West Bengal Yoga And Naturopathic System Of Medicine Act, 2010
No: 6 Dated: May, 10 2010
THE WEST BENGAL YOGA AND NATUROPATHIC SYSTEM OF MEDICINE ACT, 2010
West Bengal Act VI of 2010
An Act to provide for the development of the Yoga and Naturopathic system of medicine and to regulate the teaching and practice thereof and to deal with certain other connected matters.
WHEREAS it is expedient, in the public interest, to provide for the development of the Yoga and Naturopathic system of medicine and to regulate the teaching and practice thereof and to deal with certain other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto;
It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-first 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 Yoga and Naturopathic System of Medicine Act, 2010.
(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 Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(1) "accreditation" means the recognition granted to educational institutions and hospitals to signify the attainment of an acceptable level of professional expertise, academic quality and integrity;
(2) "competent authority" means the West Bengal Council of Yoga and Naturopathy, which shall grant registration and accreditation under this Act and the rules made thereunder and shall have the authority to conduct inspections and evaluation visits for the purpose;
(3) "Council" means the West Bengal Council of Yoga and Naturopathy constituted under section 3;
(4) "hospital" means a Yoga and Naturopathy Hospital with minimum of ten in-patient beds and an out-patient department;
(5) "institution" means—
(i) medical college conducting the Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences (BNYS) Course and Post-graduate Courses;
(ii) Yoga and Naturopathy hospital; and (iii) research institute on yoga and naturopathy;
(6) "member" means a member of the Council;
(7) "practitioner" means a person who practices Yoga and Naturopathic System of Medicine as his principal occupation;
(8) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(9) "President" means the President of the Council;
(10) "register" means the register of Yoga and Naturopathic practitioners maintained under this Act;
(11) "registered Yoga and Naturopathic Practitioner" means a Yoga and Naturopathic Practitioner registered under the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder;
(12) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the Council and shall be deemed to be the Registrar for all purposes of this Act;
(13) "registration" means the registration of Yoga and Naturopathic Practitioners under this Act;
(14) "regulations" means the regulations made by the Council under this Act;
(15) "rules" means the rules made by the State Government under this Act;
(16) "teacher" means any person appointed to hold a teaching post by a Yoga and Naturopathic institution affiliated to, or recognized by, the Council;
(17) "Vice-President" means the Vice-President of the Council;
(18) "Yoga and Naturopathy" means a drugless, non-invasive system of medicine involving the use of natural materials in its treatment based on the theory of vitality, the theory of toxemia, the theory of the self healing capacity of the body and the principal of healthy living.
3. Constitution of Council:- As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal named the West Bengal Council of Yoga and Naturopathy. The Council shall be entitled, to acquire and hold movable and immovable property, to transfer such property, to enter into contract and to do all things necessary for the purposes of this Act and shall by its name sue and be sued.