THE PUDUCHERRY HOMOEOPATHIC PRACTITIONERS’ ACT, 1965

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THE PUDUCHERRY HOMOEOPATHIC 
PRACTITIONERS’ ACT, 1965. 

(No. 5 of 1965) 
 
 

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
 
 SECTION  
 

 1. Short title, extent and commencement.  
 2. Definitions.  
 3.  Persons entitled to be a practitioner and rights of such practitioners.  
 4.  Right of registered practitioner.  
 5.  Exemption from serving on inquests.  
 6.  False assumption of certificate of diploma to be an offence.  
 7.  Court competent to try offences under this Act and take cognizance  
  of offences.  
 8.  Bar to suit and other legal proceedings.  
 9.  Power to make rules.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 



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THE PUDUCHERRY HOMOEOPATHIC 
PRACTITIONERS’ ACT, 1965. 

(Act No. 5 of 1965) 

11th April, 1965. 

AN ACT 
 

to provide for the practice of the Homoeopathic system of medicine in the  
 Union territory of Puducherry.  
 

Preamble 
 

 WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the practice of the Homoeopathic 
system of medicine in the Union territory of Puducherry with a view to regulate 
the practice of such system:  
 

 BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly in the Sixteenth Year of the 
Republic of India as follows: - 
 

 1. Short title, extent and commencement. – (1) This Act may be called the 
Puducherry Homoeopathic Practitioners’ Act, 1965. 

  (2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Puducherry.  

       +  (3) It shall come into force at once.  
 

 2. Definitions. – In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject 
or context ---  

  (1) “Homoeopathy” means the system of medicine founded by                    
Dr. Hahnemann and the expression “Homoeopathic” shall be construed 
accordingly;  

  (2) “Practitioner” means a person who practices the Homoeopathic system 
of medicine in accordance with the provisions of this Act;  

  (3) “Government” means the Administrator of the Union territory of 
Puducherry appointed under Article 239 of the Constitution.  
 
 
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 3. Persons entitled to be a practitioner and rights of such practitioners. – (1) 
Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no 
person shall practise the Homoeopathic system of medicine in the Union territory 
of Puducherry without a Certificate of Registration issued by the Director of 
Medical Services, Puducherry.  

  (2) Every person who possesses any of the qualifications recognised by 
any law for the time being in force in India or in any part thereof for practicing the 
Homoeopathic system of medicine may be registered as a Practitioner of 
Homoeopathic system of medicine in the Union territory of Puducherry, on 
payment of such registration fee as may be prescribed by Government by 
notification in the Gazette.  

  (3) Such registered practitioner shall be entitled to recover in due course of 
law in respect of such practice any expenses, charges in respect of medicaments or 
other appliances or any fees to which he may be entitled.  

  (4) Whenever the Director of Medical Services refuses to register a person 
as a practitioner in the Homoeopathic system of medicine, an appeal shall be made 
to Government in the Health Department.  
 

 4. Right of registered practitioner. --  A practitioner shall be eligible to hold 
any appointment as a physician or other medical officer in any Homoeopathic 
dispensary, hospital or infirmary supported by or receiving a grant from the 
Government or local authority and treating patients according to the 
Homoeopathic system of medicine or any public establishment, body or institution 
dealing with such system of medicine.  
 

 5. Exemption from serving on inquests. – Every practitioner shall be exempt, if 
he so desires from serving on any inquest or as a juror or assessor under the Code 
of Criminal Procedure, 1898. 
 

 6. False assumption of certificate of diploma to be an offence. – Whoever 
practices the Homoeopathic system of medicine in the Union territory of 
Puducherry without Certificate of Registration issued under section 3 or whoever 
falsely assumes or uses any title or description or any addition to his name 
implying that he holds a degree, diploma, licence or certificate conferred, granted 
or issued by an association or institution recognised or authorised under any law 
for the time being in force in India or in any part thereof or that he is qualified to 
practice the Homoeopathic system of medicine under the provisions of this Act 
shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with 
fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or both for the first offence under 
this section and to imprisonment which may extend to one year or a fine which 
may extend to one thousand rupees or both for every subsequent offence.  
 
 



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 7. Court competent to try offences under this Act and take cognizance of 
offences. – (1) No Court other than the Court of a Magistrate of the first class shall 
take cognizance of, or try an offence under this Act.  

  (2) No court shall take cognizance of an offence under this Act, except 
upon complaint made by order of the Government.   
 

 8. Bar to suit and other legal proceedings. – No suit or other legal proceedings 
shall lie against the Government in respect of an act done in the exercise of the 
powers conferred by this Act.  
 

 9. Power to make rules. – (1) The Government may, by notification in the 
Official Gazette, make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions 
of this Act. 

  (2) The rules made under this section shall be subject to the conditions of 
previous publication, and the date to be specified under clause (3) of section 23 of 
the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), shall not be less than one month from 
the date on which the draft of the proposed rules was published.  

  (3) All rules made under this Act shall, as soon as may be after it is made, 
be laid before the Legislative Assembly of Puducherry while it is in session for a 
total period of not less than fourteen days which may be comprised in one session 
or in two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is 
so laid or the sessions aforesaid, the Assembly makes any modification in the rule 
or decides that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect, 
only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so, however, that 
any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of 
anything previously done under that rule.   

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