(1) The State Government may by notification in the Ofiicial Gazette make rules to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act.
(2) ln particular and without preludice to the generality of the foregoing powers such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :
(a) Prescription ofthe period of less than 3 years forwhich a member of the Council may hold offlce under section 6 :
Courtcompetent to try offences under this Act.
Cognizance ofoffence.
Power to make rules, Power ofthe 35 Council to make regulations.
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(b) Prescription of the manner in which nomination and election of President and Vice-President shall be made and casual vacancies shall be filled under sections 5 and 7 ;
(c) Prescription of the form in which a Register shall be kept, the particulars to be entered in such Register, and the parts in which such Register shall be divided under section '13 ;
(d) Prescription of the manner in which an order of removal or refusal shall be served on persons under section 19 ;
(e) Prescription of the fees payable in respect of an appeal under section 24; and (0 Any matterwhich is to be or may be prescribed.
(1) The Council may make regulations not inconsistent with this Act or the rules made thereunder ;
(a) regulating the compilation, maintenance and publication of the Register and the cond ions of admission to the Register ;
(b) prescribing the fees payable on application for registration, ttre forms in which such applications shall be made and the conditions subject to which names shall be entered in the Register ;
(c) prescribing and regulating the examination which must be passed as a condition of matter ancillary to or mnnected with such examination, including the courses of training which the candidates appearing for examination shall undergo ;
(d) prescribing the cause forwhich, the conditions, underwhich and the manner in which the names of Nurses, Nurse-Midwives, Lady Health Visitors, Auxiliary Nurse-Cum-Midwives or Female Health Workers, may be removed or reentered in the Register under section 19 ;
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(e) fcrthe approvalcfany lnstitutron for the purpose of such Uaining and the granting of certificates to candidates passing examination,
(f) regulating the conditions under whlch lnstitutions for nursing the sick, maternity and child welfare may be approved and recognized by the Council ;
(g) appointing a Registrar and such other servants as may be necessary :
(h) regulating the pay, pension, conduct and other conditions of services of persons ;
(i) regulating and supervising the practice.of their profession by the registered Nurses, Nurse-Midwives, Lady Health visators, Auxiliary Nurse cum midwives or Female Health workers ;
0) reguhtng the publicatjon ofthe names registered under Nurses, Nurse-Midwives, Lady Health Msitors Auxiliary Nurse-cum- Midwives and Female Health Workers, and their residences;
(k) regulating the condition under which such Nurses, Nurse- Midwives, Lady Heatth Visitors, Auxiliary Nurse-cum-Midwives and Female Health Workers registered in other Slates in lndia or in any Countries other than lndia may be admitted to the Register, on such other Slate and Countries granting reciprocal registration to persons registered on the Registerofthe Council ;
(l) determining the manner in which allfees levied underthisAct and money received by the Council shall be accounted for, audited and applied for he purpose of th!sAct, and for regulating the expenditure ofthe Council generally; and
(m) generally for the provision of any matters in respect of which the Council considers necessary provision shall be made for the puryose of this Act ;
(n) all the regulations made under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette after approval by the State Government,
(o) forthe conduct, practice and professionalethics for the Nurses, Nurse-Midwives, Lady Health Visitors, Auxiliary Nurce cum Midwives or Female Health Workers; and
(p) any other matter which is required to be prescribed by regulations, for purposes of this Act.
Protection of persons acting on good faith underthe Act rules or fegulations Certain persons to be public servants.
Repeal and saving.
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36. No suit or other legal proceedings shall be instituted against any person for anything done or intend'ed to be done in good faith under this Act, rules or regulations made there-under
37. Every person appointed under sub-section (1) and (2) of section 12 shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the lndian penal code, 1860 (45 of 1960)