Midwives Act, 1944

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Registration in the roll of midwives.

24.—(1) The Board shall register in the roll of midwives every woman who—

(a) applies in the prescribed manner for registration therein, and

(b) has completed the prescribed courses of training, and

(c) has passed the prescribed examinations, and

(d) satisfies the Board that she is of good character, and

(e) forwards with her application the prescribed fee and the prescribed documents.

(2) Where any woman applies to the Board for registration in the roll of midwives and—

(a) such woman shows to the satisfaction of the Board—

(i) that she is certified by any controlling authority exercising jurisdiction outside the State under any enactment for the time being in force which provides for the certification by such controlling authority of persons entitled to attend women in childbirth, and

(ii) that she has undergone, for the purpose of being so entitled, training and examination of a standard not lower than that adopted by the Board, and

(iii) that she is of good character, and

(b) the Board are satisfied that such controlling authority certifies or is prepared to certify women registered under this Act on reciprocal terms, and

(c) such woman forwards with her application the prescribed fee,

the Board shall register such woman in the roll of midwives.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sub-sections of this section, the Board shall not register in the roll of midwives any woman whom the Board consider to be physically, or mentally, unfit to attend women in childbirth and, for the purposes of this sub-section, the Board may require an applicant for registration in the roll of midwives to produce such evidence of her physical and mental fitness as they may direct.

(4) If any question arises under the foregoing sub-sections of this section as to the right of any woman to be registered in the roll of midwives, such question shall be determined by the Minister, whose decision shall be final.