| (1) |
In order to facilitate transitional arrangements, the following must be done by the Council: |
| (a) |
A person who prior to the commencement of the Act was registered or eligible to be registered as nurse (general, psychiatric and community) must be transferred to the category professional nurse in the register for nursing practitioners. |
| (b) |
A person who prior to the commencement of the Act was registered or eligible to be registered as both general nurse and psychiatric nurse must be transferred to the category professional nurse in the register for nursing practitioners. |
| (c) |
A person who prior to the commencement of the Act was registered or eligible to be registered as both general nurse and midwife must be transferred to the category professional nurse in the register for nursing practitioners. |
| (d) |
A person who prior to the commencement of the Act was registered or eligible to be registered as midwife must be transferred to the category midwife in the register for nursing practitioners. |
| (e) |
A person who prior to the commencement of the Act was enrolled or eligible to be enrolled as nurse, must be transferred to the category staff nurse (enrolled nursing) in the Register for Nursing Practitioners. |
[Subregulation (1)(e) substituted by regulation 2(a) of Notice No. R. 175 of 8 March 2013]
| (f) |
A person who prior to the commencement of the Act was enrolled or eligible to be enrolled as midwife must be transferred to the category auxiliary midwife in the register for nursing practitioners. |
| (g) |
A person who, prior to the commencement of the Act was enrolled or eligible to be enrolled as nursing auxiliary must be transferred to the category auxiliary nurse in the register for nursing practitioners. |
| (h) |
A person who prior to the commencement of the Act was registered or eligible to be registered as general nurse and who has not been transferred to the category professional nurse in terms of paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of this subregulation, must be transferred to the category professional nurse (general nursing) in the register for nursing practitioners. |
| (i) |
A person who, prior to the commencement of the Act was registered or eligible to be registered as psychiatric nurse and who has not been transferred to the category professional nurse in terms of paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of this subregulation, must be transferred to the category professional nurse (psychiatric nursing) in the Register for Nursing Practitioners. |
[Subregulation (1)(i) substituted by regulation 2(b) of Notice No. R. 175 of 8 March 2013]
| (j) |
A person who prior to the commencement of the Act was registered or eligible to be registered as mental nurse and who has not been transferred to the category professional nurse in terms of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this subregulation, and who has not been transferred to the category professional nurse (psychiatric nursing) in terms of paragraph (i) of this subregulation, must be transferred to the closed category professional nurse (mental nursing) in the register for nursing practitioners and no new entries will be permitted in this category; |
| (k) |
A person who prior to the commencement of the Act was registered or eligible to be registered as nurse for mental defectives and who does not qualify to be registered as professional nurse in terms of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this subregulation, and who has not been transferred to the category professional nurse (psychiatric nursing) in terms of paragraph (i) of this subregulation, must be transferred to the closed category professional nurse (nursing for mental defectives) in the register for nursing practitioners and no new entries will be permitted in this category; |
| (l) |
A person who prior to the commencement of the Act was registered or eligible to be registered as fever nurse and who has not been transferred to the category professional nurse in terms of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this subregulation, must be transferred to the closed category professional nurse (fever nursing) in the register for nursing practitioners and no new entries will be permitted in this category; and |
| (m) |
A person who prior to the commencement of the Act was registered or eligible to be registered as sick children's nurse and who has not been transferred to the category professional nurse in terms of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this subregulation, must be transferred to the closed category professional nurse (sick children's nursing) in the register for nursing practitioners and no new entries will be permitted in this category. |
| (2) |
Unless the Council decides otherwise, any person who, following the commencement of the Act— |
| (a) |
completes the education and training prescribed by the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 425 of 22 February 1985 must be registered in the category professional nurse and in the category midwife; |
| (b) |
completes the course prescribed by the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 254 of 14 February 1975 must be registered in the category midwife; |
| (c) |
completes the course prescribed by the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 2175 of 19 November 1993 must be registered in the category staff nurse (enrolled nursing); |
[Subregulation (2)(c) substituted by regulation 2(c) of Notice No. R. 175 of 8 March 2013]
| (d) |
completes the course prescribed by the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 2176 of 19 November 1993 must be registered in the category auxiliary nurse; |
| (e) |
completes the course prescribed by the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 683 of 14 April 1989 leading to registration as a general nurse must be registered in the category professional nurse (general nursing); |
| (f) |
completes the course prescribed by the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 683 of 14 April 1989 leading to registration as a psychiatric nurse must be registered in the category professional nurse (psychiatric nursing). |
| (3) |
A person who applies to be restored to the register following the commencement of the Act must be transferred to the appropriate category in the register for nursing practitioners according to the arrangements set out in subregulation (1). |
South African Institute for Drug Free Sport Act, 1997
