Powers, duties and functions of the Council subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by or under the provisions of the Act, the powers, duties and specific functions of the Council shall be:

(1) To maintain the live register and to provide for the registration of medical practitioners; (2) To hear and decide appeals against any decision of the Registrar; (3) To prescribe a code of ethics for regulating the professional conduct of practitioners; i.e. lay down the standards of professional ethics in the practice of medicine. (4) Lends advice to the State government on matters relating to the medical education and practice in medicine. (5) Organized Seminars, Symposiums, and Workshops in order to promote continuous medical education and practice in medicine. (6) Perform such functions may be laid down in the rules made by the Central government. (7) To Exercise such otberpowers, perform such other duties and discharge such otherhctions, as are laid downin thisAct, orasmay beprescribed. (8) To receive complaints fiom public (including patients and their relatives) against misconduct or negligence by amedical practitioner, to proceed for inquest, take a decision on the merits of the case and to initiate disciplinary action or award compensation and similarly to take action against £tivolous complaints; (9) To provide protection to its members in dischargmgprofessional duties (1 0) To ensure that no unqualified person practices modem scientific system of medicine. (1 1) To reprimand apractitioner, or to suspend or remove his name from the register, or to take such other disciplinary action against him as may, in the opinion ofthe Council be necessary or expedient; (1 2) Committees. I. Executive Committee 11. Committee forprotection of Doctors 111. Ethics Committee IV. CME Committee V. Anti-Quackery Committee VI. Disciphq Committee VII. Land and Building Committee VID. News letter Committee IX. Finance Committee X. Constitutional and Amendment Committee XI. Nursinghome Committee XU. Staffwelfare Committee XUI. Diagnostic Committee