REGULATIONS OF THE

3 · (1) Meetings of the Council shall ordinarily be held at New Delhi, or at a place decided by the Council when in session or by the Executive Committee if the Council fails to decide during its session on such dates as may be fixed by the Executive Committee or the Council provided that the President may call a special meeting at any time on 15 days' notice to deal with any urgent matter requiring the attention of the Council

11 · When motions identical in purport stand in the names of two or more members the President shall decide whose motion shall be moved and the other motion or motions shall thereupon be deemed to be withdrawn_

72 · (1) Every motion or amendment shall be seconded and if not seconded shall be deemed t0 have been withdrawn:

17 · . A motion or an amendment which has been moved and seconded shall not be withdrawn save with the leave of the Council which shall not be deemed to be granted, if any member dissents from the granting of leave. 18. When a motion has been moved and seconded, members other than the mover and the seconder may speak on the motion in such order as the President may direct.

21 · (1) A member desiring to make any observations on the matter before the Council shall speak from his place, shall rise when he speaks, and shall address the President. (2) If at any time the President rises, any member speaking shall immediately resume his seat: 22. No member shall be heared except upon the business before the Council:

23 · (1) When an amendment to any motion is moved and seconded or when two or more such amendments are moved and seconded, the President shall; before taking the sense of the Council thereon, state or read to the Council the terms of the original motion and of the amendment or amendment proposed. (2) An amendment to a motion shall be put to the vote first. (3) If there be more than one amendment to a motion the President shall decide in what order they shall be taken. 24. When any motion involving several points has been discussed it shall be in the discretion of the President to divide the motion and put each or any point separately to the vote as he may think fit: 25. (1) The President may; at any time, adjourn any meeting to any future day or to any hour of the same day: (2) Whenever a meeting is adjourned to a future day, the Secretary; shall, if possible, send notice of the adjournment t0 every member who was not present at such meeting: (3) When a meeting had been adjourned to a future day the President may change such day" t0 any other day and the Secretary shall send written notice of the change to each member:

27 · . (1) Four representatives of the Press at the discretion of the President or the person to whom he has delegated this power and other visitors, not exceeding four at a time, may be admitted to the meetings on production of permits from the Secretary: The Press representatives shall be required to obtain the previous approval of the Secretary to the publication of their report of the proceedings The President may; at any time hold the meetings in camera in which case all visitors will be required to withdraw: (2) In the absence of the Director General of Health Services a nominee of the Director General of Health Services, can attend the meetings of the Council: (Inserted vide Govt. of India, Ministry of Health's No V: 1201413/76-MPT dt 13.2.1978)

28 · The proceedings of the meetings of the Council shall be preserved in the form of printed minutes which shall authenticated, atter confirmation, by the signature of the President: 29. A copy of the minutes of each meeting shall be submitted to the President within 10 days of the meeting and attested by him and they shall then be sent to each member within 30 days of, the meeting: 30. The minutes of each meeting shall contain such motions and amendments as have been moved and adopted, or negatived, with the names of the mover and the seconder; but without any comment and without any record of observations made by any member at the meeting: 31 . If any objection regarding the correctness of the minutes is received within 30 days of the despatch of the minutes by the Secretary; such objections together with the minutes as recorded and attested shall be put before the next meeting of the Council for confirmation. At this meeting no question shall be raised except as to the correctness of the records of the meeting: Provided that if no objection regarding a decision taken by the Council at a meeting is received within 30 days of the despatch by the Secretary of the minutes ol that particular meeting such decision may, if expedient, be put into effect before the confirmation of the minutes at the next meeting: Provided further that the President may direct that action be taken on a decision of the Council before the expiry of the period of 30 days mentioned above: 32. The minutes of the Council shall; as soon as is practicable atter their confirmation, be made up in sheets and consequtively pages for insertion in a volume, which shall be permanently preserved. A copy of such volumes shall ve supplied free to each

34 · An elected President shall hold office for a period not exceeding five years from the date of election. He shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are contained in the provisions of the Act, the Regulations and Standing Orders of the Council. He shall do such acts as he considers necessary in the furtherance of the objects for which the Council is established: VIce-PrESIDENT 35. The Vice-President shall hold office for a period not exceeding five years from the date of election: It the office of the President is vacant or if the President for any reason is unable to exercise the powers Or perform the duties of his office, the Vice-President will act in his place and shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the President.

