Conferring, granting or issuing diploma, licence, etc. by unauthorised person or institution

Conferring, granting or issuing diploma, licence, etc. by unauthorised person or institution.--(1) No person other than an association or institution recognised or authorised by the Board under this Act shall confer, grant or issue or hold itself out as entitled to confer, grant or issue any diploma, licence, certificate or other documents stating or implying that the holder, grantee, or recipient is qualified to practise the Ayurvedic or Unani Systems of Medicine.

1. (2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, be punishable with fine, which may extend to five hundred rupees and if the person so contravening is an association, every member of such association who, knowingly and wilfully authorises or permits the contravention shall, on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.