Chapter:	162	Title:	MIDWIVES REGISTRATION ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:	L.N. 82 of 2002
Section:	18	Heading:	Prohibition of persons other than a registered medical practitioner or registered midwife attending women in childbirth	Version Date:	12/07/2002

(1) A person who, not being a registered medical practitioner or a registered midwife, attends a woman in childbirth commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to-

(a) a person who, while undergoing training with a view to becoming a registered medical practitioner-
(i) attends a woman in childbirth; and
(ii) is, during that attendance, under the direction and personal supervision of a registered medical practitioner or a registered midwife; or
(b) a person who, while undergoing training with a view to becoming a registered midwife-
(i) attends a woman in childbirth as part of a course of training in midwifery recognized by the Council; and (Amended 9 of 2002 s. 3)
(ii) is, during that attendance, under the direction and personal supervision of a registered medical practitioner or a registered midwife; or
(c) a person who attends a woman in childbirth in case of an emergency.