WESTERN SAMOA

NURSING AMENDMENT ACT 1981
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Arrangement of Provisions

Title

1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Registrar of Nurses
4. Board of Nursing constituted 
5. Meetings of Board
6. Approval of school for nursing education
7. Only registered nurses, etc., to be employed
8. Consequential amendments 
9. Transitional

Schedule
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1981, No. 6

AN ACT to amend the Nursing Act 1969.
[20 February 1981]

BE IT ENACTED by the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa in Parliament assembled as follows:-

1. Short title - This Act may be cited as the Nursing Amendment Act 1981 and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Nursing Act 1969* (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act). * 1969, No. 8

2. Interpretation Section 2 of the principal Act is amended -

(a) by repealing the definition of "Director" and substituting the following definition:-

"Director-General' means the Director-General of Health:";

(b) by repealing the definition of "Superintendent".

3. Registrar of Nurses - Section 3 of the principal Act is amended by repealing "Superintendent" and substituting "Director of Nursing".

4. Board of Nursing constituted - Section 4 of the principal Act is amended -

(a) by omitting from paragraph (c) of subsection (2) the words "to be chosen and appointed by the Minister from a panel of 2 medical officers";

(b) by omitting from paragraph (d) of subsection (2) the words "to be chosen and appointed by the Minister from a panel of 5 registered nurses";

(c) by omitting from paragraph (e) of subsection (2) the words "to be chosen and appointed by the Minister from a panel of 2 registered midwives";

(d) by omitting from paragraph (f) of subsection (2) the words "by the Minister" and substituting "by the Head of State, acting on the advice of Cabinet"; and

(e) by omitting from subsection (3) the word "Minister" (where it first occurs) and substituting "Head of State".

5. Meetings of Board - Section 6 of the principal Act is amended -

(a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:-

"(1) Meetings of the Board shall be held at least 3 times a year and at such times and places as the Chairman may from time to time appoint."; and

(b) by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:-

"(1A) It shall be the duty of the Director-General as soon as practicable to cause a special meeting of the Board to be called when requested to do so by a requisition n writing signed by any 3 members of the Board, specifying the business to be brought before the meeting.”

6. Approval of school for nursing education - Section 22 of the-principal Act is amended by inserting at the end of subsection (1) the words "or by a statutory corporation".

7. Only registered nurses, etc., to be employed - Section 26 of the principal Act is amended by inserting after the word "Department" the words "or by a statutory corporation".

8. Consequential amendments - The principal Act is further amended as specified in the Schedule.

9. Transitional - Upon the coming into operation of this Act any member of the Board previously appointed under section 4 of the principal Act shall remain in office until nominated in accordance with this Act or until his successor comes into office.
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SCHEDULE

Section 8: 
Additional Amendments

Provision	Amendment	

Section 4(2) (a)	
Omit, "Director", substitute
"Director-General".
	
Section 5(1) 	Omit "Director", substitute
"Director-General".
	
Section 5(2)	Omit "Director", substitute
"Director-General"
	
Section 6(5)	Omit "Director", (wherever occurring), substitute
"Director-General"
	
Section 27 (8) 	Omit "Director", substitute
"Director-General"	

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