Arunachal Pradesh Medical Council Act, 2004
No: 4 Dated: May, 12 2004
THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH MEDICAL COUNCIL ACT, 2004
(ACT NO. 4 OF 2004)
An Act to provide for the constitution of Arunachal Pradesh Medical Council and for the registration of Medical practitioners in Arunachal Pradesh and for matters connected therewith.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh in the Fifty fifth year of the Republic of India as follows :
PART-I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Arunachal Pradesh Medical Council Act, 2004.
(2) It extends to the whole of State of Arunachal Pradesh.
(3) It shall come into force on such dale as the State Government may by notification in the official Gazette appoint.
2. Definition:- (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires;
(a) "College" means a Medical College established by law and affiliated to any University and recognised by Medical Council of India.
(b) "Expert" means an expert person in the field of Modern Scientific system of medicine appointed by the State Council;
(c) "Government" means the Government of Arunachal Pradesh;
(d) "Medicine" means the Modern Scientific system of Medicine and includes the Surgery and Obstetrics;
(e) "Member" means a member of the State Council;
(f) "Practitioner" means a person who practices Modern Scientific System of Medicine including Surgery and Obstetrics and is enrolled in State Register;
(g) "Prescribed" means prescribed by regulations;
(h) "President" means a President of the State Council;
(i) "Recognised medical qualification" means any of the Medical qualifications included in the Schedules of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956)
(j) "Register" means the register maintained by the State Council of Modern Scientific System including its all branches, Arunachal Pradesh under the provisions of this Act, in respect of practitioners;
(k) "Registrar" means the Registrar of theState Council appointed under Section 5 of this Act;
(l) "Regulation" means the regulations made under this Act;
(m) "Rules" means rules made under this Act;
(n) "State" means State of Arunachal Pradesh;
(o) "State Council" means the Arunachal Pradesh Council of Modern Scientific System of Medicine including all its branches, Surgery and Obstetrics constituted under section 3;
(p) "University" means any University in India;
PART-II
3. First state Counsil:- The Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, constitute the First State Council consisting of the following members, namely:
(a) The State Government shall nominate for the first three years, senior most Physician or Surgeon or any specialist of Arunachal Pradesh Health Services as Secretary.
(b) The Director of Health Services, Government of Arunachal Pradesh shall be the President 'and such other person as nominated by the Government shall be the VicePresident of the first State Council.
(c) One nominee of Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare possessing recognised Medical qualification and at least twenty years professional experience as a member.
(d) The term of the first State council shall be for three years from the date of notification.
(e) The President shall inform the State Government six months before the expiry of the term o, the first Council, to enable the Government to constitute the State Council in accordance with the provisions under Section 4.