Keyword(s):
Medicare Service Institution, Medicare Service Personnel, Offender, Violence
3o.F.I 4(6)/LA-2008/leIaw/l24-133.-The
tlll]plr ing Acl of the Legislative Assembly of !he National
~opirrrl ‘Territory of Delhi received the asscnt of [he Lt.
r;olnn~r of Delhi on the20Lh October, 2008 and is hereby,
rub]ishcd for gcncral information :-
qbc Dclhi McdicareServicc Pcrsonncl and Medicare
Scmicc Instiiutiors (Prcvcntion of Violcncc and
Damage to Property) Acl, 2008
(Dclhi Act 08 of2008)
!As passcd by the Legislalive Assembly of the National
i’ip~czl remilory oi Dclhi on lhc 1 l th Scplcmher, 2008).
- An Act to prohibit violence against medicareservicc
pcrsirnucl and damage to prapcny irh mcdicare scrvicc
iain~fions in the National Capilal Territory of Dcthi and
Tor mailers connect therervilh.or incidental rherelo.
BE it-enacted by thc Legislative Asscmbly of ~hc
~a~ioual cdpitaI Territo j of Dell~i in the Fifty-ninrh Year of
[he Republic of India as follotvs :-
I. Short title, cxlent and commencement.-
(I) This Act may be catlcd the Delhi Uedicare Service
Prrsomcl and Medicare service Insritutions (PrcvenLion
otviolencc and Damase to Propcdy) Act, 2008.
(2) 1 t cxlcnds lo the whole of the National Capita1
Tcrritory of Deb.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as rhe
Lieulcnant Governor of the National Capital Territory of
hlhi may, by nolilication in the oficial Gazetlc appoinr. - Definitions.-In this Act, unless the .context
~:lU-wise requires,-
(a) “rnedicare service institution” mean institutions
providing medicarr to people in any recognized
system of medicine, on out patient or inpatieqt
basis, which are undcr the control of the
Governmcnt of Delhi or the Central Govemmenl
or local bodies, medicare inslitutions run by
autonomous bodies, clinics, private nursing
hornedmd hospilals run by individules, rrusb,
socict ies, companies, elc. and having racilities
for diagnosis andor rrealment of he sick, whwe
pcrsons arc received and accommodated for thc
purpose of diagnosis and Irealmenr of sickness,
EXTRAORDINARY
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injuryl or infmity wherher of hdy or mind, ante;
natal iindior post natal care, or anylhing
connected lherewirh, and include a rnalernity
home or convalesccnr home;
@) “Delhi” means the Nalional Capital Tcrritory of
Delhi;
(c) “Govemment~’ ineans [he Lieutenant ~ov&or
of [he National CapiraI Terrirry of Delhi
appointed by the President under Anicle 239
and drsignntcd as such undcr Article239AA of
Conslilution;
(d) “medicare service personnel” in relation to ;1
medicare service instirution shall include,-
(i) regis~cred lncdical practioners;
(ii) rcgisrrrcd nurscs, nursing aids, midwives:
(iii) para medical ~vorkcfi, a!iihulatlcc sewicc
providers. al~d d iagnustic serviccs
providers;
(iv) any othcr pcrsomel whu are ~rvrking in
rl~e pren~ises for ~hc purposc of ~mining,
srudies, c~c.;
[c) “~~fikndcr” mcans any persun \vho either by
biu~si-ITorasa mernberorasa leaderofagroup
of pcrsons or organization comniits or attempts
(O coinniit ar abels or i~lcitcs [he commission of
vialcncc undcr [his Act;
(I) “violcncc” incan activilies of causing any harm
or injury or cndangcring life, or intimidation,
obsrruction or hindrance to any rnedicare service
pcrsonncl in discl~arge ofduly in d~c mcdicarr
service bstitutio~.t or dmna~e to propem in sucl:
instilulion; - Prohibition aTviolcncc.-Any act medicare of
violcncc against service personnel or damage ro properp
in a mcdicare service instihiion is hereby prohibited. - Pcnality.-Any offendepwho co~nrnits any act in
contravention of section 3, shall bc punished with
imprisonment for a term which may cxtcnd to three years,
or with fine which may exlend to Icn thousand rupees, or
with both. - Offenccs to bc cognizabe and non-baila ble.-
Nolwilhstanding anything contained in Lhc Code oiCrim inal
Procedure, 1973 (2 of 19741, any oKcncc committed under
Section 3, shall be cognizable and non-bailable. - Authority lo filc compIaint-The IIead of the
niedicarc servicc institution ivhcre the offence ha been
comrnirred, or his authorized rcpmscntative shall have the
powcr lo nlnkc 3 co~llplair~t undcr this Act with [hc law
cnforcing agency. - Court compctcnd to tty and take cognizsnce of
offences.-(I) No court other than rhe court of a
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