Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005)RegulationsRegulations Relating to Performance of Community Service2. Profession in respect of which community service shall be performed |
| 2.1 | Any person who is a citizen of South Africa intending to register for the first time as a professional nurse in terms of the Act, as having met the prescribed requirements to qualify as such, must perform remunerated community service for a period of one year. |
| 2.2 | The Minister must by notice in the Government Gazette determine the date on which community service must commence and the health facilities where such service is to be performed. |
| 2.3 | Any person registering for the first time In terms of the Act shall include a person who has obtained his or her qualifications outside the Republic. |
| 2.4 | Sub-regulation 2.1 is not applicable to persons who may have performed a similar service elsewhere, and have applied and provided proof of such service to the Minister, for exemption. |