Hong Kong Ordinances

NURSES REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 27

Regulations

(Past version on 12/07/2002).
(Past version on 01/07/2002).
(Past version on 03/05/1999).
(Past version on 01/07/1997).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

For the saving and transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by
the Resolution of the Legislative Council (L.N. 130 of 2007), see paragraph
(12) of that Resolution.

(1) The Chief Executive in Council may by regulation prescribe the fees
payable under this Ordinance, and different fees may be prescribed for cases
of different classes or description. (Replaced 9 of 2002 s. 4)

(2) The Secretary for Food and Health may by regulation provide for- (Amended
L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007)

   (a)  the duties of the legal adviser;

   (b)  additional duties to be performed by the secretary. (Added 82 of 1997
        s. 20)

(3) Subject to the approval of the Secretary for Food and Health, the Council
may by regulation provide for- (Amended L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007)

   (a)  the nature of the particulars to be entered in the register and on the
        roll and the manner in which they are to be kept;

   (b)  the procedure to be followed at meetings of the Council;

   (c)  the manner in which applications for registration, enrolment and
        restoration of the name of a person to the register or roll shall be
        made; (Amended 9 of 2002 s. 4)

   (d)  examinations and courses of training in nursing;

   (e)  the receipt of complaints or information regarding any matter that may
        be inquired into by the Council under section 17 and the establishment
        of a committee to be known as the Preliminary Investigation Committee
        to make such preliminary investigation as it considers appropriate
        regarding such complaint or information and to determine whether or
        not there shall be an inquiry under section 17;

   (f)  the prohibition of a member of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
        who is also a member of the Council from attending any meeting of the
        Council, while it is inquiring under section 17 into a complaint or
        information, in the preliminary investigation of which he took part;

   (g)  the procedure to be followed in relation to-

        (i)    the submission of complaints and information to the Preliminary
               Investigation Committee;

        (ii)   the preliminary investigation of any complaint or information
               by the Preliminary Investigation Committee;

        (iii)  the formulation of charges arising out of complaints and
               information;

        (iv)   the reference to the Council by the Preliminary Investigation
               Committee of cases arising out of complaints and information;

        (v)    the procedure as regards inquiries held by the Council under
               section 17;

   (h)  matters relating to the conduct of nursing practice;

   (i)  the term of office of and manner of electing members to the Council
        under section 3(2)(ca) and any other related matters, including-

        (i)    the qualifications of candidates, electors and subscribers to a
               nomination paper;

        (ii)   the particulars of any system of voting and counting;

        (iii)  the determination of election results; and

        (iv)   other matters relating to the election; (Amended 9 of 2002 s.
               4)

(ia) the procedure and other matters relating to an election petition under
section 3A, including-

        (i)    the person who may present a petition;

        (ii)   the person who may be the respondent to a petition;

        (iii)  the grounds for questioning the result of an election by a
               petition;

        (iv)   the person who may regulate the procedure of a petition; and

        (v)    the power to validate acts done pending the determination of
               the result of a petition; and (Added 9 of 2002 s. 4)

   (j)  generally giving effect to the provisions of this Ordinance. (Added 82
        of 1997 s. 20)

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), regulations made under that subsection
may require that documents submitted for the purpose of those regulations be
in such a form as is specified by, and be verified by statutory declaration or
such declaration as is acceptable to, the Council. (Added 82 of 1997 s. 20)
(Amended 38 of 1970 s. 16)