For section 8(1) of the Principal Act substitute —
"(1) The responsible board may grant or refuse to grant registration or renewal of registration as a student to a person to enable that person to undertake or complete any period of clinical training as part of—
(a) a course of study required under section 5(1)(a) or (ab); or
(b) a course of study for the purposes of specific registration as a nurse under section 7(2).".