Cap 162 s 6 Correction of the register (MIDWIVES REGISTRATION ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	162	Title:	MIDWIVES REGISTRATION ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:	L.N. 247 of 1999
Section:	6	Heading:	Correction of the register	Version Date:	30/09/1999

(1) The secretary may from time to time amend the register as to the address or other relevant particulars relating to a person whose name appears thereon upon his being satisfied that such amendment is necessary for the purpose of preserving the accuracy of the register. (Amended 61 of 1997 s. 7)
(2) Subject to the provisions of section 14, the secretary shall add to or remove from the register the name of any person whose name the Council directs shall be added thereto or removed therefrom, as the case may be. (Amended 61 of 1997 ss. 7 & 27)
(3) The Council may direct the removal from the register of the name of any registered midwife who-

(a) has died;

(b) is not practising midwifery in Hong Kong;

(c) has practised midwifery in Hong Kong for a period exceeding 6 months without having obtained a practising certificate; or

(d) has failed to notify the secretary of the midwife's current address in Hong Kong at which all notices from the Council may be served upon the midwife. (Replaced 61 of 1997 s. 7)

(4) If the secretary has sent a registered letter addressed to a registered midwife at the midwife's address last known to the secretary, but the midwife fails to acknowledge receipt of the letter within 12 months from the date of its despatch, the midwife is taken to have failed to notify the secretary of the midwife's current address in Hong Kong. (Added 61 of 1997 s. 7)