Offences and penalties

Offences and penalties

1. (1) If any person whose name is not for the time being borne on the Register, or the Provisional Register falsely pretends that it is so borne, or takes or uses the name or title of a medical practitioner or any letters, abbreviations or descriptions after his name implying that he is a medical practitioner, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.
2. (2) If any person contravenes the provision of sub-section
3. (2) of section 15 he shall be punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.