Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Refusal of registration, removal or re-entry of names: (1) The Council may refuse to permit the registration or direct tempo- rary or final removal of any name of any person on any of the following grounds: (a) that his name has been entered in the register by error or on account of mi -representation or suppression of a material fact; or (b) that he has been convicted of an offence; or (c) that he has been guilty of any offence which, in the opmion of the Council, indicates professional incompetence, negligence or contravention of regulations ordinarily included in the performance of the duties of nurses, midwives or Health visitors; Provided that no action shall be taken by the Council under this section until after due enquiry at which the person concerned has had an opportunity of being heard in person or of being duly represented and he has been found guilty by a majority of atleast two-thirds of the members of the Council. (2) Any name as removed may afterwards be re-entered in the register and any order of refusal of registration passed under sub-section (1) may be withdrawn under the direction of the Council given by a majority of two-thirds of members of the Council. (3) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Council made under-sub- section (1) may, within three months from the date on which notice of such order is given to him, appeal to the State Government against such order and the decision of the State Government on such appeal shall be final.