quorum present shall be brought before and transacted at the adjourned meeting, whether a quorum is present there or not.

No act or proceeding of the State Council shall be invalid by reason of existence of a vacancy in the State Council or on account of any defect or irregularity in its constitution.

The State Council may constitute sub-committees for such purposes as the State Council considers necessary

(1) The State Council shall have its own office to carry out the functions and appoint one full time Nursing Registrar. (2) The State Council shall adopt the Manipur Civil Services Rules, mutatis mutandis, for its officers and staff. (3) The pay and allowances payable to the Registrar, officers and other employees of the State Council shall be fixed by the State Council with the previous approval of the Government. (4) The Registrar shall be the Member-Secretary of the State Council to organize meeting with the approval of the President. (5) The accounts of the State Council shall be audited in such manner as may be specified in the regulations. (6) The Registrar shall be responsible for administration of the State Council office. (7) The Registrar, Officers and staff of the State Council shall be deemed to be public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860).

(1) The income of the State Council shall be derived from: (a) fees. (b) grants received from the Government, (c) gifts and donations as approved. (2) The State Council shall utilise the money obtained under sub-section (1) in such manner as may be prescribed.

(a) Any person who fulfils academic qualification and training as prescribed under the regulations shall be registered, on payment of such fees as may be prescribed in the register for a period of five years. (b) The State Council shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed.

Any person shall renew his registration in the manner prescribed by regulations on payment of such renewal fees.

(a) The Registrar shall maintain such registers as may be prescribed. (b) it shall be the duty of the Registrar to make entries in the register, from time to time, and to revise the same and to issue certificates of registration in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made there under.

The State Council shall keep a list of such persons as are not eligible for registration under section 13 but who are practicing as nurses in such manner as may be prescribed.

No person other than a person registered under this Act or person whose name is entered in the list under section 16 shall practice directly or by implication as practicing habitually or for personal gains as a nurse.

The Registrar shall on or before a date to be fixed in this behalf by the State Council, and thereafter every year, cause to be printed and published the names, for the time being entered in the register in such manner as may be prescribed.