Uttarakhand Medical Service Selection Board Act, 2015
No: 18 Dated: Apr, 07 2015
Uttarakhand Medical Service Selection Board Act, 2015
(Uttarakhand Act No. 18 of 2014)
An Act to provide for the establishment of the Medical Service Selection Board for certain categories for matter connected therewith and incidental thereto.
It is hereby enacted in the 66th Year of the Republic of India as follows: -
CHAPTER - I
Preliminary
1. Short title and Commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Uttarakhand Medical Service Selection Board Act, 2015.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf.
2. Applicability. - The provisions of this Act, shall apply for all Group 'B' of Medical Officer and to the Professors, Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and to the posts of Medical College, Nursing College Schools falling under the purview of the Public Service Commission. The State Government may place or remove the Para-medical post of Medical service from the purview of the Board by notification.
3. Definition. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -
(a) "Appointing authority" in relation to Medical Service or post, means the authority empowered to make appointment to such service or post;
(b) "Board" means the Uttrakhand Medical Services Selection Board constituted under section 4;
(c) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;
(d) "Group 'B' post' means the post specified as such by the State Government from time to time;
(e) "Member" means the member of the Board and includes Chairman;
(f) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Board;
(g) "year of recruitment" means the period of twelve months commencing on the first day of July of a Calendar year.
CHAPTER - II
Establishment of the Board
4. Establishment of the Board. - On from such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf, there shall be established a Board to be known as the Uttrakhand Medical Service Selection Board.
5. Composition of the Board. - (1) The Board shall consist of a Chairman and such other Member not exceeding two as the State Government may from time to time appoint;
Provided that member shall be eligible or appointment as /Chairman but shall not be eligible for re-appointment or continuance in office either as Member of Chairman after the period of his term.
(2) If the office of the Chairman becomes vacant or if the Chairman by reason of absence or for any other reason is unable to perform the duties of his office, such duties shall, until some person appointed under sub-section (1) has assumed or, as the case may be until the Chairman has resumed his duties, be performed by member as the State Government may appoint for the purpose.
6. Appointment of Chairman and Member. - (1) The Chairman shall be a person of national/State repute in the field of medical health and medical education, shall be appointed by the State Government.
(2) Director General Medical health and Family Welfare of Uttrakhand and Director Medical Education Government of Uttrakhand shall be designated members of the Board.
(3) The Board may co-opt 4 to 5 specialists from the field of Medical Health.