section 13
Powers of Council
The Tamil Nadu Siddha System of Medicine (Development and Registration of Practitioners) Act, 1997Health199740 sections6 chapters
Chapter III ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNCIL
Statutory text
- (1) The Council may,—
- (a) establish Siddha medical institution with the approval of the Government;
- (b) give approval to establish Siddha medical institution and to withdraw such approval with the previous approval of the Government;
- (c) grant aid to Siddha medical institution;
- (d) direct the governing body or the authority in-charge of any Siddha medical institution, the establishment of which has been approved by the Council, to furnish within such period as may be specified in such direction, such reports, returns or other information as the Council may require to judge the efficiency of such institution;
- (e) inspect Siddha medical institution and also hospitals, dispensaries, asylum, infirmary, lying-in-hospital and sanatorium;
- (f) recommend to Government the opening of new hospitals and dispensaries;
- (g) prescribe and publish text books for the courses provided by the Siddha medical institution;
- (h) evolve norms for standardisation of Siddha medicine;
- (i) make regulations for the manufacture and sale of Siddha medicine;
- (j) unearth various Siddha medicine and formulations kept secret by hereditary practitioners and popularise them;
- (k) formulate the aims and patterns of research on scientific lines in Siddha medicine;
- (l) undertake any research or research oriented programme;
- (m) propagate the research activities and their results in Siddha medicine both at national and international levels;
- (n) procure rare and esoteric cudgeon leaf literature, old manuscripts and rare printed books in Siddha medicine and undertake their publications and documentation;
- (o) make regulations for the conduct of its meetings;
- (q) receive grants, donations, gifts and endowments;
- (r) incur such expenditure, adopt such measures and do such acts as may be necessary for the furtherance of the powers and functions mentioned in this section; prescribe by regulations the standards of professional conduct and etiquettes and code of ethics to be observed by a registered practitioner; and
- (t) promote activities and research in the development of medicinal herbs and minerals.
- (2) The Council shall perform such other functions as the Government may direct for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
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