Power to remove difficulties.

1. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act in consequence of the transition to the said provisions from the provisions of the Acts in force immediately before

the commencement of this Act, the State Government, may by notification make such provisions as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.

1. (2) Every notification issued under sub-section (1) shall, as soon as may be after it is issued, be laid before both Houses of the State Legislature. I NOTIFICATION Bangalore, dated 19th August, 1963 [No. PLM 251 MDA 61] In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 1 of the Mysore Medical Registration Act, 1961 (Mysore Act 34 of 1961), the

Government of Mysore hereby appoints the 22nd August 1963 as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force. By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, (L.G. DESAI) Under Secretary to Government, P.H., L. & Ml. A.D.

(Published in the Karnataka Gazette, Part IV-2C(ii), dated 5th September, 1963 at page. 656.)

II NOTIFICATION (Published in the Karnataka Gazette, Part IV-A (Extra Ordinary) No. 110, dated: 14.02.2012) Bangalore, Dated: 13 th February, 2012 (No. HFW 416 MPS 2011) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 1 of the Karnataka Medical Registration (Amendment) Act, 2003 (Karnataka Act 43 of 2003), the Government of Karnataka, hereby appoints the 1 st day of March 2012 as the date on which all the provisions of the said Act, shall come into force.

By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, V. SAIBABA Under Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department (Medical Education) Medical Registration

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KARNATAKA ACT NO. 43 OF 2003 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 16th day of September, 2003) THE KARNATAKA MEDICAL REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, (Received the assent of the Governor on the 12th day of September, 2003) An Act to amend the Karnataka Medical Registration Act, 1961. Whereas, it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Medical Registration Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1961) for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the fifty-fourth year of the Republic of India, as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the

Karnataka Medical Registration (Amendment) Act, 2003.

1. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of the Act. 2. Amendment of section 3.- In section 3 of the Karnataka Medical Registration Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1961) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),-
2. (1) in sub-section (2), for clauses (b), (c) and (d) the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(b) four members to be elected from amongst themselves by the “teachers” and “teachers of the University” as defined in clauses (m) and (n) respectively of section 2 of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Act, 1994 (Karnataka Act 44 of 1994) and who are registered under this Act.
   • (c) four members to be nominated by the State Government from among registered practitioners.
   • (d) one member to be nominated by the State Government from amongst the members of the Karnataka State Dental Council, the Karnataka Pharmacy Council, the Karnataka Nursing Council, the Karnataka Ayurvedic and Homoeopathy Council, by rotation for a period of one year.
3. (2) in sub-section (3),
   • (i) for the word, brackets and letter “clause (d)” the word,

brackets and letter “clause (c)” shall be substituted;

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1. (ii) for the words, brackets and letters “clauses (a), (b) and (c)” the words, brackets and letters “clauses (a) and (b)” shall be substituted;

1. (3) in sub-section (4), for the words “by the members from amongst

themselves” the words, brackets and letter “by the members other than a member referred to in clause (d), from amongst themselves” shall be substituted.

section 3” shall be inserted. 4. Amendment of section 6.- In section 6 of the principal Act, the following proviso shall be inserted at the end, namely:- “Provided that where a vacancy has arisen in the office of the elected member of the Council and the remainder period of the term of office is less than six months no election shall be held to fill up such vacancy.”

5. Amendment of section 8.- In section 8 of the principal Act,-

1. (i) in clause (b), for the words “ceases to be a member of the faculty of medicine of the University concerned” the words “ceases to be a teacher or as the case may be, teacher of the University or ceases to be a registered practitioner” shall be substituted;
2. (ii) in clause (c), for the words, brackets and letter “clause (a) or (c)” the word, bracket and letter “clause (a)” shall be substituted. 6. Amendment of section 9.- In section 9 of the principal Act, the following proviso shall be inserted at the end, namely:- “Provided that the member nominated under clause (d) of sub-

section (2) of section 3 shall participate in meeting of the Medical Council but shall not have a right to vote in such meeting.” 7. Amendment of section 13.- In section 13 of the principal Act,-

1. (a) in sub-section (1),
   • (i) for the words “a fee of fifteen rupees” the words “prescribed fee” shall be substituted; 1961: KAR. ACT 34] Medical Registration
   • (ii) in the proviso, for the words “a fee of two rupees” the words “a prescribed fee” shall be substituted.
2. (b) in sub-section (2), for the words, figures and bracket the Code of

shall be substituted. 8. Amendment of section 15.- In section 15 of the principal Act,-

1. (1) in the heading for the words “for misconduct” the words “for misconduct etc.,” shall be substituted.
2. (2) in sub-section (1),
   • (i) for the words, “guilty of any misconduct” the words “guilty of any misconduct, negligence, incompetence or violation of code of Medical ethics” shall be substituted;
   • (ii) in the explanation, for the words, figures and brackets “the

Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 (Central Act V of 1898,)” the words, figures and brackets “the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974)” shall be substituted.

9. Amendment of section 16.- In section 16 of the principal Act, after clause (c), the following clause shall be inserted, namely,- “(d) inspection of Medical Institutions such as Hospital, Nursing Homes, consultation rooms, Diagnostic Centres, Polyclinics, Clinics, Health and Care Institutions by whatever name called including Government Hospitals, carrying Medical Practice: Provided that no such inspection of a private or Government hospital or a teaching hospital of a medical college shall be made without a written compliant".

10. Amendment of section 18.- In section 18 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words, “there shall, in all such inquiries, be an assessor to the Medical Council” the words “the Medical Council may in such inquiries take the assistance of an assessor” shall be substituted.

11. Amendment of section 19.- In section 19 of the principal Act,-

1. (1) in sub-section (1), for the words “on or before the thirty first day of December of every year a renewal fee of two rupees” the words”a prescribed fee on or before such date as may be prescribed” shall be substituted. Medical Registration [1961: KAR. ACT 34
2. (2) after sub-section (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

“Provided that the renewal of registration shall not be done unless the registered Medical Practitioner produces a certificate for having attended a Continuing Medical Education programme for not less than one hundred hours conducted by an organization or institution recognized by the Medical Council.

(Central Act V of 1898).” the words, figures and bracket “the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) shall be substituted.

the notice board in the office of the Medical Council” shall be substituted.

T.N. Chaturvedi Governor of Karnataka

By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka M.R. Hegde Secretary to Government, Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation.

KARNATAKA ACT NO. 19 OF 2017 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 06th day of April, 2017) THE KARNATAKA MEDICAL REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017 (Received the assent of Governor on the 03rd day of April, 2017)

An Act further to amend the Karnataka Medical Registration Act, 1961.

Whereas, it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Medical Registration Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1961) for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the sixty-eighth year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Medical Registration (Amendment) Act, 2017.

1. (2) It shall come into force at once. Sections 3and 19 are Incorporated in the Principal Act.
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