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The 1[Karnataka] Medical Registration Act, 1961

The 1[Karnataka] Medical Registration Act, 1961

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This Act provides for the registration of medical practitioners and establishes the Karnataka Medical Council to regulate the medical profession in the State of Karnataka. It applies to qualified medical practitioners, medical institutions, teaching facilities, and professional regulatory bodies operating within the state. The law mandates that only registered practitioners can legally practice modern scientific medicine, sign medical certificates, and hold official medical appointments. It empowers the Medical Council to maintain an updated register, investigate professional misconduct, negligence, or incompetence, inspect medical institutions upon complaint, and enforce mandatory continuing medical education for registration renewal, thereby safeguarding public health and ensuring professional standards.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Establishment, incorporation and constitution of Council.
  5. 4. Nomination of members in default of election.
  6. 5. Term of Office.
  7. 6. Vacancies.
  8. 7. Disqualifications.
  9. 8. Disabilities for continuing as member.
  10. 9. Time and place of meeting and procedure at meetings of
  11. 10. Validity of proceedings.
  12. 11. Registrar and officers.
  13. 12. Register.
  14. 13. Registration of Medical Practitioners.
  15. 14. Appeals against decision of Registrar.
  16. 15. Removal of Medical Practitioner’s name from register
  17. 16. Medical Council to have powers of Civil Courts.
  18. 17. Inquiries to be deemed to be judicial proceedings.
  19. 18. Assessor to Medical Council.
  20. 19. Government may determine.
  21. 20. Qualified Practitioners Certificate.
  22. 21. Persons entitled to hold certain appointments.
  23. 22. Notice of death.
  24. 23. Exemption from serving on inquests, etc.
  25. 24. Fees payable to members.
  26. 25. Disposal of fees.
  27. 26. Publication of list of practitioners.
  28. 27. Elections to be held by distributive vote.
  29. 28. Penalties.
  30. 29. Protection of action taken in good faith.
  31. 30. Jurisdiction of civil courts.
  32. 31. Power to make rules.
  33. 32. Regulations.
  34. 33. Control.
  35. 34. Repeal and savings.
  36. 35. Power to remove difficulties.

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