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The Maharashtra State Council for Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Act, 2002.

महाराष्ट्र राज्य व्यवसायोपचार व भौतिकोपचार परिषद अधिनियम, २००२.

Maharashtra

An Act to provide for the constitution of the Maharashtra State Council for Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy for the purpose of co-ordination and determination of standards of education in the field of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy and for the maintenance of a Register of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists for the State of Maharashtra and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
2 of 2004
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Medical Education and Drugs Department
Enacted
12 Jan 2004

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42 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Constitution and incorporation of a Council.
  4. Section 4Term of office.
  5. Section 5Casual vacancies.
  6. Section 6Resignation.
  7. Section 7Disqualification.
  8. Section 8Meetings of Council.
  9. Section 9Proceedings of meetings.
  10. Section 10Executive Committee and other Committees.
  11. Section 11Equivalence and Registration Committee.
  12. Section 12Fees and allowance to members of Council, Executive Committee and Equivalence and Registration Committee.
  13. Section 13Income and Expenditure of Council.
  14. Section 14Appointment of Registrar, his duties and functions.
  15. Section 15Other employees of Council.
  16. Section 16Powers, duties and functions of Council.
  17. Section 17Permission for establishment of new institutions, new course of study, etc.
  18. Section 18Non-recognition of qualifications in certain cases.
  19. Section 19Time for seeking permission for certain existing institutions.
  20. Section 20Recognition of qualifications granted by Universities, etc., in India or abroad for occupational therapy or physiotherapy professionals.
  21. Section 21Effect of recognition.
  22. Section 22Power to require information as to courses of study and training and examination.
  23. Section 23Inspector.
  24. Section 24Withdrawal of recognition.
  25. Section 25Professional conduct.
  26. Section 26Information to be furnished.
  27. Section 27Preparation of Register.
  28. Section 28Removal of names from Register.
  29. Section 29Appeal against order of removal of names from the register.
  30. Section 30Rights and privileges of the registered members.
  31. Section 30AEstablished practitioners to be allowed to continue to practice traditional profession of bone-setting and treatment by massage.
  32. Section 31Conferring, granting or issuing post-graduate diploma, licence, etc. by unauthorised person or institution.
  33. Section 32Penalty for act in contravention of provisions of section 31.
  34. Section 33Cognizance of offences.
  35. Section 34Misuse of title.
  36. Section 35Failure to surrender certificate of registration.
  37. Section 36Directions by Government.
  38. Section 37Power to supersede Council.
  39. Section 38Protection of action taken in good faith.
  40. Section 39Power to make rules.
  41. Section 40Power to make regulations.
  42. Section 41Power to remove difficulties.