36 · The five members of the Executive Committee elected by the Council under Section 9(1) of the Act shall be elected by the members present and voting: 37 . The President and the Vice-President o the Council shall be members OX-officio of the Executive Committee and shall be President and Vice-President respectvely of the Committee. 38. The meeting of the Executive Committee shall be generally governed by the Regulations applicable to the meetings o the Council:

39 · If both the President and the Vice-President are absent the members present shall elect one of their member to act as Chairman:

40 · If at the time appointed for a meeting a quorum is not present the meeting shall not commence until a quorum is present, and if a quorum is not present on the expiration of 30 minutes from the time appointed for the meeting or during the course of any meeting; the meeting shall stand adjourned to such future date and time as the President may appoint: 41. Three members of the Executive Committee shall form a quorum: 42. In the case of a vacancy which may occur during the interval between consecutive meetings of the Council, the Executive Committee may co-opt a member of the Council to fill the vacancy until the next meeting of the Council which shall elect one of its members to be a member of the Executive Committee: 43. The Executive Committee may invite a person who may or may not be a member of the Council to attend any meeting of the Executive Committee. Any person so inviled shall be free to

47 · The Council; may at any time, on the adoption of a motion to this effect, appoint a Committee consisting of any number of its members or resolve itself into a committee for the consideration of any business 48. (1) A member may at any time, without notice, move that a committee of the Council be appointed or that the Council do resolve itself into a Committee. (2) A motion for the appointment of a committee shall define the functions of the committee, and the number of members to be appointed. (3) Any member may without notice, move an amendment to such a motion proposing that the functions or the number of members of the Committee be enlarged or reduced. (4) If a motion for the appointment of a Committee is adopted, the mover shall name the members to be appointed as members of the committee and any member may then move amendment proposing the addition of other names. (5) If the number of members proposed as members of the committee does not exceed the total number of members to form the committee, the members so proposed shall be appointed as members of the committee. If the number of members SO proposed exceeds the tolal number of members to form the committee, ballot shall be held and the requisite number of members who obtain the largest number of votes shall be appointed. 49. (1) The quorum for a committee of the whole Council shall be the same as that provided for the ordinary meetings of the Council; (2) The quorum for a committee appointed by the Council shall be determined at the time of the appointment of the committee and shall not be less than a majority of the members appointed.

50 · (1) (a) The Chairman of a committee of the whole Council shall be the same as for a meeting of the Council: b) The Chairman of a committee appointed by the Council shall be appointed by the Council at the time of the appointment of the Committee.

51 · . (1) A resolution passed by a committee of the whole Council shall be embodied in a report prepared by the Secretary and signed by the President, and shall have no effect unless confirmed by the Council at a meeting: (2) A resolution passed by a committee appointed by the Council shall be embodied in a report prepared by the Secretary or by the Chairman at the latter's discretion, and when, signed by the members of the Committee, shall, with any notes of dissent;, be presented to the Councilat its next meeting subject to the provisions of the Regulation regarding notice.

55 · The powers and duties of the staff will be such as may be laid down from time to time in the standing orders as tramed for the purpose by the Council 56. () Subject to the approval of the President, the Secretary shall appoint the ministerial staff and class IV servants and may engage such temporary personnel as may be required from time to time, and pay a reasonable rate of remuneration to such personnel, provided it does not exceed the rate sanctioned by Ithe Central Government for corresponding permanent staff. These appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the Executive Committee_

58 · The Council is authorised to receive, for the purpose of its expenses, benefactions and contributions from private persons and bodies, and the proceeds of the sale of reports and other publications 59. The Bankers of the Council shall be the State Bank of India. All funds of the Council shall be paid into the Councils' accounts with the State Bank of India, and shall be withdrawn by means of cheques signed by the Secretary and countersigned by the President or the Vice-President_ The cheque books shall remain in the personal custody of the Secretary: 60. The funds of the Council, surplus to current requirements may; on a recommendation by the Treasurer and with the sanction of the Executive Committee, be invested in the following manner (1) In promissory notes, stock or other securities of any State Government or of the Government of India (2) In stock or debentures of, or shares in, railway or other Companies, the interest whereon shall have been guaranteed by the Government of India

67 · . A permanent advance of Rs. 200/- shall be made to the Secretary: 68. The Secretary shall be the certifying officer for travelling, halting and other allowances to members, inspectors, and other employees of the Council and the President for those of the Secretary: 69_ The following account registers of the Council shall be maintained

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70 · Monthly accounts shall be complied in the Classitied Abstract according to the primary units of appropriation. Suitable secondary units may be opened at the discretion of the Secretary who shall be responsible for the due preparation and maintenance of all accounts:

71 · () The accounts of the Dental Council of India shall be audited annually by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India or by any person authorised by him in this behalf and any expenditure incurred in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Council to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. (ii) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India and any person appointed by him in connection with the audit of the accounts ot the Council shall have the right, privileges and authority in connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor General has in connection wilh the audit of Government accounta and in particular shall have the right to demand the production of books, accounts connected vouchers and other necessary documents and papers.