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MEDI CA L Al'Io'D KINDltt;l) PROFESS IO NS O RDl NANCF.

(CAP. JI)

Tnol ning School for Enroll~ Nurses ( ,\m~ndmenl) R ~u latlons . 1989

IN excrc i.'ol: of lhe powcn; confe rred b~ section 80 of the Medical

and Kindred Professions Ord inance , the Minister for Social l'olicy, on

the advice of the Nm's ing ~ nd M id wi fer~ 80<l.d, has mad e Ihe followin g

rcgula tions: -

I. These regul at ions may be ci led as the Training Sc hool fo r

Enro lled Nu~s (Amendment) Regulations. 1989. and shall be read

and const rued as onc with t he Training Sc hool for En rolled Nurses

Regula tions. 1986. hereinaft er rderred 10 as "the principal

regu l a l ions~.

In the princi pal regula lions, whe neve r the feminine ge nder is

used in rela tion to any pc r!l(ln . this sha ll be subst ituted by the ma!lCUline

J . For regulations 3. 4. 5, /) an d 7 of the prin ci pal regulat ions Ih ere

shall be ilubsli tuled tile following: -

The lraining school shall be open 10 candidmes .... ho

on the closing date for applica tions for ad mi!;Sion -

(a) are not under sixteen yea rs or over Ihirly-fi\'c

years o f age ; and ei the r

(b) h ~ve successfully completed the appro"cd

course of studies at the Prevocaliona l Schoo l {He al1h

Care);or

(c) hold a General Ce nificate of Educlllion al

Ordi nary Level , o r a Malta Mat riculation Certificate. in

English Language , Ma ltese and Mat hematics .

(I) Notwithstandi ng the provisions of regulation 3

of these regula tions, the Chief GO\'ernme nt Medical Officcr

may eause an entrance exam ination to be held for candidates

who arc not in posse~sion of the qualifications referred 10 in

paragraphs ( b) or (e) of regulat ion 3 and candidates who pa!;S

this exa mination and satisfy the provisions of par.!.g raph (a)of

regulation 3 shall be eli gible for ad mission to a tra inin g

school.

(2) No ~a ndidate shall be adm itt ed to the e ntrance

exam ination referred to in sub-pa ragraph (I ) lIereofun len he

has completed such studies as are equivale nt to those o ( Form

III of the Governme nt Secondary School 10 be ccrlified. in

each case . by the Oireaor of Education.

(3) The e ntrancc exami nation shall consist in a

.... ritten tesl in English (t .... o papers). Mal1 ese a nd

Mat hematics.

No ca ndi date shall be adm itted to the traini ng school

• owl_1

un k ss he passes a selective intervicw and is ce rtified

""n,_1OII med

ica lly fit to the satisfa"ion of Ihe Chief Go,·e rnmenl

Med ic,,1 O fficer. M.

For regu lal ion 13 of the pri ncipal regubtio ns then! sh~1I be 1<.ul

4. suhslilu tcd the follo .... ing -

( I) Any pupil nurse who fails in Ihe lmermediate «","'-

Exami nmion sh,1I1 Ix: 31lowcd 10 sil again for such

elmminalion p rovided he gives evide nce. 10 Ihe salisfuctio n of

the Nursing a nd Midwife ry Board . of havi ng unde rgone

fu rl he r salisfa.:tol")' t raining and. if sucres:sful . 10 cont inue his

course of studies

Provid cd Ihal any suc h pupil nurse who fai\~ ;lt his

sel"t.lIld allC mpl al Ihe inle rmediate Exam inal ion ~ha ll . saYi ng

always Ihe produel ion o f e,·ide nce Ih,," he h"s undergone

furl her satisfaclOry Iraining. be allowctl 10 sil fo r Ihl""

e xamina tio n for thc th ird limc bUl. if sueCl""ssful. he shn ll -

(a) if Ihe follo .... ·ing course of sludic-s h,,) )Iarll""d

mo re Iha n six months afler the eourse o f st ud ies he is

cu rrent ly foUowi ng. si l for Ihe Final Examin,lI i('n in

accord anec wilh thl"" prov",ions of regulalio n 12 of thne

regulat ions bUI nOl earlier than four mo nths and not later

than six mo nlhs after Ihe datc whcn such Final

I;xamination is due. during " hich period ht" must

undergo furthe r tra"u ng to the )n li~faction of the

Pri ncipal Nursing T Ulor

(b) in an)" olher case. join the Final I'art of the

following <:o ursc of studies

I' rovidcd furt her Iha! no pupil who .... ·ill h:l\"e f"i led

for thc third lime in Ihe [,lIe rmediatc EX:lminatio n will be

,Lllowed to ("Ont,nu/;, the cou rse of st udies.

(2) For Ihc purpose, of this regulation . :lIld of

reg ul ,ttion 15 of these re gulaTions. i'h,e nce from an

.:x:,min3lion or from any purt thereof shall be deemed 10 be a

failu re at thut c ~ ,,,nination Ilr pari the reof. M.

5. For suh·paragraph (a) uf paTiOgra ph J of regulat ion 17 of Ihe

prt nc ip:LI regull,ti"n,. t hc r~ shall be ,ul>st it uled 1 he fo ll" wing -

M(:t) a l'rind!".1 ~ !<-dieul Oflire r. or a Senior Med tcal Officer. I"''''''>f''"

,IT any " I her nwdi c;,1 " mee r pe rformi ng adm in ,st (;11 i' ·l"" dUlies in the

Dep" r1 mcnl of Heal1 h. as Chairman:'· .

fI . F" r r~'gu h,ti"n '::1,,1 u( til e PfllI.-i I'''! regu luti"n~ Ihen' sh,oIl be

-""" I;T uleu th.: f"n, '" "'g -

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The Nursing a nd Midwife ry Boord may exempt

male pupil nurses from gaining clinical nursing expcrieoce in -

gene ral medical nursing of females ;

general surg ical nu rsi ng of females;

malernity care and gynaecological nursing care;

gerial ric o r long slay chron ic sick nur,;ing of female

psychiatric or me nially handica pped palicllIs.-.

7. The amendment effected by regulat ion 2 of these regu lations

shall no1 be construed as meaning thal1he principal regulations shall

hcnct'forlh apply only 10 mole Sllldcn ls. and Ihe provisions of paragraph

(b) of SC(.1io n 4 of the Inlerprc13tion Act , 1975, shall apply to th e

principal regulations as amended by th ese regulations.

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