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The Indian Medical Degrees (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1940

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This Act amends the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916, to regulate the professional titles used by medical practitioners. It prohibits individuals from adding titles to their names that imply they hold medical qualifications unless they actually possess a recognized degree, diploma, or license from a valid authority such as the Indian government, a State government, or the UK General Council of Medical Education. The law aims to protect the public by preventing unqualified people from misleading patients and ensures that only those with legitimate credentials can use professional designations, imposing fines for those who violate these rules.

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  1. 1. Short title.
  2. 2. Amendment of long title and preamble to Central Act VII of 1916.
  3. 3. Insertion of new section 6-A in Central Act VII of 1916.

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