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Health Care Professions Act, 2003 (Act No. Xii Of 2003) Council For Nurses And Midwives (Elections) Regulations, 2003 (L.N. 412 Of 2003 )

HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS ACT, 2003. (ACT No. XII of 2003)Council for Nurses and Midwives (Elections) Regulations, 2003.

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 51(1)(f) of the Health Care Professions Act, the Minister of Health has made the following regulations:-

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the 19th
December, 2003.

“the Commission” means the Council for Nurses and
Midwives Elections Commission established by these regulations; “Registrar” means Registrar of the Council.

(2) For subsequent years, the Council shall, in January of each year, appoint a Commission, bearing the same name and composed of the same number of commissioners to conduct the election to the said Council for that year.

local newspapers, specifying the place, days and times during which nominations of candidates for election to the Council will be received by the Commission.
(2) A candidate shall be nominated in writing on a form in accordance with the specimen contained in the First Schedule to these regulations. Whatever the number of vacancies to be filled, no person shall be nominated to fill in more than one vacancy.

(2) The Commission shall, within three days after the closure of nominations, publish a notice in the Gazette specifying the place, days and time during which the ballots will be received by the Commission.
(3) The ballot paper to be used for the purpose of the election shall be in accordance with the specimen contained in the Second Schedule to these regulations, and shall be signed by two members of the Commission.

B 5399

Holding of an election.

Manner of voting.

No voting after closing time.

Counting of votes.

Invalid votes.

Elected candidates.

Partial elections.

Reporting of result.

B 5400

Decision of the

Commission.

14. The decision of the Commission on the validity of any nomination, the right of a person to cast the vote, the place where the votes are received and the result of the election, is final and conclusive.

FIRST SCHEDULE

B 5401

Nomination Form for Candidates for Election to the Council for Nurses and

Midwives

We, the undersigned, being voters entitled to vote at an election of the Council for

Nurses and Midwives

(a) five registered nurses one of whom shall be a second level registered nurse and another shall be a nurse whose name is entered in any of the special parts of the Register of Nurses

(b) two licensed midwives

do hereby nominate………………………………………………………………. (**)

registered in the ……………………………………………………………………(**) (Register)

and whose address is……………………………………………………………….(**)

as a candidate for the said election.

Proposer: Name………………………………………… (Block Letters)

Signature……………………. Date…………………….. Registered in the ……………………………………………… Seconder: Name………………………………………….

(Block Letters)

Signature…………………… Date……………………..

Registered in the ………………………………………………

DECLARATION BY PERSON NOMINATED I,………………………………………………..………………. whose name appears

(full name in block letters)

on the ………………………………………… accept the above nomination. (Registrar)

Date………………………… …………………………………..

Candidate’s signature

(**) In block letters

B 5402

SECOND SCHEDULE

Ballot Paper

FOR USE BY………………………………………………………………

VOTING FOR ELECTION OF A CANDIDATE TO THE COUNCIL FOR NURSES AND MIDWIVES

VOTE FOR …………………… CANDIDATE(S) (only)

(1) Signature of Election Commissioner…………………. (2) Signature of Election Commissioner………………….

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