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The Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961.

महाराष्ट्र वैद्यक व्यवसायी अधिनियम, १९६१.

Maharashtra
Act number
28 of 1961
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Medical Education and Drugs Department
Enacted
10 Jun 1961

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54 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Establishment and incorporation of Council and dissolution of existing Board and Faculty, and Director to function as Administrator temporarily.
  4. Section 3AConstitution of Council.
  5. Section 4Procedure for election of members, President and Vice-President.
  6. Section 5Term of office.
  7. Section 6Casual vacancies.
  8. Section 7Resignation.
  9. Section 8Disqualification, disability and removal from office.
  10. Section 9Meetings of the Council.
  11. Section 10Proceedings of meetings and validity of acts.
  12. Section 11Fees and allowances for meetings.
  13. Section 12Income and expenditure of the Council.
  14. Section 13Deleted.
  15. Section 14Powers, duties and functions of the Council.
  16. Section 15Deleted.
  17. Section 16Registrar and other employees of the Council.
  18. Section 16AExecutive Committee of Council.
  19. Section 16BDeleted.
  20. Section 17Preparation of register.
  21. Section 18Enlisted practitioner's deemed to be registered practitioners on 30th September 1976.
  22. Section 18AProvisional registration for practice.
  23. Section 19Persons not entitled to registration.
  24. Section 20Removal of names from the register.
  25. Section 21Maintenance of register.
  26. Section 22Deleted.
  27. Section 23Publication of list of registered practitioners.
  28. Section 23ARenewal of registration.
  29. Section 24No refund of fees.
  30. Section 25Rights of registered practitioners to practice.
  31. Section 26Examinations held by Council and courses of studies.
  32. Section 32Repeal and saving.
  33. Section 27Recognition of Institutions.
  34. Section 28Withdrawal of recognition of institutions
  35. Section 29Amendment of Schedule.
  36. Section 30Rules.
  37. Section 31By-laws.
  38. Section 32Control of State Government.
  39. Section 33Prohibition of medical practice by persons not registered.
  40. Section 33AUnregistered persons not to hold certain appointments.
  41. Section 34Registered practitioners competent to give valid certificates or expert evidence.
  42. Section 35Conferring, granting or issuing colourable imitations of degrees, diplomas or licences to be an offence.
  43. Section 36Prohibition against addition of any title, description, etc., to name of any person unless authorised to do so.
  44. Section 37Deleted.
  45. Section 38Cognizance of offences.
  46. Section 39Indemnity to persons acting under the Act.
  47. Section 40Repeal and saving.
  48. Section 41Vesting of rights, duties, etc., in the Council and saving.
  49. Section 42Deleted.
  50. Section 43Deleted.
  51. Section 44Deleted.
  52. Section 45Deleted.
  53. Section 46Deleted.
  54. Section 47Power to remove difficulty.