Section 37: Illegal practice of nursing or midwifery
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37. Illegal practice of nursing or midwifery
(1) No person shall practise nursing or midwifery in Mauritius unless he is
registered under this Act or exempted from such registration.
(2) No person shall—
(a) take or use any name, title, addition or description—
(i) implying a qualification to practise nursing or midwifery in
Mauritius; or
(ii) implying or tending to the belief that he is a registered person; or
(b) by any wilful act or omission, cause or induce any person to believe that he is a registered person,
unless he is duly registered under this Act.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the performance of any single act relating to the practice of nursing or midwifery may be held to be sufficient
evidence of such practice.
(4) No person who has been suspended from the practice of nursing or
midwifery or whose name has been removed from the register shall practise
nursing or midwifery during the period of the suspension or so long as his
name has not been restored to the register, as the case may be.
(5) Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (4) shall commit
an offence.
(6) Where a person is convicted of an offence under this section, any drug,
poison, medicine or any surgical, medical, dental or diagnostic instrument or
appliance used by him or belonging to him or found in his possession may be
forfeited, destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the Court may think fit.