Section 9
of Midwives Act
Section 9
(1)
No person in any area to which this Act applies, other than a midwife registered in respect of that area, shall habitually or for gain deliver, or superintend the delivery of, children or any child, as the case may be:
Provided that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply —
(a)
to any duly qualified medical practitioner;
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(b)
to any person acting under the direction of a duly qualified medical practitioner;
(c)
to any person rendering assistance in a case of emergency where no qualified aid can be obtained; or
(d)
to any person or class of persons exempted by any order made by the Registrar with the approval signified in the Gazette of
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council.
(2)
Any person contravening the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $800.
(3)
Any person whose name has been removed from the register under section 5(1) and has not been restored thereto under section 7, and any person who has been suspended from practice under section 8(1) and whose suspension has not been terminated under subsection (2) of that section, who practises midwifery shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $2,000.
Posing as midwife without registration.