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The Delhi Medical Council Act, 1996

The Delhi Medical Council Act, 1996

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The Delhi Medical Council Act, 1996, establishes the Delhi Medical Council to register and regulate doctors practicing modern scientific medicine in Delhi. It applies to all qualified medical practitioners in the region, requiring them to register to practice legally. The Act matters because it protects public safety by ensuring only qualified professionals provide medical care and by standardizing professional healthcare ethics. It also empowers the Council to take disciplinary action against misconduct and penalizes fraudulent practitioners. Ultimately, this crucial legislation safeguards the capital's healthcare system by distinguishing trained doctors from unqualified individuals, maintaining essential public trust in modern medical services.

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Chapter I PRELlMlNAHY →

  1. 1Short title, cxtcnt and e o m n ~ c n e t n ~ e n t . ~Thisl ) ACImay be called lhc Dclhi Me
  2. 2Dcfiniliuns.- In this Act, unless (he con~ex-tothcnvisc requires
  3. 3Cunctiiulion, flrnctions and powers or Ihc Council.-Cons~ilutiurl and i~tcorpo~~aiio~iof the Council:
  4. 4Term of office
  5. 5Casual vacancics
  6. 6Resignation
  7. 7~i~~~aliiication and disability
  8. 10powers, dulies and funcljons of the Council
  9. 11Executive Committee
  10. 12Fee and allowances to membcrsof [heCouncil and of the Executive Cornrnittcc
  11. 13income and expendirure ofthe Council
  12. 14Appointmen1of Registrar mdlor Deputy Regism of the Council, lheir duties and functions
  13. 15Preperation of Register
  14. 16Special procedure lor registration in certain cases
  15. 18Fee for and cerlificate of provisional registration
  16. 19Maintenance of register
  17. 20Pubticalion of list or registered practitioner
  18. 21Regislrar of thc entry of the name of s ~ r hperson on the rcgister shall be evidence rhar such pcrson is registered under rhe " provisionsof this Acr.
  19. 25The provisions of this Acr arc ia additionto, and not in derogarion dfrlle provisions of the Indian Medical Council
  20. 26If any personwhose namc is not Tor the time beingenlcred in the rcgistcr, falscly rcprescnrs that it is so catered, or
  21. 28Court competent to try omencc, undcr this Act and lake cognizance ofoffcnce
  22. 31TheCouncil shall foll~wthe conduct and code ofmedical ethics as prescribed by the Medical Council of India
  23. 32If any dificulty arises in giving cirecl to ~ l l cprovisionsofthis Act, the Government may by order as occasion

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