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(c) regulating the course of training and the conduct of examinations,
and the remuneration of the examiners;
(d) regulating the admission to the roll of women already in practice
as midwives at the passing of this Act;
(e) regulating, supervising, and restricting within due limits the
practice of midwives;
(f) deciding the conditions under which midwives may be suspended
from practice;
(g) defining the particulars required to be given in any notice under
section ten of this Act;
II. To appoint examiners;
III. To decide upon the places where, and the times when, examinations
shall be held;
IV. To publish annually a roll of midwives who have been duly certified
under this Act;
V. To decide upon the removal from the roll of the name of any midwife
for disobeying the rules and regulations from time to time laid down
under this Act by the Central Midwives Board, or for other misconduct,
and also to decide upon the restoration to the roll of the
name of any midwife so removed;
VI. To issue and cancel certificates.
And generally to do any other act or duty which may be necessary for
the due and proper carrying out of the provisions of this Act.
Rules framed under this section shall be valid only if approved by the Privy
Council: and the Privy Council, before approving any such rules, shall take
into consideration any representations which the General Medical Council may
make with respect thereto.
8.—Every Council of a County or County Borough throughout England
and Wales shall, on the commencement of this Act, be the local supervising
authority over midwives within the area of the said County or County
Borough. It shall be the duty of the local supervising authority—
(1) To exercise general supervision over all midwives practising within
their area in accordance with the rules to be laid down under this
Act.
(2) To investigate charges of malpractice, negligence, or misconduct, on
the part of any midwife practising within their area, and should a
prima facie case be established, to report the same to the Central
Midwives Board.
(3) To suspend any midwife from practice, in accordance with the rules
under this Act, if such suspension appears necessary in order to
prevent the spread of infection.
(4) To report at once to the said Board the name of any midwife
practising in their area convicted of an offence.