45.—(1) A person other than a registered midwife or a registered medical practitioner shall not attend a woman in childbirth.
(2) Paragraph (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 Council or by the General Medical Council.
(3) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.