Privileges of registered practitioners

Save as is provided in Ss, 25 and 27 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, no person other than a registered practitioner shall - (a) Hold office as Physician or Surgeon or any other office (by whatever designation called) in Government or in any institution maintained by a local or other authority. (b) Practise medicine within the State of Mizoram. (c) Be entitled to sign or authenticate a medical or fitness certificate or any other certificate required by any law to be signed or authenticated by a duly qualified medical practitioner: or (d) Be entitled to give evidence at any inquest or in any court of law as an expert under S. 45 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 on any matter relating to medicine.