Keyword(s):
The British Medical Act, Registered Practitioner, Doctor
An Act for the Registration of Medical Proctih’oners.
W~~EREA~ it is expedient to provide for the registration ofcertain
medical practitionersm ‘[Haryanq]. It is,herebyenactedas follows :-
I. (I) This Act may be called the Punjab Medical Registration
Act, 1916.
(2) Itextendsto'[Haryana].
- Tbeprovisions of section 4 shall come into force on such
‘date as the ‘[State] Government may notify in this behalf The rest of
this Act shall come into force at once. - In this Act unless there is something repugnant in the
subject or context –
(I) ‘;The British Medical Acts” means Statutes 21 and 22,
victoria, Chapter90 (The Medical kt),and any amending
the same ;
.-..
. . (2) “~ouncil”means the Medical Council established by this
Act ;
::
means any person registered
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(3) “Prescribed” means presgiidby deor bye-laws m-.
u@lerthis.~ct; :.. .- , ,
4: Notwithstanding’anythhgto the contrary in any
enactment, iule, bye-law or any other provision of law –
(1) no certificate requirgd by $ny Act in force, or that may
hereafter be passed, from aniedical practitioner or officer- shall be did-uhlesssignedmbya registered practitioner ;
(4). “Registered
und&the provisi;qs, of-thisAct.
- Substituted for the word :’Punjab” by the HaymaAdaptation of Laws (Stalc
and Concnrrmt Subjects) Ordcr, 1968. - The provisions of sec tion 4 came into force an the 1st January, I 918,-vide
Purgd Gazette(Home-Medicai)notificationNo. 1M93, datdthe 27th August,
i’ - Substitutedfor the vidrd “Frovincial” bythe Adaprationof Laws Order 1950.
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I919.(2) exceptwith the specialsanction ofthe ‘[State] Government
no one other than a registered practitioner shall be
competent to hold any appointment as physician, surgeon
of other medical officer in any hospital, asylum,-mfirmary,
dispensay or lying-in hospital not supported entirely by
voluntary con~butionsor as medical officer of health. - (1) A Medical Council shall be established for 6[Haryana],
and shall cdnsist of ‘[seven] members including a president and a Constitution of
vice-president to be appointed in the followhg manner :-
Medical Council.
(a) The president nominated by the ‘[State] Govmnt.
‘[(b) Three members nominated by the State Government.
(c) Threemembers electedby tbe regirtwedpractitionerswho
are Graduates in Medicine of any University in India.]
2 The vice-president-shall be elected from among the
t;
members ofthe Council in the prescribed mannlr.
.- - Noperson shall be eligiile to be a mimber of the Council
unless he is a registered practitioner : Qualificationsof
Pr~,videdthat m the case of fist appointmentsddeunder this members-
Act theipersoa eleding the.members under clauie 4* * * [(c)] of
subsection (1) of section 5 :and-the members appointed shall be
persons who are qualified to be registered under clauses (a) and (b)
ofsection 13. - The members . ,-.:.. of. ,&Council shall hold office for a tern
Tcnureofoffice
his seat
Cessation of
registrar ;
of three $ars and shall be eligible f& re-a&ointment. ,
(I) on sending his resignation in writing to the president or mabaship- - ‘ . A. . rhemb&’ ofthe dqqncil~shall .. .- be deemedto hive vacated ofmmlbas.
(2) on his absence’without excuse sufficientin the opinion of
I. Subsdtuted for the word “Rovincial”bythe AdaptationoTLaws Ordcr, 1968. - Substituted for theword “eleven” by l-Iaryana Adaptation of Laws (State and
Concmcnt Subjects) Order. 1968. - Substituted fortbe.oldclausebyPunjabAct 120f 1926.seclion2 andfurher
snbstimtedby Haryma Act 17 of 1989. - The brackets and lctter “‘(c)” omittdbythe Indian Independence (Adaplation
of Bcngal and PunjabActs) Order, 1948. - Substituted by Haryana Act 17 of 1989.
- Substituted for the word “Punjab” by the HaryanaAdaptation of Laws (State
and Concurrent subjects) Order, 1968.MEDICAL KECflSTW1ON I1916 :Pb. ,Adfl
the Council from three consecutive meetings … of
the Council ;
(3) on his absence out of lndia for six cowecutive
months ;
,.
4 onremoval of his nameftom the register ;
(5) on his becoming insane or being declared an
insolvent by any cordpetent court
(6) on expiry ofthe tenii’rnenti~n~din section 7:
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