Persons not registered or included in the list not to practice as nurses etc.

(1) No person other than a person registered under this Act or a person whose name is entered in the List, shall practice or hold himself/herself out, whether directly or by implication, as practising habitually or for personal gain as a nurse, midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife or health visitor. (2) Any person who acts in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for the first offence, to two hundred rupees for the second offence, and to three hundred rupees for any subsequent offence. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 20, a person whose name has been entered in the list shall not practice as a nurse, midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife or health visitor in an area within the limits of a municipal corporation or other municipal body or an area notified under sub-section (2), unless he/she,-(a) has been in regular practice as a nurse, midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife or health visitor for a continuous period of five years prior to the date on which this section has come into force, or (b) has been in regular practice as a nurse midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife or health visitor or public health nurse for a continuous period of two years prior to the date on which this section has come into force and produces a certificate from an institution signed by the Matron, Medical Superintendent or other responsible officer of such institution that such person has received the training as a nurse, midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife or health visitor in a prescribed manner.