Registration of other persons registered in merged States

(1) Any person other than the one specified in section 8A of the Bombay Medical Act, 1912, or section 17A of this Act, whose name immediately before the date of the merger of the State with the State of Bombay stood registered in the register maintained under any law for the time being in force corresponding to either of the aforesaid Acts shall be entered in the list. (2) If any question arises whether a person is entitled to have his name entered in the list under sub-section (1), the matter shall be referred to the Surgeon General with the Government of Bombay for decision and his decision shall be final.