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Midwives certificates.
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31.—(1) The Board shall issue to every woman who becomes a midwife or whose name is restored to the roll of midwives a certificate certifying that she is registered in the roll of midwives.
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(2) Where the Board, on the application of a midwife, are satisfied that her midwife's certificate has been destroyed, the Board may issue to her a new certificate certifying that she is registered in the roll of midwives.
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(3) Where the Board remove the name of any midwife from the roll of midwives, she shall, within fourteen days after the notification to her of the decision of the Board, return her midwife's certificate to the Board for cancellation, and, if she fails to do so, she shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding five pounds.
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(4) Where a midwife dies, the person having custody of her midwife's certificate shall, within fourteen days after her death, return the certificate to the Board for cancellation, and, if such person fails to do so, he shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding five pounds.
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(5) In a prosecution for an offence under this section, it shall be a good defence if it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that there was reasonable cause for the failure of the defendant to comply with the requirement to which the prosecution relates.
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