Tamil Nadu Siddha System of Medicine (Development and Registration of Practitioners) Act, 1997
No: 34 Dated: May, 12 1997
Tamil Nadu Siddha System of Medicine (Development and Registration of Practitioners) Act, 1997
ACT No. 34 OF 1997
An Act to provide for the development of the Siddha system of medicine and for the registration of practitioners of Siddha medicine in the State of Tamil Nadu and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Forty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows :—
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Siddha System of Medicine (Development and Registration of Practitioners) Act, 1997.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu.
(3) it shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, —
(1) “commencement of this Act”, in relation to any provision of this Act, means the date of the coming into force of that provision;
(2) “Council” means the Tamil Nadu Siddha Medical Council established under section 4;
(3) “Government” means the State Government ;
(4) “hospital”, “asylum”, “infirmary”, “dispensary”, “lying-in-hospital” or “sanatorium” means an institution where the methods of treatment is carried on in Siddha medicine and which are approved by the Council ;
(5) “member” means a member of the Council and includes the President ;
(6) “modern medicine” means modern scientific medicine commonly known as allopathic medicine in all its branches and includes surgery and obstetrics but does not include veterinary medicine and surgery ;
(7) “practitioner” means any person engaged in the practice of Siddha medicine ;
(8) “President” means the President of the Council nominated under sub- section (1) of section 6 ;
(9) “register” means the register of practitioners maintained under sub-section (1) of section 19 ;
(10) “registered practitioner” means a practitioner whose name is for the time being entered in the register ;
(11) “Registrar’’ means the Registrar of the Council appointed under sub- section (1) of section 15 ;
(12) “regulations’’ means the regulations made by the Council under this Act ;
(13) “rules” means the rules mace by the Government under this Act :
(14) “Schedule” means the Schedule to this Act ;
(15) “Siddha medical institution” means any college or institution providing courses of study or training in Siddha system of medicine for admission to the examinations for degrees, diplomas, titles or certificates specified in the Schedule ;
(16) “Siddha medicine” means the system of medicine founded by Siddhars ;
(17) “University” means any University in India established by law and having a faculty of Siddha medicine.
CHAPTER II
ESTABLISHMENT OF SIDDHA MEDICAL INSTITUTION
3.New Siddha medical institution not to be established without approval of Council and Government:- (1) No person shall establish any Siddha medical institution except with the prior approval of the Council and the Government: Provided that the approval of the Government under this sub-section shall be given only after the Council has given its approval.
(2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall apply to the Siddha medical institution established by the Government.
(3) (a) Every application for approval of the Council under sub-section (1) shall be made in such form, with such particulars and in such manner as may be prescribed in the regulations.
(b) Every application for approval of the Government under subsection (1) shall be made in such form, with such particulars and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), any Siddha medical institution established before the date or commencement of this Act and is in existence on the date of such commencement shall be deemed to have been approved by the Council and by the Government under this section.