Interpretation

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “CARICOM Member State” means a State which is a party to the Treaty of Chaguaramas establishing the Caribbean Community including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy; “Council” means the Medical Council of Belize established under section 3 of the Medical Practitioners Registration Act, Cap. 39; “maternity home” means any premises used or intended to be used for the reception of pregnant women, or of women immediately after childbirth; “medical institutions” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Medical Services and Institutions Act; “medical practitioner” has the same meaning as in section 12 of the Medical Practitioners Registration Act, Cap. 318; “nursing home” means any premises used or intended to be used, for the reception of, and the providing of nursing for, persons suffering from any sickness, injury or infirmity and 5 includes a maternity home, but does not include medical institutions; “pupil midwife” means a person who is undergoing training for the purpose of becoming a certified midwife, and for that purpose is attending women in childbirth as a part of a course of practical instruction in midwifery recognised by the “Register” means the Register of Nursing Homes kept by the Registrar General under the provisions of this Act; “registered midwife” means a person registered in the general part of the register, containing the names of all midwives, required to be kept under the Nurses and Midwives Registration Act, Cap. 321; “registered nurse” means a person registered in the general part of the register, containing the names of all male and female nurses, required to be kept under the Nurses and Midwives Registration Act, Cap. 321. (2) Reference to the general part of the register in this definition shall include references to other parts of the said register in relation to any premises used or intended to be used solely for the reception of, and the provision of nursing for, a class of patients in whose case the requisite nursing can be suitably and adequately provided by nurses of a class whose names are contained in some part of the said register.