Chapter VI Chapter VI

Privileges of Registered Practitioners

Practitioner Certificates.— Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force,—

1. (1) The expression legally qualified Indian system of medicines and homoeopathy practitioner or duly qualified Indian system of medicines and homoeopathy practitioner or any word importing a person, recognised by law as Indian system of medicines and homoeopathy practitioner or member of Indian system of medicines and 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. (2) A certificate required under any Act or rule having the force of law from any Indian system of medicines and homoeopathy practitioner shall be valid, if such certificate has been granted by a registered practitioner.
3. (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 or any public establishment, body or institution dealing with homoeopathic system of medicine.
4. (4) Unless the Board 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 Indian system of medicines and 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 Indian system of medicines and 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 Indian system of medicines and homoeopathy practitioner.

Exemption from serving on inquests.— Notwithstanding anything in any other law for the time being in force, every registered practitioner shall be exempt, if he so desires, from serving on any inquest or as a juror or assessor under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1972 (Central Act 2 of 1974).