(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 18, a person whose name has been entered in the list shall not practise 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,-
(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 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.
(2) The State Government may, after consultation with the Taluk Development Board of a Taluk 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 Taluk, subject to such 9 adaptations and modifications as it may consider suitable having regard to the local conditions of the area.