Vidhi Codex

Bare Act

The Punjab Medical Registration Act, 1916

Civil191628 sections

This Act provides for the registration of medical practitioners in Punjab. It sets up a Medical Council, with a Registrar, to keep a medical register of qualified practitioners. It sets out who can be registered, the privileges of registered practitioners, and the Council's constitution, members' qualifications and terms, and meetings.

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  1. 1. Short title and extent
  2. 2. Commencement of Act
  3. 3. Definitions
  4. 4. Privileges of registered practitioners
  5. 5. Constitution of Medical Council
  6. 5A. Temporary provisions in the Union territory of Chandigarh
  7. 6. Qualifications of members
  8. 7. Tenure of office of members
  9. 8. Cessation of membership
  10. 9. Filling up of vacancies
  11. 10. Registrar and other officers
  12. 11. Medical register
  13. 12. Meetings of Council
  14. 13. Persons who may be registered
  15. 14. Entry of new titles and qualifications in register
  16. 15. Appeal against the decision of registrar
  17. 16. Alteration of register by Council
  18. 17. Procedure in inquiries and appeals
  19. 18. Appeal against the decision of Council
  20. 19. Limiting of jurisdiction of civil courts
  21. 20. Power of Central Government to alter schedule
  22. 21. Power of Council to call for information regarding efficiency of teaching and to attend examinations
  23. 22. Control by Central Government
  24. 23. Penalty for falsely pretending to be a registered practitioner
  25. 24. Power to make rules and bye-laws
  26. 25. [Omitted]
  27. 27. SCHEDULE I THE SCHEDULE
  28. I. THE SCHEDULE

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