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Section 14. Penalty for posing as registered nurse, health visitor, midwife or auxiliary nurse-midwife by a person who is not such.

The Telangana Nurses, Midwives, Auxiliary Nurse-midwives and Health Visitors Act, 1926.

Act no. 3 of 19261926In forceTelangana (State Act)

14. (1) Any person, who, not being a registered 26[nurse or health visitor] takes or uses the name or title of registered 26[nurse or health visitor] or uses any name, title, description, uniform, badge or signboard, with the intention that it may be believed or with the knowledge that it is likely to be believed that such person is a registered 26[nurse or health visitor] shall be punishable with fine not exceeding one hundred rupees. (2) Any person, who, not being a registered midwife 26[or auxiliary nurse-midwives] takes or uses the name or title of registered midwife 26[or auxiliary nurse-midwives] or uses any name, title, description, uniform, badge or signboard, with the intention that it may be believed or with the knowledge that it is likely to be believed that such person is a registered midwife 27[or auxiliary nurse-midwives] shall be punishable with fine not exceeding fifty rupees.