Section 12. Bye-laws by the Council.

(1) The Council may make bye-laws not inconsistent with this Act or any other law,- (a) for regulating the compilation, maintenance and publication of the Register; (b) for regulating and supervising the practice of their profession by the registered nurses, midwives, 1[auxiliary nurse-midwives and health visitors]; (c) for regulating the publication of the names of registered nurses, midwives, 1[auxiliary nurse-midwives and health visitors], and their residences; (d) for prescribing the rates of fees to be charged for 2[XXX] registration; (e) for regulating the summoning of meetings of the Council and its proceedings; and (f) for regulating the expenditure of the Council and providing for the audit thereof. (2) No bye-law made by the Council shall come into force until it has been confirmed by the State Government with or without modification or amendment. (3) Every such bye-law shall, when so confirmed, be published.