Provision Of Section 15 Of Homoepathy Central Council Act
Rights of persons possessing qualifications included in Second or the Third Schedule to be
enrolled.
2.
(1)
Subject to the other provisions contained in this Act, any medical qualification
included in the Second or the Third Schedule shall be sufficient qualification for
enrolment on any Sate Register of Homoeopathy.
(2)
No person, other than a practitioner of Homeopathy who possesses a recognized
medical qualification and is enrolled on a State Register or the Central Register
of Homoeopathy-
(a)
shall hold office as Homoeopathic physician or any other office (by
whatever designation called) in Government or in any institution maintained
by a local or other authority;
(b)
shall practise Homoeopathy in any State;
(c)
shall be entitled to sign or authenticate a medial or fitness certificate or any
other certificate required by an law to be signed or authenticated by a duly
qualified medical practitioner;
(d)
shall be entitled to give any evidence at any inquest or court of law as an
expert under Section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 on any matter
relating to Homoeopathy.
3.
Nothing contained in sub-section (2) shall affect-
(a)
the right of a practitioner of Homoeopathy enrolled on a State Register of
Homoeopathy to practise Homoeopathy in any State merely on the ground
that, on the commencement of this Act, he does not possess a recognized
medical qualification;
(b)
the privileges (including the right to practise Homoeopathy) conferred by or
under any law relating to registration of practitioners of Homoeopathy for
the time being in force in any State, on a Practitioner of Homoeopathy
enrolled on a State Register of Homoeopathy;
(c)
the right of a person to practise homoeopathy in a state in which on the
commencement of this Act, a State Register of Homoeopathy is not
maintained if, on such commencement, he has been practising
Homoeopathy for not less than five years;
(d)
the rights conferred by or under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956
[including the right to practise medicine as defined in clause (f) of section 2
of the said Act] or the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 of
persons possessing any qualifications included in the respective Schedules
to the said Act.
4.
Any person who acts in contravention of any provision of sub-section (2) shall
be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with
fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both
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