Midwives Act · 2012 Revised Edition
11. Notification by midwives of intention to practise
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Every registered midwife shall, before holding herself out as a practising registered midwife, or commencing to practise as a midwife, give notice of her intention to do so to the Registrar not later than 48 hours after such midwife commences so to practise or act, and shall give a like notice in
registered midwife
“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;
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the month of January in every year thereafter during which she continues to practise.
Every notice under this section shall contain such particulars as may be required by any regulations made under this Act.
If a registered midwife omits to give the notice required by this section to be given, or knowingly or wilfully makes or causes or procures any other person to make a false statement in any such notice, she shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $400.
Terms defined in s 2
registered midwife
Defined · s 2“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;
Registrar
Defined · s 2“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] Register of midwives.