JULY 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2141

Regulations under the Nurses and Midwives Registration Act, 1925.—
(H. N. and M/2.)

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 7th day of July, 1930.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Nurses and Midwives Registration Act, 1925 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the Nurses and Midwives Regulations, 1928, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the following regulations under and for the purposes of the said Act; and doth hereby declare that the regulations hereby made shall come into force on the date of publication hereof in the Gazette.

REGULATIONS.

1. PRELIMINARY.

(1) THESE regulations may be cited as the Nurses and Midwives Regulations, 1930.

(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

“Board” means the Nurses and Midwives Registration Board:

“Matron” includes a Superintendent of Nurses:

“Approved hospital” includes a Grade “A” Training-school and a Grade “B” Training-school as hereby defined:

“Grade ‘A’ Training-school” means a hospital for the time being approved by the Board as such, being a training-school for nurses in which a complete course may be given:

“Grade ‘B’ Training-school” means a hospital for the time being approved by the Board as being a training-school for nurses in which such limited period of training, as may be determined by the Board, may be given:

“Recognized hospital” means a hospital for the time being recognized by the Board as a training-school for midwives, or for midwives and maternity nurses:

“Maternity training-school” means a hospital for the time being recognized by the Board as a training-school for maternity nurses, but not for midwives:

“Pupil nurse” means a person who has been accepted by the governing body of an approved hospital for training as a nurse:

“Trainee” means a person who has been accepted by the governing body of a recognized hospital or maternity training-school for training as a midwife or maternity nurse.

(3) The determination of the Board on any matter confided to it under the said Act or these regulations shall be sufficiently authenticated if set out in writing, signed by the Registrar or by the Secretary of the Board.

(4) The approval heretofore given by the Board under the regulations hereby revoked or any regulations previously in force of certain hospitals as training-schools for nurses and as limited-training hospitals respectively, and the recognition by the Board of the hospitals recognized as training-schools for midwives and maternity nurses and as training-schools for maternity nurses respectively, shall enure for the purposes of these regulations as if such approval or recognition had been lawfully given under these regulations and shall, where necessary, be deemed to have been so given:

Provided that approval heretofore given of a hospital as a training-school for nurses shall enure as approval thereof as a Grade “A” Training-school, and approval heretofore given of a hospital as a limited-training hospital shall enure as approval thereof as a Grade “B” Training-school:

Provided also that nothing contained in this clause shall prejudice the power of the Board to revoke its approval or recognition of any hospital under the powers conferred by clause (6) of Regulation 2 hereof and by clause (6) of Regulation 7 hereof respectively.

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