NURSES AND MIDWIVES

CHAPTER 36:02
NURSES AND MIDWIVES

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
THE NURSES AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL OF MALAWI

    3.    Establishment of the Council

    4.    Composition of the Council

    5.    Vacation, etc., of members from office

    6.    Filling of vacancies on the Council

    7.    Co-opted persons

    8.    Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson

PART III
MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL

    9.    Meetings of the Council

    10.    Disclosure of interest of member

PART IV
FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE COUNCIL

    11.    Functions of the Council

    12.    Powers of the Council

    13.    Executive Committee

    14.    Committees of the Council

PART V
MANAGEMENT

    15.    Appointment of Registrar and other staff

PART VI
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

    16.    Funds, accounts, audit

    17.    Remuneration and expenses of members of the Council

PART VII
REGISTERS

    18.    Registers

    19.    Specialist register

    20.    Duties of Registrar

    21.    Certificate and licence

    22.    Publication of registers

    23.    Registers to be evidence

PART VIII
REGISTRATION

    24.    Persons registered under the Repealed Act

    25.    Residence of registered persons

    26.    Registration and licensing prerequisites for practising

    27.    Persons entitled to be registered

    28.    Use of titles

    29.    Registered persons entitled to practise

    30.    Licensing of registered persons

    31.    Refresher courses and in-service training

    32.    Registration of additional qualifications

    33.    Registration of student nurses

    34.    Registration of pupil nursing technicians

    35.    Limited registration

    36.    Registration of persons temporarily employed

    37.    Procedure for registration

    38.    Erasure from register

    39.    Method of erasure

    40.    Consequences of erasure

    41.    Appeals against refusal to register or erasure from register

PART IX
PRIVATE PRACTICE

    42.    Licence for private practice

    43.    Issue, etc., of licences to be published in the Gazette

    44.    No fees recoverable unless nurse licensed for private practice

PART X
EDUCATION AND TRAINING

    45.    Education and Examination Committee

    46.    Reports on training qualifications and practice of persons who are registerable

    47.    Approval of institutions, curricula and qualifications

    48.    Certificate of attendance of courses

    49.    Rules for training

PART XI
INVESTIGATION PROVISIONS

    50.    Investigation Committee

    51.    Functions of Investigation Committee

    52.    Reporting of complaint

    53.    Duty to investigate complaint

    54.    Powers of the Council and Investigation Committee during investigative stage

    55.    Action after preliminary investigation

PART XII
DISCIPLINARY PROVISIONS

    56.    Disciplinary powers of the Council

    57.    Disciplinary Committee

    58.    Function of Disciplinary Committee

    59.    Taking of evidence by Disciplinary Committee

    60.    Exercise of disciplinary powers on conviction for offence

    61.    Council to refer cases to Disciplinary Committee

    62.    Exercise of disciplinary powers

    63.    Appeal to High Court

    64.    Publication of result of disciplinary proceedings

    65.    Council or Disciplinary Committee or investigation committee not to be liable

    66.    Improper or disgraceful conduct

PART XIII
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

    67.    Professional Practice Committee

    68.    Prescription of drugs and other medicine

PART XIV
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

    69.    Unregistered persons practising as nurses or nursing technicians

    70.    Falsification of registers, etc.

    71.    Persons conducting education, training, etc., without authority

    72.    Employment of unregistered or unlicensed persons

    73.    Unregistered substitutes

    74.    Personation of registered person or misrepresentation

    75.    Registered person using unregistered title or qualification

    76.    Remuneration not recoverable by unregistered persons

    77.    Certain certificates invalid if signed by unregistered person

    78.    Proof required for issue of licence

PART XV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    79.    African systems of nursing and midwifery allowed

    80.    Exemptions from registration

    81.    Registered persons becoming unfit to practise

    82.    Restoration to register

    83.    Burden of proof on unregistered persons

    84.    Notification of death or change of address

    85.    Regulations

    86.    Repeal and savings

16 of 1995

G.N. 23/1996

    An Act to provide for the establishment of the Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi, the registration and disciplining of nurses and nursing technicians, the licensing of private practice, the regulation of education and training of nurses and nursing technicians and generally for the control and regulation of the nursing profession and practice in Malawi and for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Nurses and Midwives Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    ‘‘certificate’’ means a certificate of registration issued by the Council to a person entitled to be registered in accordance with this Act;

    ‘‘Council’’ means the Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi established by section 3;

    ‘‘Executive Committee’’ means the committee established by section 13…