THE ASSAM GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. MARCH 30. 2000 ASSAM ACT No XXVI OF 1999 — THE ASSAM GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. MARCH 30. 2000 ASSAM ACT No XXVI OF 1999

306 THE ASSAM GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. MARCH 30. 2000 ASSAM ACT No XXVI OF 1999 (Received the assent of the Governor on 15th December, 1999) THE ASSAM MEDICAL COUNCIL ACT, 1999 AN ACT to provide for the reconstitution of the Medical Council of Assam and the maintenance of a Medical Practitioner's Register for Assam and for matters connected therewith. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the reconstitution of the Medical Council of Assam and the maintenance of a Medical Practitioner's Register for Assam and for matters connected therewith. It is hereby enacted in the Fiftieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- (1) This Act may be called the Assam Medical Council Act, 1999. It extents to the whole of Assam. It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "Council" means the Assam Medical Council constituted under section 3 ; (b) "medicine" means modern scientific medicine in all its branches and includes surgery and obstetrics, but does not includes veterinary medicine and surgery or the Homeopathic, the Ayurvadic or the Unani or any other system of medicine, and the expression 'medical' shall be construed accordingly ; (c) "registered practitioner" means any person registered under the provisions of this Act, (d) "recognised medical qualification" means any of the medical qualifications referred to in the Schedule ; (e) "President" means President of the Council, (f) "Registrar" means a Registrar appointed under section 13; (g) "State Government" means the Government of Assam ; Preamble Short title, extent and commencement. Definitions. constitution and composition of the Council. (h) "University" means any University in India established by law and having a medical faculty ; (i) the expression "legally qualified medical practitioner" and all other expressions importing a person recognised by law as a medical practitioner or a member of the medical profession, as used in any Assam Act or any Act of the Central Legislature in force in Assam, , shall be deemed to mean a medical practitioner registered under this Act. (1) The State Government shall cause to be constituted a Council consisting of the following members, namely:- (a) six members including the Director Medical Education and Research and the Principals of the three Medical Colleges in the State to be nominated by the State Government. (b) one member from amongst the teaching members of each of the medical colleges of Assam as nominee of the concerned University of that College ; (c) three members from amongst the members of the State Health Service to be nominated by the Director Health Services, Assam; (d) ten members to be elected directly by the medical practitioners registered with the Council. No registered practitioner shall be entitled to vote or stand as a candidate for election at an election of members or be nominated unless he -. , (i) is a citizen of India and (ii) either resides or carries on profession or is employed anywhere within the State of Assam. In making nomination as under clause (a) of sub-section (1) the State Government shall have due regard to the claims of women, of Medical Organisation and of other groups of parctitioners, representatives of whom have not been nominated or elected by the electorates referred to in clmrnes (b), (c) and (d) of sub-section (I). Director, Medical Education and Research, Assam shall be the President of the Council. . ..

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