Hong Kong Regulations

NURSES (REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 13

General provisions as to examinations

(Past version on 07/05/1999).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The Council shall cause such number of examinations in nursing to be held
each year as may appear to the Council expedient having regard to the number
of students from time to time studying nursing in the training schools.

(2) The examinations may be written, oral or practical and shall be conducted
by examiners appointed by the Council and shall be based upon such syllabus as
the Council may from time to time determine.

(3) (Repealed L.N. 7 of 2004)

(4) Any person who has on three occasions failed to pass an examination
required by these regulations shall not, without the special permission of the
Council, be entitled to sit again for that examination.

(5) Except with the special permission of the Council and subject to such
conditions as to training or instruction as the Council may impose, no person
who has failed to pass an examination required by these regulations may enter
again for such examination if a period exceeding one year has elapsed since
the date upon which he last failed to pass such examination.

(6) After the completion of any examination required by these regulations the
Council shall cause each candidate therefor to be informed of his results.
(L.N. 34 of 1970; L.N. 116 of 1999)