Practitioner Certificate

Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force,— (1) The expression legally qualified homoeopathy practitioner or duly qualified Indian system of medicines and homoeopathy practitioner or any word importing a person, recognised by law as homoeopathy practitioner or member of homoeopathy profession, shall in all Acts, extended to the State of Goa or in all Acts of Legislature in their application to the State of Goa, in so far as such Acts relate to any of the matters specified in list II or list III in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, be deemed to include a registered practitioner. (2) A certificate required under any Act or rule having the force of law from any homoeopathy practitioner shall be valid, if such certificate has been granted by a registered practitioner. (3) A registered practitioner shall be eligible to hold any appointment as a physician or other medical officer in any dispensary, hospital supported by or receiving a grant from the Government or any local authority and treating patients according to Indian system of medicines and homoeopathy. (4) Unless the Board[Council] otherwise directs a registered practitioner shall be entitled to,— (a) sign or authenticate a birth or death certificate required by any law or rule to be signed or authenticated by a duly qualified homoeopathic practitioner; (b) sign or authenticate a medical or physical fitness certificate required by any law or rule to be signed or authenticated by a duly qualified homoeopathic practitioner; (c) give evidence at any inquest or in any court of law as an expert under section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Central Act 1 of 1872), on any matter relating [homoeopathy practitioner].