Prohibition against addition

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Chapter V PENALTIES

Statutory text

(1) No person shall add to his name any title, description, letter or abbreviation which implies that he holds a degree, diploma, licence or certificate or any other like award as his qualification to practice Siddha medicine, unless—
- (a) he holds a degree, diploma, licence or certificate or any other like award; and
- (b) such degree, diploma, licence or certificate or any other like award—
  - (i) is recognised by any law for the time being in force in India or in any part thereof; or
  - (ii) has been conferred, granted or issued under sub-section
(1) of section 17.
(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section
(1) shall be punishable—
- (i) for the first offence, with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees;
- (ii) for the second or any subsequent offence with, imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
(3) Whoever contravenes the provisions of this section shall be punishable—
- (i) for the first offence, with fine which may extend to three hundred rupees;
- (ii) for the second or any subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

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