NURSES REGISTRATION ORDINANCE

NURSES REGISTRATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 164.

NURSES REGISTRATION.

To provide for the regisiration of nurses for the sick.

[6th February, 1931.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Nurses Ordinance.

2. (1) For the purposes of this Ordinance there shall be established
a Nursing Board for the Colony of Hong Kong (in this Ordinance
referred to as the board).

(2) The board shall be constituted in accordance with the
provisions contained in the regulations made under this Ordinance.

3. (1) It shall be the duty of the board to form and keep a register of
nurses for the sick (in this Ordinance referred to is the register) subject
to and in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, and the
names of all persons included in the register shall be published
annually in the Gazette.

(2) The register shall consist of the following parts--

(a)a general part containing the names of all nurses who satisfy
the conditions of admission to that part of the register;

(b)a supplementary part containing the names of male nurses;

(c)a supplementary part containing the names of nurses
trained in the nursing and care of persons suffering from
mental diseases,

(d)a supplementary part containing the names of nurses trained
in the nursing of sick children

(e) any other prescribed part.

Where any person satisfies the conditions of admission to any
supplementary or prescribed part of the register, his or her name may
be included in that part of the register notwithstanding that it is also
included in the general part.

(3) In any proceedings, a copy of the Gazetle containing the
most recent list of names on the register shall be prima facie evidence,
and a certificate under the hand of





the chairman of the board shall be conclusive evidence, that the
persons named in the list or certificate are, or are not, registered
under this Ordinance.

(4) Any reference in this Ordinance to the register shall
unless the context otherwise requires be deemed to include a
reference to any part of the register, and the expression
'registered' shall be construed accordingly.

4. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulations prescribe
or provide for

(a)the formation maintenance and publication of the
register ;

(b) conditions of admission to the register

(c)conduct of any examinations which may be prescribed
as a condition of admission to the register, and any
matters ancillary to or connected with any such
examinations

(d)the causes for which, the conditions under which and
the manner in which nurses may be removed from the
register, and the procedure for the restoration to the
register of nurses who have been removed therefrom

(e)the constitution of the board and for regulating the
summoning of meetings of the board and the
proceedings (including quorum) of the board ;
(f) enabling
the board to constitute committees and for authorizing
the delegation to committees of any of the powers of
the board and for regulating the proceedings (including
quoritin) of committees;

(g) fees to he payable;

(h) generally making provision with respect to any
matters wiht respect to which the Governor in
Council considers that provision should be made
for the purposes of carrying this Ordinance into
effect (including provision with respect to the issue
of certificates to nurses registered under this Ordinance
and with respect to the titles which may be
used and the uniforms or badges which may be
worn by nurses so registered), and prescribing
anything which under this Ordinance is to be
prescribed.





(2) Regulations under this section shall contain

provisions-
(a)requiring as a condition of the admission of person to the
register that that person shall have undergone the prescribed
training, and shall possess the prescribed experience, in the
nursing of the sick ; and

(b)requiring that the prescribed training shall be carried out
either in an institution approved by the board in that behalf or
in the service of the Admiralty, the Army Council or the Air
Council.

5. (1) Any person whose name is registered in any
part or Parts of the register kept by the General Nursing
Council for England and Wales, or of the register kept by
the General Nursing Council for Scotland, or of the register
kept by the joint Nursing and Midwives Council of
Northern Ireland or of the register kept by the General
Nursing Council for Eire and who produces a certificate
under the seal of the said Council for England and Wales,
or for Scotland, or for Northern Ireland or for Eire, certify-
ing that his or her narne is so registered as a nurse shall
Upon making an application in the prescribed manner, and
upon satisfying the board of his or her identity and good
character and upon paying the fee prescribed for ordinary
applications for registration under this Ordinance, be
entitled to be registered in a corresponding manner under
this Ordinance.

(2) If any person proves to the satisfaction of the board that he or
she has been trained in any place outside the Colony where the
standard of training and examination is not lower than the standard of
training and examination required under this Ordinance, either as a
general nurse for the sick or as a nurse of some special class, and
satisfies the board as to his or her identity and good character, the
board may either after examination or without examination, upon
payment of the fee prescribed for registration under this Ordinance,
direct that such person shall be registered in the appropriate part or
parts of the register.


6. (1) Any person aggrieved by the removal her name from the
register may, within three months after the date on which notice has
been served on him or her





by the board that his or her name has been so removed appeal
against the removal to the Governor in Council, and on such
appeal the Governor in Council may

such directions in the niatter as he thinks proper.

(2) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the board to
approve any institution for the purpose of the regulations under
this Ordiiiance relating to training may appeal against the refusal
to the Governor in Council and the Governor in Council may give
such directions therein as he thinks proper and the board shall
comply with any directions so given.

7. Any notice, directed to be served on any person under the
provisions of this Ordinance or the regulations made thereunder,
shall be deemed to have been served on such person if such
notice has been posted by registered post to his address given in
the register, or if such person be not registered, then to the
address furnished by hirn to the board.

8. Every appeal under section 6 shall be by means
of a written petition and such petition, unless otherwise
provided, shall be presented within fourteen days of the
date of service of the decision of the board on the person
concerned. With such petition the Governor in Council
may consider any written reply of the board to Such petition.
The decision of the Governor in Council on such Petition
shall be final.

9. (1) Any person who-

(a)not being a person July, registered under this
Ordinance, uses the title of registered nurse or its
equivalent in any other language, either alone or in
combination with any other words or letters, or uses
any name, title, addition, description, uniform or badge
implying that he or she is registered under this
Ordinance or is recognized by law as a registered
nurse, or uses any title, uniform or badge prescribed for
the use of nurses registered under this Ordinance or

(b)being a person whose name is included in any part of
the register, uses any name title, addition, description,
uniform or badge, or otherwise does






any act of any kind, implying that his or her name is
included in some other part of the register in which it is not
included; or

(c)with intent to deceive makes use of any certificate of
registration as a nurse issued under this Ordinance to him or
her or to any other person,

shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of two thousand
dollars and six months imprisonment.

(2) Any person who wilfully makes or causes to be made any
falsification in any matter relating to the register shall upon sunmmary
conviction be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and to
imprisonment for six months.
Originally 1 of 1931. Fraser 1 of 1931. 22 of 1950. Short title. Establishment and constitution of a Nursing Board. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 94, s. 1. Register of nurses. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 94, s. 2. [cf. Cap. 165, s. 2 (1), (2).] [s. 3 cont.] Regulations. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 94, s. 3. Admission to register of person trained outside the Colony. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 94, s. 6. Appeal against removal from the register [s. 6 cont.] or against refusal to approve institution. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 94, s. 7. Service of notice. Procedure on appeal. Penalties for unlawful assumption of title of registered nurse and for falsification of register. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 94, s. 8. 22 of 1950, Schedule.

Originally 1 of 1931. Fraser 1 of 1931. 22 of 1950. Short title. Establishment and constitution of a Nursing Board. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 94, s. 1. Register of nurses. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 94, s. 2. [cf. Cap. 165, s. 2 (1), (2).] [s. 3 cont.] Regulations. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 94, s. 3. Admission to register of person trained outside the Colony. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 94, s. 6. Appeal against removal from the register [s. 6 cont.] or against refusal to approve institution. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 94, s. 7. Service of notice. Procedure on appeal. Penalties for unlawful assumption of title of registered nurse and for falsification of register. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 94, s. 8. 22 of 1950, Schedule.

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