Midwives Act, 1944

Removal from the roll of midwives.

25.—(1) The Board may, in accordance with rules made under this Act, remove the name of any midwife from the roll of midwives.

(2) The rules made for the purposes of this section shall, in particular, provide that, where it is proposed to remove the name of any midwife from the roll of midwives, proceedings in that behalf shall be instituted before the Board and that in those proceedings the defendant shall have the opportunity of answering the allegations made against her.

(3) The name of a midwife shall not be removed from the roll of midwives save where the Board are satisfied as a result of proceedings for removal from the roll of midwives that—

(a) the midwife has been guilty of conduct which in the opinion of the Board is infamous misconduct or professional misconduct, or

(b) the midwife has been convicted in the State of treason or of a felony or misdemeanour or has been convicted outside the State of a crime or offence which would be a felony or misdemeanour if committed in the State, or

(c) has been convicted of an offence under this Act, or

(d) has disobeyed the rules made by the Board under this Act, or

(e) is physically or mentally unfit to attend women in childbirth.

(4) The Board shall give notice of every removal under this section of a name from the roll of midwives to every local supervising authority concerned and to the Minister.

(5) The Board may, if they so think proper, pay all or any part of the costs and expenses incurred by the defendant in relation to any proceedings for removal from the roll of midwives.

(6) The Board shall supply free of charge any form to be filled up by the defendant in any proceedings for removal from the roll of midwives, together with a properly stamped envelope for the return of such form.