Section 11 — AKTA BIDAN 1966

(a)

any nurse who has been trained in the States of Malaya before the commencement of this Act and who⎯

(i)

possesses a certificate issued under any written law relating to midwives, stating that such nurse was under that law qualified to practise midwifery and

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continued to be so qualified immediately before the commencement of this Act; or

(ii)

possesses on the date of the commencement of this

Act a diploma certifying that such nurse has undergone a course of training and passed the examinations prescribed by the Ministry of Health; or

(iii)

is eligible to practise midwifery by reason that such nurse is entitled to the certificate or diploma aforementioned;

(b)

any nurse or person who has passed the examination prescribed by the Board as the examination qualifying any successful examinee to be registered under Part I of the

Register; and

(c)

any nurse or person who possesses the qualifications acceptable to the Board or a certificate to practise midwifery issued by such body as the Board may recognize.

(2)

The following persons shall be eligible to practise as midwives under Part II of the Register, that is to say:

(a)

any person who immediately before the commencement of this Act was authorized to practise midwifery in any State by reason that the name of such person was contained in the

Register of Midwives kept by the Chief Medical and Health

Officer of the State;

(b)

any person untrained in the practice of midwifery, who within four years of the commencement of this Act, satisfies the Registrar that such person has during the period of two years immediately preceding application for registration under Part II of the Register, attended to women during childbirth;

(c)

any person who has passed any examination prescribed by the Board as an examination qualifying any successful examinee to be registered under Part II of the Register; and

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(d)

any person who possesses the qualifications acceptable to the Board or a certificate to practise midwifery issued by such body as the Board may recognize.

(3)

Any rural nurse, community nurse and rural health nurse shall be eligible to practise as midwives under Part III of the Register.

(4)

Any person who, within ten years of the commencement of this subsection, satisfies the Registrar that he or she has, during the period of two years immediately preceding application for registration under

Part IV of the Register, attended to women in childbirth according to purely Malay, Chinese, Indian or other native methods under the supervision of any person registered under Part I, II or III of the

Register, and is a fit and proper person to practise as midwives, shall be eligible to practise as midwives under Part IV of the Register.

Applications and refusal to register