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Training lnstitutions. (1) ihat 1f e offence has been cornmitted uJilh the coiseTll or 'olrrr vance oi, or that llre commisslon ol the oifence is afirihlta!Le to any f"oglecl on the parl ol, any d rector manager, secreLary or olher liiice! !r11fle company, such d reclor, managel, secretary or other oHicer slra I also be deerneclto be gL.r ly of $lat offence and sla be ab e to tle proceeded aga nst and punished accord ngly Explanation," For the purposes of thls sub-sect on,' (a) company" means any body corporate and rncludes a iirm or olher associalion of individuals, arrd o oiteclot . relal r'l Lo d'.'n I 'ed' s a oarl lel I t 'e i' . PABT V! TRAINING INSTITUTIONS The nstltuUons wh ch areapproved and recognised by the Counci ailer lnspectiof by lls represe ltalives sl'laLl be competenl io tla n n(rrses, midwives, auxiiary nutse-nridwlves, or hea !h visitors and publio hea tl) nuTSes as well as to train leo stered nurse midwivesrlurses in olher parl cerlificate courses including degrees/diplornas by any University ',\rilh the State ol Slkkirn, as approve.l recoonized by ndian Nurslng Council ancl to sencl ihem for examinaUon lor the qualifying certliicates of the Co! ncil. The Council may w thclraw recognltlon frorn any sLrch nsiitution afler ils lnspection by a representative appointed by the CoLlncil. No schoo , col ege hospjtal' or other instltution which s not approved and recognised uncler this sectlon sha I issue to any pergon a ceftliicate or ente;the name ofany person in any clocument purporUng to showthal such person is qualif ed by reason oi h s havlng passed any exarnin'li on or undergone any course oi tlaining to piaciice as a nulse' mld\'liie, auxll ary aurse-midwile or health vis tor, unless hls name is legislerecl or enterecl in the st under this Act, Any person who contravenes the plov sions of sub'sectron (3) sha I' orl co;victlon, be punished with llne which rfay extend to three thousand IUpees. lf the person commltting an oiJence under th s section s acompany, the company as well as every person in charge of, and responslble to the . compani for the conduct oi iis bus ness at the t me ol the conlmission oi theofie;ce shallbe deemedtobe guilty ol the ofience and shallbe liable to be proceeded againsl and punished accordinglyl Provided that, nothing conlained in this sub'section shal renderanysuch person iable to any punishment lf he proves that the oifence was 12 \2) (3) (4) (5) cornmitied wlhoLrt rrs knowledOe o. that he exerc secl a Caredrigeice to prevent the commtssion of such olience. (6) Not\i/ithstanding an\,1hing contain€d in sub_seclion(5) where an oJ{ence u.der this section has been comm tted by a company ancj jt s proved that the ofience !.ras been cornra fled with lhe consenl or connivance of. or that the comm ss on ol the offence ls atlrib(rtable to any negleci on ihe part 01. any director, manager secretary orother oific_6r ofthe cornpany. such drrector, mana0er. secretary or other off cer shall a so be deemed to be guillyoithatoffence andsha lbe tiabtetobe proceeded againstancj plrnished accord nOlV. Explanation.- For the purposes of th s sub,section, (a) "company" means any body corporate and inclucles a iirm or (b) il[:,xTr',x'[i""Ji::Y19,i11"x11,,n,",,*",,,, 26 Appealagainst Any person agorieved by the refusal ol the Council to approve re{usalto recognize and recognized any institutlon as competent to tratn n!rses institulions. rn idwive s, auxi iary nurse-midwives, or l.realth visitors may appeal, wthin nlnetydays from the dateofsuch refusal, toihe State Government against such orderofreiusal The decis on ofthe State Governmenton anysuch appeal sha I be final.