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The Orissa Ayurvedic Medicine Act, 1960

The Orissa Ayurvedic Medicine Act, 1960

Health196061 sections7 chapters

The Orissa Ayurvedic Medicine Act, 1960, establishes a formal regulatory framework for the Ayurvedic system of medicine in the state of Odisha (formerly Orissa). It creates two primary governing bodies: the Orissa State Council of Ayurvedic Medicine, which handles administration and registration, and the State Faculty of Ayurvedic Medicine, which oversees academic standards, examinations, and curriculum. The Act mandates the registration of qualified practitioners, sets strict standards for Ayurvedic educational institutions, and regulates the sale of Ayurvedic drugs. For citizens, this legislation ensures that they receive medical treatment from verified, qualified professionals, thereby protecting public health and promoting the development of traditional medicine within a structured, legal environment.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTITUTION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE FACULTY →

  1. 3Establishment and Constitution of the Council
  2. 4Establishment and Constitution of Faculty
  3. 5Dissolution of the existing Board and savings of acts
  4. 6Election of members
  5. 7Term of office
  6. 8Notifications of elections, nominations and vacancies
  7. 9Provided that the names of all the members who are nominated or elected for the purpose of reconstitution of the Council or the Faculty, as the case may be, shall be published simultaneously.
  8. 10Casual vacancies
  9. 11Resignation of President or members
  10. 12Such resignation, after due verification, shall take effect from the date, on which it is accepted by the Council or the Faculty as the case may be.
  11. 13Provided that the Government may in any particular case remove this disqualification.
  12. 14Allowance of President, Chairman and members
  13. 15Time and place of meeting of Council and Faculty
  14. 16Procedure at the meetings
  15. 17Validity of proceedings
  16. 18Establishment of Advisory Committee
  17. 19Powers and functions of the Council
  18. 20Powers and functions of the Faculty
  19. 21Disagreement between the Council and the Faculty
  20. 22Appointment and conditions of service of Registrar and other officers and servants of the Council
  21. 23Powers and duties of Registrar and other officers and servants of the Council

Chapter IV REGISTRATION OF AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONERS →

  1. 24Maintenance of registers and the list
  2. 25Report of deaths to the Registrar and removal of names from register
  3. 26Person entitled to be registered
  4. 27Provided that such cancellation or alteration shall not be effected without giving the person affected a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
  5. 28Arrangements for modifying Schedule for settling of a scheme of reciprocity of medical qualifications in other States
  6. 29Qualifying Examination
  7. 30Power to call for information from Medical Institution
  8. 31Information required of applicants for registration
  9. 32Prohibition of entry in or removal from the register
  10. 33Procedure in inquiries and appeals
  11. 34Publication of name entered in the register
  12. 35Such copy shall be issued free of charge.
  13. 36Examination before registration
  14. 37Exemption from serving on inquests or as a juror or assessor
  15. 38Privilege of registered practitioners
  16. 39Right of registered practitioners to hold certain appointment and to grant or authenticate certificates

Chapter V Chapter V →

  1. 40Power of the Government to enforce the provisions of this Chapter
  2. 41Provided that the Government shall give wide publicity to the notification in such other manner also as they deem proper.
  3. 42Section 41 not to apply to certain persons

Chapter VI CONTROL OF THE GOVERNMENT →

  1. 43Power of inspection by the Government
  2. 44Power to supersede the Council or the Faculty

Chapter VII THE COUNCIL FUND →

  1. 45Council Fund
  2. 46Allotment of funds by Government
  3. 47Objects to which Council Fund may be applied
  4. 48Audit

Chapter VIII MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 49Appeals to Government from decision of Council
  2. 50Bar to suits and other legal proceedings
  3. 51Mode of proof of Council's records
  4. 52Restriction on the summoning of Council's servants to produce documents
  5. 53Cognizance of offences
  6. 54Conferring, granting or issuing diploma Licence, etc., by unauthorised person or institution
  7. 54AUniversity to hold examinations and confer degrees, etc., in certain cases
  8. 55False assumption of degree, diploma or certificate to be an offence
  9. 56Power to make regulations
  10. 57Power to make rules
  11. 58Repeal of Act 7 of 1916 in so far as it relates to the Ayurvedic System of medicine
  12. 59Power to remove difficulties

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