Midwives Act · s 2

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s 2Interpretation

In this Act —

“register” means the register of midwives maintained under section 3;

“registered midwife” means, despite any reference to the feminine gender, a midwife of either sex registered under this Act whose name has not been removed from the register under section 5;

“midwife” does not include a tukang urut so long as such tukang urut does not habitually or for gain deliver or superintend the delivery of children, or any child, as the case may be and

“midwifery” shall be construed accordingly;

“Registrar” means the Director of Nursing Services and includes any officer appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang

Di-Pertuan by notification published in the Gazette to be a Deputy

Registrar or an Assistant Registrar.

[S 47/02]