Chapter IV MISCELLANEOUS

Court competent to try offences No court inferior to that of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under this Act.

Payment of fees and disposal of fees

1. (1) All fees payable under this Act shall be paid to the Council.
2. (2) All fees paid under this Act shall be applied for the purposes of this Act in such ways as may be prescribed.

Protection of action taken in good faith No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Council or any member or officer or servant of the Council for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rule or regulation made thereunder.

Power to make rules

1. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
2. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
   • (a) the manner in which the election of the members of the Council shall be held;
   • (b) the terms of office and the powers and duties of the President and Vice-President of the Council;
   • (c) the procedure for the meetings of the Council and the quorum for such meetings;
   • (d) the manner in which the accounts of the Council shall be maintained and audited;
   • (e) the form and manner in which the register of medical practitioners shall be maintained;
   • (f) the fees to be charged for registration and other services provided by the Council;
   • (g) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed under this Act.
3. (3) Every rule made under this Act by the State Government shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.

-1 27. Power to make regulations.

1. (1) The Council may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, make regulations generally to carry out the purposes of this Act, and, without prejudice to the generality of this power, such regulations may provide for—
   • (a) the management of the property of the Council and the maintenance and audit of its accounts;
   • (b) the manner of election of members of the Council;
   • (c) the powers and duties of the President and Vice-President;
   • (d) the mode of appointment of the Registrar and other staff, the designation, duties, pay, allowances and other conditions of service of the Registrar and such other staff;
   • (e) the procedure to be followed by any committee of the Council in the conduct of its business;
   • (f) the procedure for the registration of medical practitioners and for the granting of licences;
   • (g) the procedure for the removal of names from the register and for re-entry of names;
   • (h) the fees to be charged for registration and for other services rendered by the Council;
     • (i) the code of medical ethics for regulating the professional conduct of practitioners of modern medicine;
   • (j) the procedure for the trial of cases under this Act and the imposition of penalties;
   • (k) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed under this Act.
2. (2) All regulations made under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette.