Penalties for violation of the Act

(1) Any person who, Act. (a) not being a person duly registered under this Act, practices as a nurse or takes or uses the name or title of the title of professional (or registered) nurse, nurse anesthetist, nurse practitioner, public health nurse or any nurse specially designated as having an expanded role recognised by the or professional or practical midwife or practical nurse, either alone or in combination with any other words or letters or any name, title, 12 description, addition or badge implying that he is duly registered under this Act or is recognised by law as being a nurse in one of the above categories; (b) being a person whose name is included in any part of the register, at any time takes or uses any name, title, addition, description or otherwise does any act of any kind implying that his name is included in some other part of the register; or (c) at any time with intent to deceive, makes use of any certificate of registration as a professional nurse, nurse anesthetist, nurse practitioner, public health nurse or nurse with any other specially designated expanded role, or professional or practical midwife or practical nurse, issued to him or any other person under this Act, commits an offence and is, on summary conviction, in the case of a first offence, liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and in the case of a second or subsequent offence, liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and term of imprisonment. (2) If any person willfully makes, or causes to be made, any falsification in any matter relating to the register, he commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and term of imprisonment.