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Bare Act

The Bombay Homoeopathic and Biochemical Practitioners Act, 1959

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The Bombay Homoeopathic and Biochemic Practitioners' Act, 1959, establishes the legal framework for regulating the practice of Homoeopathic and Biochemic medicine within the state of Maharashtra. It creates the Board of Homoeopathic and Biochemic Systems of Medicine and the Court of Examiners to oversee professional standards, medical education, and the registration of practitioners. The Act mandates that only qualified individuals may practice these systems, ensuring public safety through a formal registration process and disciplinary oversight. For the ordinary citizen, this law provides a mechanism to verify the credentials of their medical providers and ensures that practitioners adhere to established professional and ethical standards.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Constitution and incorporation of Board
  4. 4. Time, place and manner of election of members
  5. 5. Term of Office
  6. 6. Extension of period of Board
  7. 7. Casual vacancies
  8. 8. Resignation
  9. 9. The resignation shall take effect from the date on which the notice is received by the Registrar, who shall take immediate steps to convene a meeting of the Board for the election of a new President.
  10. 10. Meetings of the Board
  11. 11. Proceedings of meetings and validity of acts
  12. 12. Fees and allowances to members of the Board and sub-committee
  13. 13. Income and expenditure of the Board
  14. 14. Powers, duties and functions of the Board
  15. 15. Registrar and other employees of Board
  16. 15A. Executive Committee of Board
  17. 16. Constitution and incorporation of Court
  18. 17. Application of sections 4(1), 8 to 12 and 15(6) and (7) to the Court
  19. 18. Powers, duties and functions of the Court
  20. 19. Income and expenditure of the Court
  21. 19A. Executive Committee of Court
  22. 20. Preparation of Register
  23. 21. Preparation of list of persons in practice on the relevant day
  24. 22. Undertaking for entering name in Register or list
  25. 23. Removal of names from register
  26. 24. Persons not entitled to registration or enlistment
  27. 25. Maintenance of register and list
  28. 26. Renewal of registration
  29. 27. No refund of fees
  30. 28. Right of registered practitioner
  31. 29. Examinations held by the Court and courses of studies
  32. 30. Recognition of Institutions
  33. 31. Withdrawal of recognition of Institutions
  34. 32. Amendment of First Schedule
  35. 33. Rules
  36. 34. Regulations
  37. 35. Bye-laws
  38. 36. Government
  39. 37. Indemnity to persons acting under the Act
  40. 38. Repeal and saving
  41. 39. Dissolution of Boards constituted under the repealed Acts and constitution of new Board
  42. 40. Dissolution of Court and appointment of new Court
  43. 41. Provision regarding Registrars
  44. 42. Provision regarding examinations
  45. 43. Provision regarding recognised Institution
  46. 44. Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the powers of the State Government under section 31 to withdraw the recognition granted to any such institution.
  47. 45. Power to remove difficulties
  48. 46. Amendment of Bom. XXVI of 1938 as applied to Saurashtra area of Bombay State

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