The INDIAN MEDICINE CENTRAL COUNCIL ACT, 1970

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force in a State on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf for such State, and different datesmay be appointed for different States and for different provisions of this Act.

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  1. 1.Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Constitution of Central Council.
  4. 4.Mode of election.
  5. 5.Restriction on elections and membership.
  6. 6.Incorporation of Central Council.
  7. 7.Term of office of President, Vice-President and members of Central Council.
  8. 8.Meetings of Central Council.
  9. 9.Committees for Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani.
  10. 10.Other committees.
  11. 11.Meetings of committees.
  12. 12.Officers and other employees of Central Council.
  13. 13.Vacancies in the Central Council and committees thereof not to invalidate acts, etc.
  14. 13A.Permission for establishment of new medical college, new course of study, etc.
  15. 13B.Non-recognition of medical qualifications in certain cases.
  16. 13C.Time for seeking permission for certain existing medical colleges.
  17. 14.Recognition of medical qualifications granted by certain medical institutions in India.
  18. 15.Recognition of medical qualifications granted by certain medical institutions whose qualifications are not included in Second Schedule.
  19. 16.Recognition of medical qualifications granted by medical institutions in countries with which there is a scheme of reciprocity.
  20. 17.Rights of persons possessing qualifications included in Second, Third and Fourth Schedules to be enrolled.
  21. 18.Power to require information as to courses of study and examinations.
  22. 19.Inspectors at examinations.
  23. 20.Visitors at examinations.
  24. 21.Withdrawal of recognition.
  25. 22.Minimum standards of education in Indian medicine.
  26. 23.The Central Register of Indian Medicine.
  27. 24.Supply of copies of State Register of Indian Medicine.
  28. 25.Registration in the Central Register of Indian Medicine.
  29. 26.Professional conduct.
  30. 27.Removal of names from the Central Register of Indian Medicine.
  31. 28.Provisional registration for practice.
  32. 29.Privileges of persons who are enrolled on the Central Register of Indian Medicine.
  33. 30.Registration of additional qualifications.
  34. 31.Persons enrolled on Central Register of Indian Medicine to notify change of place of residence and practice.
  35. 32.Information to be furnished by Central Council and publication thereof.
  36. 33.Commission of inquiry.
  37. 34.Protection of action taken in good faith.
  38. 35.Power to make rules.
  39. 36.Power to make regulations.
  40. SCH-THE FIRST SCHEDULE.THE FIRST SCHEDULE
  41. SCH-THE SECOND SCHEDULE.THE SECOND SCHEDULE
  42. SCH-THE THIRD SCHEDULE.THE THIRD SCHEDULE
  43. SCH-THE FOURTH SCHEDULE.THE FOURTH SCHEDULE