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Special procedure for registration in certain cases.— (1) No person who possesses a certificate of nurse, auxiliary nurse midwife, multipurpose health worker, health visitor, health supervisor, etc., granted by any authority in any place outside the territory of India (other than the qualification specified in the Schedule of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 (XLVIII of 1947) shall be registered under this Act, unless the procedure specified in sub-section (2) has been followed. (2) Any person, who holds any such qualification, may apply to the Council by giving a correct description of his qualification with the dates on which they were granted and by presentation of his degree or diploma or certificate and evidence of having the requisite knowledge and skill for efficient practice as a nursing personnel. If the Council is satisfied that the degree or diploma or certificate held by the applicant is such as to secure the possession by the applicant of the requisite knowledge and skill for efficient practice as a nursing personnel, the Council may, with the previous approval of the Indian Nursing Council and on payment of a prescribed fee, enter his name in the register.