Chapter VI OFFENCES AND PENALTY

license, etc,; by unauthorized person or institution - (1) No person other

than institution recognized or authorized under this Act shall confer, grant or issue or hold itself out as entitled to confer, grant or issue any degree, diploma, license, certificate or other document stating or implying that the holder, grantee or recipient is qualified to practice the Physiotherapy.

1. (2) No person other than a Physiotherapist whose name is entered in the Register maintained under this Act shall practice physiotherapy.
2. (3) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) and if the person so contravening is an institution; the proprietor of the institute or the Chairperson and members of the managing board of the institute who knowingly or willfully authorizes or permits the contravention shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees.
3. (4) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (2) shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and with fine which shall not be less than five thousand rupees but which may extend to ten thousand rupees.

If any person whose name is not for the time being entered on the Register, falsely represents that he is so entered or uses in connection with his name or title any words or letters reasonably calculated to suggest that his name is so entered, he shall be punishable, on first conviction, with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, and on any subsequent conviction with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.

1. (a) not being a person registered in a Register takes or uses the description of Physiotherapy practitioner, Physiotherapist consultant, or
2. (b) not possessing a recognized Physiotherapy qualification uses a degree or a diploma or an abbreviation indicating or implying a Physiotherapy qualification, shall be punishable, on first conviction, with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, and on any subsequent conviction with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.

If any person whose name has been removed from the Register fails without sufficient cause, to surrender his Certification of registration shall on conviction be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees per month of such failure.

Code of Criminal procedure, 1973(Act No.2 of 1974), no Court shall take cognizance of an offence Punishable under this Act except upon a complaint, in writing, made by a person authorized in this behalf by the Council.