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The Rajasthan Indian Medicine Act, 1953

The Rajasthan Indian Medicine Act, 1953

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This legislation establishes the Board of Indian Medicine in Rajasthan to oversee the practice of traditional medical systems including Ayurveda, Unani, and Naturopathy. It aims to develop these fields while ensuring they are regulated properly. The Act repeals previous laws like the Jaipur Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbi Practitioners Act of 1943 and creates a framework for registering practitioners and maintaining standards across the state.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2. Repeal
  4. 3. Interpretation
  5. 4. Establishment of the Board
  6. 5. Dissolution of existing Boards
  7. 6. Constitution of the Board
  8. 7. Nomination of members in default of election
  9. 8. Disqualifications for membership
  10. 9. Notification of elections, nominations and vacancies
  11. 10. Reconstitution of Board
  12. 11. Disabilities for continuing as member
  13. 12. Appeal by members removed
  14. 13. Resignation
  15. 14. Filling of Casual vacancies
  16. 15. Term of office
  17. 16. Eligibility for re-election or re-nomination
  18. 17. Quorum
  19. 18. Procedure at meetings
  20. 19. Time and place of meetings
  21. 20. Establishment of Advisory Committees
  22. 21. Validity of proceedings
  23. 22. Functions of Committees
  24. 23. Allotment of funds and their control
  25. 24. Payment of expenses
  26. 25. Powers and duties of Chairman
  27. 26. Registrar
  28. 27. Other officers and servants
  29. 28. Conditions of service, etc.
  30. 29. Chairman etc. to be public servants
  31. 30. Duties of Registrar
  32. 31. Maintenance of registers
  33. 32. Persons entitled to be registered
  34. 33. Fees for registration
  35. 34. Transfer of class
  36. 35. Maintenance of lists
  37. 36. Persons entitled to be enlisted
  38. 37. Fees for enlistment
  39. 38. Amendment of Schedule
  40. 39. Qualifications and conditions for enlistment
  41. 40. Power of Board to call for information from medical institutions
  42. 41. Information required of applicants for registration or enlistment
  43. 42. Power of Board to prohibit entry in or to direct removal from a register or list
  44. 43. Notice of deaths and erasure of names from register
  45. 44. Penalty on unregistered person representing that the he is registered
  46. 45. Procedure in inquiries
  47. 46. Publication of names entered in the registers
  48. 47. Powers of the Board
  49. 48. Making of regulations
  50. 49. Disposal of fees
  51. 50. Special privileges of "A" class registered practitioners
  52. 51. Qualified practitioner's certificates
  53. 52. Reservation of certain appointments to Vaidyas, etc. who have qualified themselves from educational institutions recognised by the Board
  54. 53. Exemption from serving on inquest
  55. 54. Rules
  56. 55. Appeals to State Government from decisions of Board
  57. 56. Bar to suit and other legal proceedings
  58. 57. Mode of proof of Board's records
  59. 58. Restriction on the summoning of Board's servants to produce documents
  60. 59. Control of Board by State Government
  61. 60. Court competent to try offences under this Act and cognizance of offences
  62. 61. Prohibition of practice of persons not listed
  63. 62. Penalty
  64. 63. Savings
  65. 64. Conferring, granting or issuing diploma, licence, etc. by Unauthorised person or institution
  66. 65. False assumption of degree, diploma or certificate to be an offence
  67. Schedule. Schedule

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