Section 2

“authorized officer”

means an officer authorized under subsection 19A(1);

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“community nurse” means a person who holds a certificate certifying that such person has undergone a course of training for community nurses and passed the examination conducted by the Board;

“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;

“emergency” means a sudden unforeseen event occurring during the course of pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium needing prompt intervention to save the life of the mother or child;

“midwife” means a person who for a fee, salary or other reward or compensation, performs services requiring an understanding of the principles and applications of procedures and techniques for the care of normal child-bearing women from the beginning of pregnancy until the end of puerperium and the care of their normal infants during the neonatal period but shall not include students in midwifery schools or training institutions who perform midwifery services under the supervision of their instructors;

“nurse” means a person registered as a nurse in accordance with any written law relating to the registration of nurses for the sick;

“Register” means the Register of Midwives maintained by the

Registrar of Midwives in accordance with this Act;

“registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Act 1971 [Act 50];

“rural health nurse” means a person who holds a certificate certifying that such person has undergone a course of training for rural health nurses and passed the examination conducted by the Board;

“rural nurse” means a person who holds a certificate certifying that such person has undergone a course of training for rural nurses and passed the examination conducted by the Board.

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