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Powers of South African Nursing Council

The Nursing Council has powers to:

bulletinspect and approve nursing schools and nursing education programmes;
bulletconduct examinations and issue qualifications;
bulletregister and enrol nurses, midwives and nursing auxiliaries and to keep registers and rolls;
bulletwhere authorized by the Nursing Act, remove from, or restore to a register or roll any name;
bulletissue licences to nursing agencies;
bulletcharge the prescribed fees in respect of any services rendered;
bulletrequire employers to submit annual returns of registered and enrolled nurses in their employ and such other information as may become necessary at any time; and
bulletacquire, hire or dispose of property, borrow money on the security of the assets of the Council, accept or make any donation or accept and administer any trust.

 

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