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

1. This Act may be called the Indian Medical Degrees (Tamil Nadu) Amendment Act, 1940.

2. In the long title and in the preamble to the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), for the words "of such titles", the words "of such titles and of titles implying qualifications in other systems of medicines" shall be substituted.

3. After section 6 of the said Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:— "6-A. (1) No person shall add to his name any title, description, letters or abbreviations which imply that he holds a degree, diploma, licence or certificate as his qualification to practise any system of medicine unless— (a) he actually holds such degree, diploma, licence or certificate ; and (b) such degree, diploma, licence or certificate— (i) is recognized by any law for the time being in force in (India) or in any part thereof ; or (ii) has been conferred, granted or issued by an authority referred to in section 3; or (iii) has been recognized by the General Council of Medical Education of the United Kingdom; or (iv) in cases not falling under sub-clause (i), sub-clause (ii) or sub-clause (iii), has been conferred, granted or issued by an authority empowered or recognized as competent, by the (State) Government to confer, grant or issue such degree, diploma, licence or certificate. (2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall, notwithstanding anything contained in section 6, be punished in the case of a first conviction, with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees and in the case of a subsequent conviction, with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees."