(1) Any person having a recognised nursing and midwifery qualification shall have his name and qualifications enrolled in the National Register or the State Register for Nursing and Midwifery Professionals, as the case may be, and shall be granted a licence to practice in such manner and following such procedures, as may be specified by regulations:
Provided that a person, who has been registered in the Nurses Register maintained under the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 (48 of 1947) prior to the coming into force of this Act, shall be deemed to have been registered under this Act and be enrolled in the National Register or the State Register for Nursing and Midwifery Professionals, as the case may be, maintained under this Act.
(2) A citizen of India, who has obtained a nursing and midwifery qualification recognised under section 29 or section 32 from a nursing and midwifery institution established in a country outside India, shall be entitled for registration under this Act in such manner as may be specified by regulations.
(3) When a person, whose name is entered in the National Register or any State Register, as the case may be, obtains any title, diploma or other qualification for proficiency in nursing sciences or public health nursing, which is a recognised nursing and midwifery qualification under section 28 or section 29, as the case may be, he shall be entitled to have such title, diploma or qualification entered against his name in the National Register or the same State Register, as the case may be, in such manner as may be specified by regulations.
(4) The registration and licence granted under this section shall be renewed in such manner as may be specified by regulations.