1[14. Powers, duties and functions of Council. Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by or under the provisions of this Act, the powers, duties and functions of the Council shall be,-
(a) to provide for registration of practitioners and to maintain the register;
(b) to hear and decide appeals from any decision of the Registrar;
(c) to reprimand a registered practitioner, or to suspend or remove him from the register or to take such other disciplinary action against him as may, in the opinion of the Council, be necessary or expedient;
(d) to hold examinations, to make all the necessary arrangement of such examinations and to charge fees therefor;
(e) to 2[* *] conduct the courses of training leading to the examinations held by the Council;
(f) to grant degrees, diplomas and marks of honour;
(g) to award stipends, scholarships, medals, prizes and other rewards;
(h) to recommend recognition of institutions for the purpose of giving instructions for the courses leading to the examinations held by the Council, or to recommend the cancellation of such recognition;
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(j) to prepare, publish and prescribe text books, and to publish statements 4[of courses of study prescribed by the Central Council];
(k) to provide for the maintenance of an adequate standard of proficiency for the practice of Homoeopathic 5[system of medicine];
(l) to found and maintain libraries;
(m) to recommend and promote schemes for post-graduate training and research in Homoeopathy and Biochemistry;
(n) to provide for the inspection of recognised institution or any other institutions giving instructions for any of 6the recognised medical qualification; and to require such institutions to furnish such information as may be necessary;
(o) to appoint boards of studies and committees consisting of persons, who may or may not be members of the Council, but at least half of the number of such persons on the board or committee shall be the practitioners whose names are entered in register, and to make regulations for the constitution, duties and functions of such boards and committees;
(p) subject to the approval of the State Government, to receive donations and to determine the conditions of acceptance of donations;
(q) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as are laid down in this Act or may be prescribed by rules or by regulations or by-laws.]
(a) to provide for registration of practitioners and to maintain the register;
(b) to hear and decide appeals from any decision of the Registrar;
(c) to reprimand a registered practitioner, or to suspend or remove him from the register or to take such other disciplinary action against him as may, in the opinion of the Council, be necessary or expedient;
(d) to hold examinations, to make all the necessary arrangement of such examinations and to charge fees therefor;
(e) to 2[* *] conduct the courses of training leading to the examinations held by the Council;
(f) to grant degrees, diplomas and marks of honour;
(g) to award stipends, scholarships, medals, prizes and other rewards;
(h) to recommend recognition of institutions for the purpose of giving instructions for the courses leading to the examinations held by the Council, or to recommend the cancellation of such recognition;
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(j) to prepare, publish and prescribe text books, and to publish statements 4[of courses of study prescribed by the Central Council];
(k) to provide for the maintenance of an adequate standard of proficiency for the practice of Homoeopathic 5[system of medicine];
(l) to found and maintain libraries;
(m) to recommend and promote schemes for post-graduate training and research in Homoeopathy and Biochemistry;
(n) to provide for the inspection of recognised institution or any other institutions giving instructions for any of 6the recognised medical qualification; and to require such institutions to furnish such information as may be necessary;
(o) to appoint boards of studies and committees consisting of persons, who may or may not be members of the Council, but at least half of the number of such persons on the board or committee shall be the practitioners whose names are entered in register, and to make regulations for the constitution, duties and functions of such boards and committees;
(p) subject to the approval of the State Government, to receive donations and to determine the conditions of acceptance of donations;
(q) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as are laid down in this Act or may be prescribed by rules or by regulations or by-laws.]
Source footnotes
1. This section was substituted for the original by Mah. 16 of 1988, s. 16.2. The words "prescribe and" were deleted by Mah. 19 of 1988, s. 9(a).
3. Clause (i) was deleted by Mah. 19 of 1988, s. 9(b).
4. These words were substituted for the words "of prescribed courses of study" by Mah. 19 of 1988, s. 9(c).
5. These words were substituted for the words "and Biochemic systems of medicines" by Mah. 19 of 1988, s. 9(d).
6. These words were substituted for the words "the qualifications included in the First Schedule" by Mah. 19 of 1988, s. 9(e).
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