Contingency Fees Act, 1997
R 385.00
Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Particulars to be furnished to the Council for keeping of the Register for Nursing Practitioners, the manner of effecting alterations to the Register, and Certificates that may be issued by the Council4. Application for registration |
| (1) | An application for registration as a nursing practitioner following the successful completion of an accredited programme at a nursing education institution must be compiled, checked and submitted directly to the Council by the person in charge of the nursing education institution within 30 days after the date of completion. |
| (2) | An application referred to in subregulation (1) must be made on an approved form obtainable from the Council for that purpose and must be accompanied by— |
| (a) | a certified copy of the applicant's South African identity document or passport; |
| (b) | a declaration issued by the person in charge of the nursing education institution, under the hand of the person in charge of training at that institution, confirming the successful completion of the training programme by the applicant; |
| (c) | an official transcript of training ; and |
| (d) | the applicable registration fee or proof of payment thereof. |
| (3) | The Registrar must register an applicant whose application complies with the requirements of subregulations (1) and (2) with effect from the last day of the month in which the accredited programme was successfully completed. |
| (4) | Notwithstanding anything contained in subregulation (3), in the case of an applicant who is a citizen of South Africa intending to register for the first time in a category for which community service is prescribed in terms of the regulations published by Government Notice No. R.765 of 24 August 2007— |
| (a) | the Registrar must, in terms of section 40 of the Act, register the applicant in the category community service with effect from the last day of the month in which the accredited programme was successfully completed; and |
| (b) | the Registrar must register the applicant in the appropriate category for which he or she trained on the last day of the month in which the applicant complies with the prescribed requirements of section 40 of the Act, and the entry in the category community service must be deleted from the register in accordance with regulation 2(3) of these regulations. |
| (5) | The Registrar must issue the successful applicant with a certificate of registration, in a form to be determined by the Council, within 60 days of receipt of the completed application. |
