The Punjab Nurses Registration Act, 1932

The Punjab Nurses Registration Act, 1932

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This Act provides for the registration of nurses, midwives and health visitors in Punjab. It sets up the Punjab Nurses Registration Council, with a President, Vice-President and Registrar, and covers its members' terms, vacancies, quorum and power to make regulations.

Chapter I Chapter I →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II CONSTITUTION OF COUNCIL, APPOINTMENT OF OFFICE- BEARERS AND THE MAKING OF REGULATIONS →

  1. 3Constitution of the Punjab Nurses Registration Council
  2. 4Term of office of members
  3. 5Cessation of membership
  4. 6Power to vacate seat of a member
  5. 7Casual vacancies, how to be filled
  6. 8President and Vice-President of the Council
  7. 9Term of office of vice-president
  8. 10Appointment of registrar and other officers or servants
  9. 11Quorum
  10. 12Power to make regulations
  11. 13Vacancies and irregularities not to invalidate proceedings

Chapter III REGISTRATION OF NURSES, HEALTH VISITORS, MIDWIVES, NURSE-DAIS, TRAINED DAIS AND DAIS →

  1. 14Registration of nurses, health visitors, midwives, nurse-dais, trained dais and dais
  2. 15Provided further that the Council may direct that any such enquiry or appeal shall be heard by a committee of the Council composed of members of the Council as the Council may direct.
  3. 16Annual lists of nurses, health visitors, midwives, nurse-dais and trained dais
  4. 17Power to prohibit unregistered person from practising
  5. 18Power to make bye-laws
  6. 19Confirmation and publication of bye-laws
  7. 20Power of Government to make rules
  8. 21Bar to suits in respect of acts done under this Act
  9. 22Exemption of registered medical practitioners from provisions of this Act
  10. 23Penalty for dishonest use of certificate, etc
  11. 24Penalty for unlawful assumption of title of registered nurse, health visitor, midwife, nurse-dai or trained dai
  12. 25Bar to prosecutions under the Act

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