Section 10. Disabilities of unregistered persons.

(1) Except with the special sanction of the 1[State] Government, no person shall, 2[XXX] be competent to hold any appointment as 3[nurse, midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife or health visitor] in any hospital, dispensary, or infirmary not supported entirely by voluntary contributions unless such person is registered 4[or deemed to be registered] as 3[nurse, midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife, or health visitor] under this Act. (2) 3[No subsidy shall be paid] by the State Government or by a local authority to any medical practitioner who employs 3[a person who is not registered under this Act]; 5[Provided that in the case of the territories specified in the section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, the provision of sub-section (2) shall apply after the expiration of one year from the commencement of the Andhra Pradesh Nurses, Midwives, Auxiliary Nursing-Midwives and Health Vistors Act, 1926 and Rules (Telangana Adaptation Order, 2015).]