Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005)Chapter 2 : Education, Training, Research, Registration and Practice42. Education and training |
| (1) | An institution intending to conduct a nursing education and training programme in order to prepare persons for practice in any one of the categories contemplated in section 31 must first— |
| (a) | apply to the Council in writing for accreditation and submit information on— |
| (i) | the education and training programme to be provided; and |
| (ii) | how it will meet the prescribed standards and conditions for education and training; |
| (b) | furnish the Council with any additional information required by the Council for purposes of accreditation or approval of the education and training programme; and |
| (c) | pay the prescribed fee. |
| (2) | The Council may refuse any application made in terms of subsection (1) or grant conditional or provisional accreditation. |
| (3) | Subject to subsections (1) and (2), the Council must issue an accreditation certificate for a nursing education institution and for each nursing programme offered by that nursing education institution. |
| (4) | A person who contravenes a provision of this section is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both a fine and such imprisonment. |