Registration of Maternity Homes Act, 1934

Cancellation of registration.

9.—(1) Where a local authority are satisfied that—

(a) any person registered in the register kept by them is no longer a fit and proper person to carry on a maternity home, or

(b) that a person registered in such register has been convicted of an offence under any section of this Act,

such local authority may, by order (in this section referred to as a cancellation order) cancel the registration or the several registrations of such person in such register.

(2) Where a local authority are satisfied that—

(a) the premises, where a maternity home in respect of which a person is registered in the register kept by such local authority is carried on, are no longer suitable for use for a maternity home, or

(b) that after the date of the passing of this Act an individual, who is neither a qualified nurse nor a certified midwife, has been appointed superintendent nurse of a maternity home in respect of which a person is registered in such register,

such local authority may, by order (in this section also referred to as a cancellation order) cancel the registration of such person in respect of such maternity home.

(3) Every cancellation order shall state the grounds on which such order is made.

(4) Where a local authority make in relation to any person registered in the register kept by them a cancellation order the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—

(a) the local authority shall serve on such person a copy of such order, and such order shall, if no appeal against such order is made under the next following paragraph, come into force at the expiration of the twenty-first day after the date of the service of such copy;

(b) such person may before such expiration appeal in the prescribed manner to the Minister against such cancellation order;

(c) in the event of such appeal being duly made the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—

(i) the Minister shall, after considering the matter, make, as he thinks proper, either an order (in this section referred to as a confirming order) confirming such cancellation order or an order revoking such cancellation order;

(ii) such cancellation order shall not come into force unless the Minister makes a confirming order, and in that event such cancellation order shall come into force on the seventh day after the date of the confirming order.