section 15
Penalty for posing as a registered nurse, or dhai by a person who is not such
The Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Act, 1926(1) Any person, who, not being a registered nurse or health visitor takes or uses the name or title of registered nurse or health visitor or uses any name, title, description, uniform, badge or signboard, with the intention that it may be believed or with the knowledge that it is likely to be believed that such person is a registered nurse or health visitor shall be punishable with fine not exceeding Rs. 100. (2) Any person, who, not being a registered midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife or dhai takes or uses the name or title of registered midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife or dhai or uses any name, title, description, uniform, badge or signboard, with the intention that it may be believed or with the knowledge that it is likely to be believed that such person is a registered midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife or dhai shall be punishable with fine not exceeding Rs. 50. (4) Any appointment, notification, notice, order, rule, regulation or form made, issued or any rule, regulation or form framed, certificate granted or registration effected, under the corresponding law shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the Tamil Nadu Act and shall continue to have effect accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under the Tamil Nadu Act. (5) Unless the context otherwise requires, the Tamil Nadu General Clauses Act, 1891 (Tamil Nadu Act I of 1891), shall apply for the interpretation of the Tamil Nadu Act as extended to, and in force in, the transferred territory. (6) For the purpose of facilitating the application of the Tamil Nadu Act in the transferred territory, any court or other authority may construe such Act with such alterations not affecting the substance as may be necessary or proper to adapt it to the matter before the court or other authority. (7) Any reference in the Tamil Nadu Act to a law which is not in force in the transferred territory shall, in relation to that territory, be construed as a reference to the law, if any, in force in that territory corresponding to such law. (8) Any reference to the corresponding law in any law which continues to be in force in the transferred territory after the date of the commencement of this Act shall, in relation to that territory, be construed as a reference to the Tamil Nadu Act. Explanation.—For the purpose of this section, the expression "transferred territory" shall mean the Kanyakumari district and the Shencottah taluk of the Tirunelveli district.
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