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Nursing in Community (CMH2602) nursing-act-no-33-of-2005.
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1Nursing Act, 2005
Act No. 33 of 2005
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 ............................................................................................................................. 5
South African Nursing Council........................................................................................ 5
1. Definitions .......................................................................................................... 5
2. South African Nursing Council ........................................................................ 6
3. Objects of Council ............................................................................................ 7
4. Functions of Council ......................................................................................... 7
5. Composition and dissolution of Council ...................................................................9
6. Disqualification from membership .......................................................................... 11
7. Vacation of office ............................................................................................ 11
8. Termination of membership........................................................................... 12
9. Filling of vacancies ......................................................................................... 12
10, Chairperson and vice-chairperson of Council ...................................................... 12
11. Duties of chairperson ..................................................................................... 13
12. Meetings of Council ........................................................................................ 13
13. Quorum and procedure at meetings ...................................................................... 14
14. Executive committee of Council ............................................................................. 14
15. Other committees ........................................................................................... 15
16. Remuneration of members of Council and committees............................................. 16
17. Minister may rectify defects ........................................................................... 16
18. Appointment of Registrar and staff......................................................................... 16
19. Duties of Registrar .......................................................................................... 16
20. Accounting duties of Registrar ................................................................................ 17
21. Funding of expenditure .................................................................................. 19
22. Bank account of Council ................................................................................ 19
23. Council budget ................................................................................................ 20
24. Contents of annual budget and supporting documents ............................................. 20
25. Unforeseen and unavoidable expenditure ............................................................ 22
26. Unauthorised, irregular or fruitless and wasteful expenditure. ................................. 22
27. Cash management and investments ..................................................................... 23
28. Disposal of capital assets .............................................................................. 23
29. Corporate governance ................................................................................... 23
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CHAPTER 2................................................................................................................................................. 25
Education, Training, Research, Registration and Practice ........................................................ 25
30. Scope of profession and practice of nursing .............................................................. 25
31. Registration as prerequisite to practise ....................................................................... 25
32. Registration of learners .................................................................................................. 27
33. Limited registration .......................................................................................................... 27
34. Registration of additional qualifications ....................................................................... 28
35. Custody and publication of registers ............................................................................ 28
36. Register as proof ............................................................................................................. 28
37. Receipt as proof ............................................................................................................... 29
38. Qualifications prescribed for registration ..................................................................... 29
39. Conditions relating to continuing professional development ................................... 29
40. Community service.......................................................................................................... 29
41. Regulation of research ................................................................................................... 30
42. Education and training .................................................................................................... 30
43. Use of certain titles.......................................................................................................... 30
44. Removal from and restoration of name to register ................................................... 31
45. Issue of duplicate registration certificate, certificate of status, extract from
register or certificate. ...................................................................................................... 32
CHAPTER 3................................................................................................................................................. 32
Powers of Council with Regard to Unprofessional Conduct. .................................................... 32
46. Inquiry by Council into charges of unprofessional conduct ..................................... 32
47. Procedure of inquiry by Council .................................................................................... 33
48. Postponement of imposition and suspension of operation of penalty ................... 35
49. Suspension or removal from register related to professional conduct matters ... 35
50. Cognisance by Council of conduct of registered persons under certain
circumstances .............................................................................................................36
51. Unfitness to practise due to impairment ...................................................................... 36
52. Investigation of matters relating to teaching of learners........................................... 37
CHAPTER 4................................................................................................................................................. 37
Offences by Persons Not Registered ............................................................................................ 37
53. Penalties for practising as professional nurse, midwife, staff nurse, auxiliary
nurse or auxiliary midwife while not registered .......................................................... 37
54. Penalty for misrepresentation inducing registration and false entries in register
and impersonation ........................................................................................................... 38
55. Penalties .......................................................................................................... 38
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CHAPTER 5 ........................................................................................................................... 39
General and Supplementary Provisions ................................................................................ 39
56. Special provisions relating to certain nurses ........................................................ 39
57. Appeal against decisions of Council ...................................................................... 40
58. Regulations ..................................................................................................... 41
59. Rules ................................................................................................................ 43
60. Repeal of laws ................................................................................................ 43
61. Transitional provisions ................................................................................... 43
62. Short title and commencement ............................................................................... 44
SCHEDULE ............................................................................................................................ 45
(Section 60) .................................................................................................................... 45
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