(1) This Act may be called the United Provinces Nurses, Midwives, Assistant Midwives, [Auxiliary Nurse-Midwives and Health Visitors] 2 Registration Act,
1934.
(2) It extends to the whole of [Uttar Pradesh] 3 .
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the [State Government] 4 may, by notification in the [Official Gazette] 5 direct.
Definitions 2. In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context-
(a) "the Council" means the Council under section 3 of this Act;
(b) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette ;
1. For S. O. R. see Gas, Extra. d. Dec. 9. 1933, p. 12.
2. Subs. by s. 2 of U. P. Act XIV of 1960.
3. Subs. by the A. O. 1950 for (the United Provinces). The words (of Agra and Oudh) omit. by ibid.
4. The Act came in to force on Jan. 1. 1937·
5. Subs. by the A. O. 1950 for Provincial Government.
6. Subs. for U. P. Govt. Gazette by the A. O. 1937.
198 [The United Provinces Nurses, Midwives, Assistant Midwives, [Section 3-4] [Auxiliary Nurse-Midwives and Health Visitors] 2 Registration Act, 1934]
(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules and regulations made under this Act;
(d) "registered medical practitioner" means a person registered under the United Provinces Medical Act, 1917;
(e) "the Registrar" means a person appointed under section 16 (1) (a) or
(b) to perform the duties of the Registrar under this Act;
(f) "registers" means the registers maintained under section 17 of this Act;
(g) subject to the provisions of section 2 (d) "registered" means registered under the provisions of this Act, and "un registered" means not registered under the provisions of this Act;
(h) "nurse" means a person who holds a certificate in nursing from any institution notified by the [State Government] 1 in this behalf or who has been registered under clause (b) of section 23 and shall include a male nurse ;
(i) "midwife" means a person who holds a diploma in midwifery from any institution recognized by the Council in this behalf, or who has been registered under clause (b) of section 23 ;
(j) "assistant midwife" means a person who holds a diploma as an assistant midwife from any institution recognized by the Council in this behalf or who has been registered under clause (b) of section 23 ; [***] 2
(k) "health visitor" means a person who hold s a health visitor's certificate of [Uttar Pradesh] 5 Health School or of any other institution notified by the [State Government] 1 in this behalf, [and] 3 [(l) "auxiliary nurse-midwife" means a person who holds a certificate in auxiliary nurse-midwifery from any institution recognized by the Council in this behalf.]
4 Establishment and incorporation of the Council
3. A Council shall be established and called "the United Provinces Nurses and Midwives Council" and such Council shall be a body corporate and have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
Constitution of the Council