| (Cap 162, section 23(3)) [1 January 2000] L.N. 315 of 1999 (L.N. 300 of 1999) Cap 162C s 1 (Omitted as spent) PART I PRELIMINARY (Omitted as spent) Cap 162C s 2 Interpretation In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires- "Committee" (委员会) means the Preliminary Investigation Committee established under section 12; "complainant" (申诉人) means a person from whom a complaint against or information in respect of a registered midwife or an applicant for registration has been made to or received by the secretary under section 13; "notice of adjournment" (押后研讯通知书) means a notice of adjournment mentioned in section 19(2); "notice of inquiry" (研讯通知书) means a notice served under section 18(2)(b); "register of the Nursing Council" (注册护士名册) means the register of nurses maintained by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong under the Nurses Registration Ordinance (Cap 164); "respondent" (答辩人) means a registered midwife or an applicant for registration against or in respect of whom a complaint or information has been made to or received by the secretary under section 13; "student midwife" (见习助产士) means a person whose application for training is approved by the Council; "training school" (训练学校) means an establishment declared by the Council to be a training school for midwives in accordance with section 8. Cap 162C s 3 Form of register PART II REGISTRATION AND PRACTICE A register required to be kept in accordance with section 5 of the Ordinance shall contain, in respect of each midwife whose name is entered upon the register, the particulars prescribed in Schedule 1. Cap 162C s 4 (Repealed 9 of 2002 s. 3) Cap 162C s 5 Form of practising certificate A practising certificate issued under section 22 of the Ordinance shall be in such form as the secretary may determine. Cap 162C s 6 Application for registration, etc. (1) An application for registration under section 8 of the Ordinance shall be submitted in writing to the secretary, and shall contain- (a) the personal particulars of the applicant; (b) the name and address of the hospital or training school at which the applicant has undergone training in midwifery; (c) the particulars of the training and practice, if any; (d) a declaration signed by the applicant stating- (i) whether or not the applicant has been convicted of an offence punishable with imprisonment, in Hong Kong or elsewhere; and (ii) whether or not the applicant has been guilty of unprofessional conduct, in Hong Kong or elsewhere;(e) the qualifications held by the applicant; and (f) any other information or particulars that the Council may require.(2) An application for registration shall be accompanied by 2 unmounted copies of a recent photograph of the applicant concerned. (3) The 2 unmounted copies referred to in subsection (2) shall be of such size as the Council may specify. (4) The Council may require an applicant to produce or provide the original or certified true copy of one or more of the following- (a) the diploma, certificate or other document evidencing the degree or qualification by virtue of which the applicant is applying to be registered; (b) the applicant's Hong Kong Identity Card or passport; (c) (if the applicant is registered as a midwife in a place outside Hong Kong) a certificate of registration as a midwife in that place, which is still valid at the date of application for registration; (d) a practising certificate which is still valid at the date of application for registration and which is issued by a body or an organization in a place outside Hong Kong or, if there is no such certificate, other equivalent documentary evidence of entitlement to practise midwifery in that place; (e) (if the applicant applies to be registered immediately after the completion of training in a training school) a record book of midwifery cases attended by the applicant during the training; (f) references as to the applicant's character from a person, not being a relative of the applicant, who has known the applicant for at least 12 months. Cap 162C s 7 Forms of certificates The certificate of registration to be issued to a person by the secretary on entering or restoring the person's name in or to the register shall be in the form prescribed in Schedule 2. (9 of 2002 s. 3) Cap 162C s 8 Midwives' training schools PART III TRAINING (1) No course of training in midwifery carried out in Hong Kong shall be recognized by the Council unless it is carried out in an establishment declared by the Council in the Gazette as a training school for midwives. (2) No establishment shall be declared as a training school for the purpose of this Regulation, unless- (a) an average of not less than 500 confinements take place in the establishment every year; (b) if the establishment is not connected with a general hospital, ante-natal beds are provided in the establishment; (c) the establishment is associated with ante-natal and post-natal clinics; |
