West Bengal Medical Council (Temporary Supersession) Act, 1985
No: 37 Dated: Mar, 11 1986
THE WEST BENGAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (TEMPORARY SUPERSESSION) ACT, 1985
West Bengal Act XXXVII of 1985
An Act to provide for the supersession of the West Bengal Medical Council for a limited period and for the carrying on of its administration during the period of supersession.
Whereas it is expedient in the public interest to supersede the West Bengal Medical Council for a limited period with a view to facilitating its reorganisation for more efficient functioning and to provide for the carrying on of its administration during the period of supersession;
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Medical Council (Temporary Supersession) Act, 1985.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "the Act" means the Bengal Medical Act, 1914;
(b) "the ad hoc Council" means the West Bengal Medical Council (ad hoc) referred to in clause (b) of section 4;
(c) "the Council" means the West Bengal Medical Council constituted under the Act;
(d) other words and expressions have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
3. Supersession of the Council. - (1) With effect from the date of coming into force of this Act, and for a period of two years from such date, the Council shall stand superseded.
(2) The State Government may, if it considers necessary so to do, by notification published in the Official Gazette, extend from time to time the period of supersession referred to in sub-section (1) by any period not exceeding six months at a time, so, however, that the aggregate period of supersession under this section shall not exceed three years.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9, the period of supersession of the Council shall be held to include any period which may elapse between the expiry of the said period of supersession and the date of reconstitution of the ad hoc Council under sub-section (1) of section 5A.
4. Consequences of reconstitution. - With effect from the date of reconstitution of the ad hoc Council,-
(a) all the members of the Council and the Executive Committee constituted under the Act shall vacate their respective offices, and
(b) all the powers and functions of the Council and of the Executive Committee as aforesaid under the Act or the rules or the regulations made, thereunder shall, respectively, be exercised and performed by the ad hoc Council to be known as the West Bengal Medical Council (ad hoc).