[Public health enactments, 1903-1926].

  • Federated Malay States
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1903-1926
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    Published in the Federated Malay States Government Gazette of February 9, 1928, No. 3, Vol. XV, Notification No. 564. I FEDERATED MALAY STATES. ENACTMENT No. 26 of 1922. An Enactment to secure the better training of Miclwives and to regulate their practice. L. N. GuiLLEMARD, [11th December, 1922.] President of the Federal Gouncil. T is hereby enacted by the Enlers of the Federated Malay States in Council as follows: 1. This Enactment mav be cited as The Midwives Enactment, Shorttitio. 1922. 2. This Enactment shall come into force within the limits for the Commonofl- time being of such Sanitary Board areas and at such date or respective dates as the Chief Secretary to Government shall by notiiication in the Gazette direct and appoint. 3. It shall be lawful for the Chief Secretary to Government to Appointment of appoint an officer to be Registrar of Midwives , hereinafter referred R^s'^tm''. to as the Registrar , within any Sanitary Board area in which this Enactment comes into force. 4. The Registrar shall from time to time cause the names of all Roister of duly qualified midwives to be registered in a book to be kejit by him at his office called the Register of Midwives , hereinafter referred to as the register . 5. A register shall be kept in each Sanitary Board area in which Register to be this Enactment comes into force. ' aren! 6. Every woman is entitled to be registered who satisfies the Persons entitled Registrar reRistered. (a) that she holds a certificate in midwifery from a training school in midwifery recognized by the Chief Secretary to Government; (b) that she holds a certificate under this Enactment or such other certificate as may be approved by the Registrar; (c) within four months after the date of the coming into force of this Enactment in any Sanitary Board area that she was at such date in bona fide practice as a midwife in such Sanitary Board area and that she possesses a competent practical knowledge of conducting midwifery cases. 7. Examinations in midwifery shall be held at the prescribed times Bxnminntion.s. and places. Every woman who satisfies the examiners appointed by the Principal Medical Officer at any such examinations as to her proficiency is entitled to a certificate under this Enactment. 8. It shall be the duty of every Registrar Supervision of (a) to exercise general supervision over all midwives practising within his district in accordance with the rules to be made under this Enactment;