West Bengal Homeopathic System Of Medicine Act, 1963
No: 33 Dated: Nov, 06 1963
THE WEST BENCAL HOMOEOPATHIC SYSTEM OF MEDICINE ACT, 1963
West Bengal Act XXXIII of 1963
An Act to provide for the development of the Homoeopathic system of medicine, to regulate the teaching and practice thereof and to deal with certain other connected matters.
It is hereby enacted in the Fourteenth Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows :-
1. Short title, extent and commencement: - (1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Homoeopathic System of Medicine Act, 1963.
(2) It extends to the whole of West Bengal.
(3) It, shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Onicial Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(1) "Council" means the Council of Homoeopathic Medicine, West Bengal, constituted under section 3 ;
(2) "General Council and State Faculty of Homoeopathic Medicine, West Bengal" means the General Council- and State Faculty of Homoeopathic Medicine, West Bengal, established by resolution No. 1568Medl., dated 24th June, 1941 of the Government of Bengal as subsequently amended;
(3) "Homoeopathy" means the system of medicine founded by Dr. Hahnemann and includes the Biochemic system of medicine founded by Dr. Schussler and the expression "Homoeopathic" shall be construed accordingly;
(4) "member" means a member of the Council;
(5) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;
(6) "President" means the President of the Council;
(7) "Register" means the Register of Homoeopathic practitioners maintained under this Act;
(8) "registered Homoeopathic practitioner" means a Homoeopathic practitioner registered under the provisions of this Act;
(9) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the Council;
(10) "regulations" means regulations made by the Council under this Act;
(11) "rules" means rules made by the State Government under this Act ;
(12) "teacher" means any person appointed by a Homoeopathic institution affiliated to, or recognised by, the Council to hold a teaching post;
(13) "Vice-President" means the Vice-President of the Council.
3. Constitution of the Council of Homoeopathic Medicine, West Bengal:- As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the State Government shall, by notification in the (Vidal Gazette, establish a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal named the Council of Homoeopathic Medicine, Weft Bengal. The Council shall be entitled to acquire and hold movable and immovable property, to transfer such property, to contract and to do all things necessary,for the purposes of this Act and shall by its name sue and be sued.