(1) The institutions which are approved and recognised by the Council Training after inspection by its representative shall be competent to train Institutions.
nurses, midwives, auxiliary nurse-midwives or health visitors, and to send them for examination for the qualifying certificates of the Council.
(2) The Council may withdraw recognition from any such institution after its inspection by a representative of the Council. The order of such withdrawal shall be in writing and shall be served in the prescribed manner:
Provided that no recognition shall be withdrawal without giving an opportunity to the authorities in-charge of the institution from being heard.
(3) No school, hospital or other institution which is not approved and recognised under this section shall issue to any person a certificate or enter the name of any person in any document purporting to show that such person is qualified by reason of his having passed any examination or undergone any course of training to practice as a nurse, midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife or health visitor, unless his name is registered or entered in the list under this Act.
(4) Any person who contravences the provisions of sub-section (3) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Rs. 500,
(5) Where a person committing an offence under this section is a company or other body corporate or an association of persons (whether incorporated or not) every person who at the time of the commission of the offence was director, manager, secretary, agent or other officer or person concerned with the management thereof shall, unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent, be deemed to be guilty of such offence.
25. Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the council to approve and recognise Appeal against any institution as competent to train nurses, midwives, auxiliary nurse refusal to recogmidwives or health visitors may appeal, within three months from the date of nise institution.
such refusal, to the State Government against such order of refusal. The decision of the State Government, on any such appeal, shall be final.
PART V-MISCELLANEOUS
26. Every Registrar of births and Deaths who receives notice of the death of any Removal of person whose name he knows to be or has reason to belive is entered in any names from register, shall forthwith transmit by post to the Council a certificate or Regis- register on tration of such death signed by him and stating the time and place of death, and notice of death.
thereupon the name of such person shall be removed from register..
27. Any person who-
(a) dishonestly makes use of any certificate of registration issued under Penalty for disthe provisions of this Act to him or to any other person. honest use of
(b) Procures or attempts to procure registration under the provisions of certificate.
this Act by making or producing, or causing to be made up produced any false or fraudulent declaration, certificate or representation whether in writhing or otherwise; or
(c) willfully makes or causes to be made any fasle representation in any matter relating to the register or certificate issued the provisions of this Act.
shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Rs. 250 for the first offence and for any subsequent offence with fine which may extend to Rs. 500 or with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six moths or with both.
28. Any person who not being a registered nurse, midwife, auxiliary nurse midwife Penalty for unor health visitor, takes or uses the name or title of registered nurse, midwife, lawful assumpauxiliary nurse-midwife or health visitor, or uses, any name, title description, tion of title of prescribed uniform, object or sign-board with the intention that it may be registered nurse, believed, knowledge that it is likely to be believed that such person is a Regis- midwife, auxitered midwife or nurse, midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife or health visitor lary nurse midshall, on conviction, be punished with fine which extend to Rs. 100 for the wife or health first offence and for any subsequent offence with fine which may extend to visitor.
Rs. 200 or with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with both.