Disqualification

Section 7 of the Goa Nursing Council Act, 2012 deals with disqualification. A person shall be disqualified for being elected or nominated as, and for continuing as, a member,- (a) if he is an undischarged insolvent;

(1) A person shall be disqualified for being elected or nominated as, and for continuing as, a member,- (a) if he is an undischarged insolvent;

(b) if he is of unsound mind, and stands so declared by a competent court;

(c) if his name has been removed from the register and has not been re-entered therein;

(d) if he is a whole-time officer or servant of the Council;

(e) if he has completed sixty-five years of age; or (f) if he is convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude within a period of five years immediately before he's being elected or nominated as a member.

(2) If any member absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Council, without leave of the Council or without such reasons as may, in the opinion of the Council, be sufficient, the Council may declare his seat vacant, and take steps to fill up the vacancy.

(3) If any member becomes disqualified or is found to be subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in sub-section (1), the Council shall submit a report to the Government, and the Government, if satisfied about the disqualification, shall declare his seat vacant.

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Government may remove a member from office, if the Council decides at a meeting by two-third majority of its total membership that the continuation of a member in office is prejudicial to the interest of the Council.

Section 7, The Goa Nursing Council Act, 2012 (Act 23 of 2012).