section 18
Registration of Practitioners
The Tamil Nadu Siddha System of Medicine (Development and Registration of Practitioners) Act, 1997Health199740 sections6 chapters
Chapter IV REGISTRATION OF PRACTITIONERS
Statutory text
- (1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act,-
- (a) every person who possesses any of the qualifications specified in the Schedule; or
- (b) every person who does not possess any of the qualifications specified in the Schedule but possesses any of the qualifications recognised by the Council, shall be entitled to have his name entered in the register maintained under sub-section
- (1) of section 19.
- (2) Every application for registration under this Act shall be sent to the Registrar together with such fee not exceeding two hundred and fifty rupees as may be prescribed in the rules and with such proof of qualification for registration as may be prescribed by the Council by regulations.
- (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Council may refuse to register any person who has been convicted of any offence which, in the opinion of the Council, implies a defect of character disentitling him to be registered or who, after an inquiry at which opportunity has been given to him to be heard in person or by pleader, has been held by the Council to have been guilty of infamous conduct in any professional respect.
- (4) Every registration under sub-section
- (1) shall be in force for a period of five years and may, subject to the provisions of sub-section (5), be renewed for a period of five years at a time.
- (5) Every application for renewal of registration under sub-section
- (4) shall be made within such time and with such fee, not exceeding twenty five rupees, as may be prescribed and the provisions of this Act shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to the renewal of a registration as they apply in relation to registration.
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