Power to make rules

Section 41 of the Goa Nursing Council Act, 2012 deals with power to make rules. The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette and subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette and subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :- (a) under section 3(5), the time, place and manner of holding elections of members, the President and the Vice-President of the Council;

(b) under section 8(1), the manner of convening, holding and conducting meetings of the Council;

(c) under section 10(n), the other powers to be exercised and other duties and functions to be performed, by the Council;

(d) under section 11, the number of members of the Executive Committee, their term of office, the manner of filling casual vacancies, the procedure to be followed by them;

(e) under section 12, the qualifications which the Chairman of the Examination Board shall have, the term of office of members of the Board and the manner of filling casual vacancies, procedure to be followed and other duties and functions of the Board;

(f) under section 13, the fees and allowances to be paid to the President, Vice- President, members of the Council, Executive Committee and other Committees and the Chairman and members of the Examination Board;

(g) under section 15, qualifications, salary, allowances and other conditions of service of the Registrar, Deputy Registrar and the manner of keeping accounts and supervisory powers and other duties and functions of the Registrar;

(h) under section 17, the form of Register, parts into which it shall be divided and particulars it shall include, form of application fee to be paid, and form of certificate of registration;

(i) under section 18, the renewal fee for continuation of name on the Register, form of renewal slip and penal fee to be paid for failure to pay renewal fee in time;

(j) under section 19, the fee for recording change in name and for making entry regarding recognized higher qualification, in the Register or List and also fee for issuing duplicatecertificate of registration or enlistment;

(k) under section 20, fee for entering the name of person in the register who is holding qualifications as specified therein;

(l) under section 22, the fee to be paid, the form of application for temporary registration and of certificate of such registration;

(m) under section 23(3), the form List, parts into which it shall be divided and other particulars it shall include, form of application, fee, and renewal fee to be paid and the form of certificate of enlistment;

(n) under section 24, the manner of holding inquiry and conditions and fee payable for re-entering the name in the Register and the List;

(o) under section 25, the form of list of all nursing personnel, particulars to be included therein and manner of its publication;

(p) under section 27, the manner of hearing and determining appeals by the Council;

(q) under section 32, the form of notice to be given to the Licensing Authority and the particulars which shall contain in such notice;

(r) under section 35, the form and the manner in which, the application for license to establish nursing establishment shall be made and the fee to be accompanied with such application and memorandum of appeal;

(s) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed under this Act.

Section 41, The Goa Nursing Council Act, 2012 (Act 23 of 2012).