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The Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act, 1963

The Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act, 1963

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This Act establishes the Board of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicine in Haryana to regulate the practice of these traditional medical systems. It mandates the registration of practitioners, ensuring that only qualified individuals can legally practice or issue medical certificates. The Act sets out the constitution of the Board, election procedures for its members, and the maintenance of a formal register of practitioners. By defining professional standards and prohibiting unauthorized practice or the hawking of medicines, the law protects public health and ensures that patients receive care from recognized professionals. It also provides legal mechanisms for handling election disputes and professional misconduct.

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Chapter 1 PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of section 3 of Punjab Act 42 of 1963
  3. 3Establishment and constitution of Board
  4. 4Election of members
  5. 5Term of office
  6. 6Vacancies
  7. 7Resignation
  8. 8Disabilities for continuing as member
  9. 8AProvided that before declaring his office to be vacant, the Board shall call for his explanation and record its decision thereon.
  10. 9Disqualifications
  11. 10Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Board
  12. 11Time and place of meeting of Board
  13. 12Provided that, until such regulations are made, it shall be lawful for the Chairman to summon a meeting of the Board at such time and place as he may deem expedient by letter addressed to each member.
  14. 13Provided that if a meeting is adjourned for want of quorum no quorum shall be necessary at the next meeting called for transacting the same business.
  15. 14Duties of Registrar
  16. 15Provided that the Board may, if it is satisfied on the application of the said practitioner that he has not ceased to practise, direct that his name be re-entered in the Register.
  17. 15ARegistration to be deemed in certain cases
  18. 15BRemoval of registration
  19. 16Provided that his name may be re-entered in the Register by the Registrar on payment of such additional fees as may be prescribed within two months after the expiry of the period provided for renewal.
  20. 17Procedure in inquiries
  21. 18V of 1908).
  22. 19Qualified Practitioners certificate
  23. 20Notice of death
  24. 21Exemption from serving on inquests
  25. 22V of 1898).
  26. 23Mode of proof of Board's records
  27. 24Fees for the issue of copies of orders, entries in Register, etc
  28. 25Fees received by Board
  29. 26Publication of list of practitioners
  30. 27False assumption of certificate or diploma to be an offence
  31. 28Selling medicines by hawking etc. to be an offence
  32. 29Prohibition to practice
  33. 30Penalty
  34. 31Power to amend Schedule I
  35. 32Control of State Government
  36. 33Court competent to try offence and cognizance of offences
  37. 34Protection of action taken in good faith

Chapter 3 DISPUTES REGARDING ELECTIONS →

  1. 35Definitions
  2. 36Election petitions
  3. 37Presentation of petitions
  4. 38Contents of petition
  5. 39Procedure on receiving election petition
  6. 40Provided that the petition shall not be dismissed without giving the petitioner an opportunity of being heard.
  7. 41Provided that such authority may, if it thinks fit, recall and re-examine any of the witnesses already examined.
  8. 42I of 1872), shall subject to the provisions of this Act, be deemed to apply in all respects to the trial of an election petition.
  9. 43Provided that it shall be open to the prescribed authority to direct any party to appear in person whenever the prescribed authority considers it necessary.
  10. 44Explanation:—For the purpose of enforcing the attendance of witnesses, the local limits of the jurisdiction of the prescribed authority shall be the limits of the State of Punjab.
  11. 45Secrecy of voting not to be infringed
  12. 46Answering of criminating questions and certificate of indemnity
  13. 47Expenses of witnesses
  14. 48Decision of the prescribed authority
  15. 49Grounds for setting aside election
  16. 50Abatement of election petitions
  17. 51Costs and payment thereof out of security deposits and return of such deposits
  18. 52Execution of orders as to costs
  19. 53Corrupt practices entailing disqualification
  20. 54Provided that the State Government may, for reasons to be recorded, remove the disqualification or reduce the period thereof.
  21. 55Regulations
  22. 56Interpretation
  23. 57Repeal and savings
  24. 58Transitional provisions
  25. 59Power to remove difficulties

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