Section 17: Power of Government to make rules

(1) The State Government may, after previous publication, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the State Government may make rules-

(a) to prescribe the form of registers to be maintained under Section 11;

(b) to regulate and control the practice of registered nurses, registered health visitors, registered midwives or registered trained dais;

(c) to regulate the procedure to be followed by the Council-

(i) in making a re-entry in any register of the name of any person removed from such register;

(ii) in disposing of appeals from the decision of the Registrar made under Sub-section (3) of Section 10; and

(iii) in regulating the application of fees levied under this Act and of other money received by the Council for the purposes of this Act; and

(d) to regulate the expenditure of the Council and to provide for the audit of its accounts.