Conditions on practice in certain areas

(1) 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 (2) The State Government may after consultation with the concerned Zila Panchayat by a notification, direct that the provisions of sub-section (1) shall apply on such date as may be specified therein to any other area in the Zila Panchayat subject to such adaptations and modifications as it may consider suitable having regard to the local conditions of the area.