Conferring, granting or issuing degree, diploma, license, etc., by unauthorized person or institution

(1) No person other than an association or institution recognized or authorized under this Act shall confer, grant or issue any degree, diploma, license, certificate or other document so as to practice the Ayurvedic System of Medicine or other Allied Indian System of Medicines or hold itself out as entitled to confer, grant or issue such documents or certificates. (2) (a) No person, other than a registered practitioner under this Act, or whose name has been entered in the Central Register of Indian Medicine maintained by the Central Council shall practice Ayurvedic System of Medicine or other Allied Indian System of Medicines. (b) The Registered practitioners of Ayurvedic System of Medicine or other Allied Indian System of Medicines whose names are entered in the register maintained by the Goa Board of Indian medicines and homoeopathy shall be considered as registered practitioners and their names shall be transferred to the register maintained by the Council. (c) No practitioner shall practice in the State of Goa on the ground that he is registered in any other State or Union Territory. (d) No practitioner shall be registered on the ground that he is holding registration certificate from any State or Union Territory unless he possesses a recognized medical qualification conferred by any college/ university recognized by the Council. (e) All the qualifications, degrees or diplomas conferred by Colleges/Institutions included in the H and III Schedule attached to Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 (Central Act 48 of 1970) shall be considered as recognized qualification. (f) Any Practitioner who do not posses recognized qualification and were or are practicing Ayurvedic System of Medicine or other Allied Indian System of Medicines in any other State or Union territory and desire to establish his practice in the State of Goa shall have to obtain degree/diploma by passing such examination as held by the Council. (3) Whoever contravenes the provisions of this section shall be punishable for first such offences, with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to Rs. 1,00,000 or with both, and for such subsequent offence with double the fine and imprisonment specified for first offence. (4) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 39 of this Act shall on conviction be punished for first such offence with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to Rs. 1,00,000 or with both, and for such subsequent offence with double the fine and imprisonment specified for first offence.