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The Jammu and Kashmir Medical Registration Act, 1998

The Jammu and Kashmir Medical Registration Act, 1998

Health199828 sections

The Jammu and Kashmir Medical Registration Act, 1998, establishes a formal framework for the registration and regulation of medical practitioners within the state. It creates a Medical Council responsible for maintaining an official register of qualified doctors, ensuring that only those with recognized medical degrees or diplomas can practice. The Act grants specific privileges to registered practitioners, such as the exclusive right to sign medical certificates and hold official medical appointments. By setting clear standards for professional conduct and providing penalties for those falsely claiming to be doctors, the Act protects public health and ensures accountability in the medical profession.

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  1. 1. Short title
  2. 2. Extent
  3. 3. Commencement of Act
  4. 4. Definitions
  5. 5. Privileges of registered practitioners
  6. 6. Omitted.
  7. 7. Qualifications of members
  8. 8. Tenure of office of members
  9. 9. Cessation of membership
  10. 10. Filling up vacancies
  11. 11. Provided that the term of office of a member elected or appointed to fill a vacancy occurring any time after the constitution of a Council, shall be the residue of the term provided for under section 8.
  12. 12. Medical register
  13. 13. Such register shall be deemed to be a public document within the meaning of the Jammu and Kashmir Evidence Act, 1977.
  14. 14. Questions of order shall be decided by the member presiding at the meeting.
  15. 14A. Duties of persons registered under clause (b) or clause (c) of first proviso to section 14
  16. 15. Entry of new titles and qualifications in register
  17. 16. Appeal against the decision of Registrar
  18. 17. The said appeal shall be preferred within three months from the date of the order appealed against.
  19. 18. The Council may also direct that any name so removed shall be restored.
  20. 19. Appeal against the decision of Council
  21. 20. Such appeal shall be preferred within three months from the date of the Council's decision.
  22. 21. Power of Government to alter Schedule
  23. 22. Power of the Council to call for information regarding efficiency of teaching and to attend examinations
  24. 23. Control by the Government
  25. 24. Penalty for falsely pretending to be a registered practitioner
  26. 25. Cognizance of offence
  27. 26. Power to make rules and byelaws
  28. I. THE SCHEDULE

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