Nursing aud Midwifery Board (Election) Regulations, 1982

L.N.45 of 1982

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (CONSTITUTION) ORDINANCE

(CAP.148)

Nursing aud Midwifery Board (Election) Regulations, 1982

IN exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 5 of the Second

Schedule to the Department of Health (Constitution) Ordinance, the

Nursing and Midwifery Board, with the approval of the Minister of

Health, has made the following regulations

These regulations may be cited as the Nursing and Midwifery

C1tation.

Board (Election) Regulations, 1982.

(Regulation 5)

Nomination Form for Candidates for E!'ection to the Nursing and Midwifery Board

We. the undersigned. being voters entitled to vote at an electiofl of the NUTsing

and Midwifery Board for:-

(*) (a) Registered Nurses to be elected in accordance with the provisions of

paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 28D of the Department of Health (Con-

stitution) Ordinance

(*) (b) Midwives to be elected in accordance with the provisions of paragraph

(b) of subsection (3) of section 28D of the Department of Health (Constitution)

Ordinance

(*) (c) Enrolled Nurses to beelected in accordaJ1ce with the provisions of

paragraph (0) of subsection (3) of section 28D of the Department of Health (Con-

stitution) Ordinance

do hereby nominate ....... ...... ..... ... .......... ..... .... .. ....... .... ...... . .. ................ (**)

* registered / enrolled in the

(**)

CRegister / Roll) (*)

and whose address is ................ .. .... ............ ..... .... .. ....... ........ ............... (**)

as a candidate for the said election.

(**)

Proposet

Name

Date .............. ....... ... .. .

Signature ............ ......... .. .... ........ .

* Registered / enrolled in the .. ....... ...... ... ... ....... ......... ... .. ........... .

Seconder

Name

.... ... .... ............................ .............. ......... . .... .. ... (**)

Date ........................ .. .

Signature .......... .. .... . ',' ................ .

* Registered / enrolled in the ..... ....... ........ ........... ..... ............. .. .. .

DECLARATION BY PERSON NOMINATED

I. . ... .... ... ....... ..... ...... ............... ... ... ................ ... , whose name appears on

(fuH name in block letters)

accept the above nomination.

the

(Register /Roll) (*)

Date

Candidate's signature

Delete words which do nola.pply

(*)

In block letters

(**)

In these regulations, unless the. context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"Board" means the Nursing and Midwifery Board established

by section 28D of the Ordinance;

"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;

"the Commission" means the Nursing and Midwifery Board

Election Commission established by regulation 3 of these regula-

tions;

"Ordinance" means the Department of Health (Constitution)

Ordinance;

"the Registrar" means the Registrar of the Board.

(Regulation 7)

Ballot Paper

FOR USE BY ........................................................ .

VOTING FOR ELECTION OF A CANDIDATE TO THE NURSING AND

MIDWlFERY BOARD

(In terms of paragraph ( ) of subsection (3) of section 28D of the Department

of Health (Constitution) Ordinance, Capo 148).

Names of Candidates

Place a cross in this part against the

(in alphabetical order)

name of the candidate for whom you

wish to vote

YOU ARE TO VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ............... CANDIDATE(S)

Initials of Election Commissioners

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In January of every year the Board shall appoint a Com-

Nursing and

mission, to be called the Nursing and Midwifery Board Election Com-

Midwifery

Board

mission, composed of four election commissioners, of whom one shall

Election

be a person whose name is entered in the Register of Nurses, one shall

Commission.

be a midwife and one shall be a person whose name is entered in the

Roll of Nurses, to conduct elections to the Board during that year

Provided that, for the year 1982, such Commission shall be

appointed by the Board as soon as may be after the coming into opera-

tion of these regulations.

Where the Commission is informed by the Chairman that a

vacancy occurs amongst the elected members of the Board, it shall, as

soon as may be, cause a notice to be published in the Gazette and in

all dai1y Ioeal newspapers specifying the place, days and times during

which nominations of candidates for election to the Board will be

received by the Registrar.

A candidate shall be nominated in writing on a form in

accordance with the specimen contained in the First Schedule to these

regulations. Whatever the number of vacancies to be filled, no person

shall be nominated to filI more than one vacancy.

If the nominations received exceed the number of vacancies

on the Board, an election shall be held. The Commission shall then, as

soon as may be, publish a notice in the Gazette specifying the place,

the days and times during which the voting shall take place and the

names of the candidates seeking election.

The ballot paper to be used for the purpose of the election

shaH be in accordance with the specimen contained in the Second Sche-

du1e to these regulations, and shall be initialled by two of the members

of the Commission present at the place of voting.

Any voter, independently of his place of residence, may vote

either in Malta or in Gozo.

(l) The appropriate ballot paper shall be delivered to voters

personally by one of the Election Commissioners in the room in which

the ballot box is placed, and in no case shall any person be permitted

to take any ballot paperout of such room nar shall any ballot paper

be taken out of the sight of the Election Commissioner Ul'ltil it is

dropped in the ballot box. No individual, other than the person voting

and the Election Commissioners, shall be al10wed in the ballot room.

(2) Before delivering the ballot paper, the Election Com-

missioners may require a voter to present a valid Identity card issued

under and in accordance with the Identity Card Act. 1975.

(l) A voter shaH record his vote in secret by means of one

cross placed agaiust the name of each candidate for whom he votes.

(2) Where a voter votes for a larger number of candidates

than is required in the ballot paper, the ballot paper shall be dec1ared

invalid by the Commission.

The Commission shall keep a record of the persons who vote.

N 0 voting shall take place after the expiration of the time

fixed by the Commission for the voting except by persons who are pre-

sent for voting at the expiration of such time.

(l) As soon as may be after the end of the voting the Com-

mission shall count the votes cast.

(2) Every candidate, or a person authorised by him in writ-

ing, shalI have a right to be present at the closing and opening of the

ballot boxes and may affix his personal seal on each ballot box and aIso

have the right to be present, and to follow, the counting of the votes.

(1) The candidate obtaining the largest number of yotes in

any category of candidates shall be elected.

(2) Wher,e two vacancies are to be fi1led in any category, the

candidate obtaining the next highest number of votes shall also be

elected.

If twoor morecanclidates obtain an equal number of votes

iuany category. but not all of such candidates are to be dec1ared elected,

a partial election amongst those candidat,es shall be held in accordance

with the provisions of regulations 6 to 14 of these regulations.

The Commission sha11 forthwith report in writing the result

of the election to the Registrar who shall forward it to the Minister

responsible for health for publication in the Gazette.

The decision of the Commission on the validity of any nomi-

nation, the right of any person to vote or to stand for election, the

va1idity of baJlot papers, and on the result of the eleetions shall be final

and conc1usive.