The Registrar and other employees appointed by the Council under this section shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of Seel ion 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860).

Preparation of Register

1. (1) The Registrar shall prepare and maintain a State medical register of medical practitioners for the State, in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
2. (2) The State medical register shall be in such form, and shall be decided into such parts as may be prescribed. The register shall include the full name, address and qualifications of the registered practitioner, the date on which each qualification was obtained and such other particulars as may he prescribed.
3. (3) Any person who possesser. a recognised medical qualification shall, at any time on an application made iri the prescribed form to the Registrar and on payment of a fee as may be prescribed by regulation and on presentation of his degree or diploma as the case may be. be entitled to have his name entered in the State medical register ordinarily within three months after completion of prescribed formalities : Provided that if a person potasses (more than recognised medical qualifications, hc^shall mention in lhe application all the recognised medical qualifications which he possesg.e.s on the date he makes the application : Provided further that the applicant wl.10 is uliable to present for sufficient cause, his degree or diploma may be granted a provisionin'"registration loir a period not exceeding one year-4 f he satisfies the Council that he holds such degree or diploma.
4. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section
5. (3) the name of every person which on the day immediately preceding the date of Connucnce- wiens bf thh/ A.et stands entered in the register kept by the Mnliakoshal Medical Council or the Medical Council, Bhopal shall be Centered in the State medical register prepared under this Act, without such person being required to make an application, or to pay any fee for this purpose.
6. (5) Every registered practitioner shall be given, a certificate o<f registration in the prescribed form.