Recognition of institutions

(1) No person shall, without the recognition of the Council, establish any Ayurved nursing institution or conduct any course in Ayurved nursing subjects to prepare students for obtaining any recognized Ayurved nursing qualification. (2) Application for recognition of an Ayurved nursing institution shall be made to the Registrar in such form and along with such fee as may be prescribed. (3) The Council shall make such inquiry as it deems necessary, through such inspectors, whether from among the members of the Council or otherwise, for the purpose of ensuring whether recognition should be granted or not, and shall, by order, grant recognition or reject the application for recognition. (4) Only such educational or training institutions shall be granted recognition under this Act which are in accordance with the standards set by regulations made by the Council under this Act. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), all institutions conducting Ayurved nursing courses on the date of commencement of this Act, shall apply for recognition within six months from the date of commencement of this Act and shall obtain recognition: Provided that if an institution applying for recognition under this sub-section is not in accordance with the standards set by the Council in this regard, then temporary recognition may be granted to such institution subject to the condition that facilities as per the standards set by the Council shall be made available within a period of one year from the date of granting temporary recognition. (6) If the institution fails to fulfill the condition specified in the proviso to sub-section (5) within the period specified therein, the temporary recognition granted under that sub-section shall stand withdrawn immediately.