Jammu and Kashmir Nursing Council Act, 2012

No: 4 Dated: Apr, 16 2012

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR NURSING COUNCIL Act, 2012

(Act No. IV of 2012)

    An Act to provide for constitution of a Nursing Registration Council and to regulate the qualification as also provide for registration and better training of Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors in the State.

    Be it enacted by Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

CHAPTER I

Preliminary

1. Short title and commencement — (1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Nursing Council Act, 2012.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the GoVernment may, by notification in the Government Gazette, appoint.

2. Definitions — In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—

(a) "Act" means the Jammu and Kashmir Nursing Council Act, 2012;

(b) "Council" means the Jammu and Kashmir Nursing Registration Council constituted under section 3 of the Act;

(c) "Government" means the Government of Jammu and Kashmir;

(d) "Institution" means any establishment which offers nursing education or training and is registered under the Act;

(e) "Member" means a member of the Council and includes its President;

(f) "nurse" includes male nurse;

(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules or regulations under the Act;

(h) "President" means the President of the Council;

(i) "register" means a register maintained under sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Act;

(j) "regulations" means regulations made under section 36 of the Act;

(k) "rules" mean rules made under the Act by the Government; and

(l) "Special Tribunal" means the Special Tribunal established under the Jammu and Kashmir Special Tribunal Act, 1988.