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

311 THE ASSAM GAZETIE. EXTRAORDINARY. MARCH 30. 2000 Maintenance of Register by the Registrar. Enrolment in the the register register of d the the register o registered practitioner and. refus?l of registratton. R _ _egistration. ( 1) It shall be the duty of the Registrar .o .of the Com1cil to keep the register of registered practitioners in accordance with the provisions of this Act and of any orders made by the Council, and from time to time revise the register and publish in the Official Gazette and in such other manner as may be prescribed. Such register shall be deemed to be a public document within the meaning of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and may be proved by a copy published in the official Gazette. Central Act-I of 187, 7, 2 Subject to the other provisions contained in this Act Provided that the Council may refuse to permit the registration of the name of any person - (a) who has been sentenced by any competent court for any offence or any offence involving moral turpitude, such sentence not having been subsequently reversed or quashed, and such persons, disqualification an acco,unt of such not having been removed by an order whjch the State Government is hereby empowered to make, if it thinks fit, in this behalf or (b) whom the Council after due enquiry and after giving the person an opportunity of being heard in person or through his pleader, has found guilty, by a majority or two-third of the members present and voting, on the ground of any professional misconduct or on any involving moral turpitude. (1) Every person who applies to have his name entered in the Register of registered practitioners must satisfy the Registrar that:- (a) he is possessed of the medical qualification granted by any University refen-ed to in the Schedule or; THEASSAMGAZETIE. EXTRAORDINARY.MARCH30. 2000 312 __ (b) he Is registered under any other Medical Registration _'.'. Act and in that event -· ' (i) must correctly inform th ,e ,e Registrar the d of such registration, and r .,. · (ij) must furnish the Registrar with a statement of the medical diplomas , titles oi· qualifications in respect of 'which he is so registered, and of the dates on which he obtained them, or ' . , , (c) he is not registered under any Medical Registration Act and in that event must cotTectly inform the Registrar of the dates on which he obtained tht1 titles, Medical diplomas or qualifications which entitle him to claim registration under this Act and the re ,a ,asons why he is not so registered. , . . I J Once a practitioner has been granted registration by the Council, he shall be bound tq quote his registration number in all correspondences made by him in connection with his medical profession. Registration 19. Ifany person whose name is entered in the register of of registered practitioners obtains any medical qualification qualifications. other than the qualifications in respect of which he has been registered, . he shall, on payment of such fee as may be provided by regulations made in this behalf under section 34, be entitled to have such qualifications entered against his name in the register, if such qualification be a qualification referred to in the Schedule 1 either in substitution for or in addition to any previously made. Disposal of fees. All fees received by the Council under this Act shall be utilised for the purpose of this Act in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed . Appeal against the decision of the Registrar. _ 21. If any person is dissatisfied with the decision of the Registrar refusing to enter the name or qualifications of such person in the register of registered practioners he may, at any time within three months from the date of such decisiqn, appeal to the Council, whose decision thereon shall be final. - 1·

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