(1)A person other than a registered midwife or a registered medical practitioner shall not attend a woman in childbirth.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply—
(a)where the attention is given in a case of sudden or urgent necessity; or
(b)in the case of a person who, while undergoing training with a view to becoming a medical practitioner or to becoming a midwife, attends a woman in childbirth as part of a course of practical instruction in midwifery recognised by the General Medical Council or one of the National Boards.
(3)A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.