Factors to be taken into account in disposing of application.

In disposing of an application under section 6, the competent authority shall have regard to the following factors:—

1. (a) whether the private doctor is holding the qualifications prescribed by a statute or an enactment or allied laws in any system of medicine/dentistry recognised by the Government/Central Government and is registered with the Medical Council of India/Dental Council of India or the Goa Medical Council/Goa Dental Council or the Goa Board of Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy:
2. (b) whether the place where private practice is carried on is hygienically suitable and conforms to the minimum standards as prescribed under section 4;
3. (c) where the private doctor has more than one place of private practice, whether all such places conform to the norms as specified in clause (b) above; *[(d) whether the premises housing the Pathological Laboratory and Diagnostic Centre is adequately suitable, hygienically or otherwise;
4. (e) whether the Pathological Laboratory and Diagnostic Centre is adequately staffed with qualified medical practitioners, pathological technicians, paramedical and other technical staff, as the case may be, and conforms to the specified standards concerning laboratories, instruments or equipments and other facilities;
5. (f) whether the facility for disposing bio-medical waste as per the provisions of the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2003, is available:] Ne) such other factors as may be prescribed.