(1) The State Government may make rul~s to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for or any of the following matters, namely :--
(a) to regulate nomination under clauses (b), (c) and election under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 3;
(b) the manner of election of Vice President under sub-section (5) of section 3;
(c) to prescribe the form of the register of registered practitioners to be maintained under this Act;
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audit thereof; and .,
(e) to regulate the procedure to be followed by the Council in --
(i) conducting any enquiry referred to in clause (b) of section 17, or section 23; and ' ,. '
(ii) disposing of appeals against the decision ·of the Registrar prefeITed under section 2 L
2. Every rule made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature while it is in session for a total peri6d of 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 session immediately following, the Legislature agrees in making any modification.in the rule or that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or to be of effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification of annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity Of anything previously done that rule.
34.(1) The Council may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, make regulations not inconsistant with this Act or the rules made thereunder, for calTying out the functions under this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :--
(a) the time and places of the meeting of the Council under sub-section (1) of section 11;
(b) the procedure and conduct of business at the meetings of the Council;
(c) the constitution and functions of the Special Committees and tlie procedure for transaction of business at the meetings of such committees;
(d) the allowances and fees to be paid to the President, Vice President or members of the Board or mei;nbers of the · Special Committtees;
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( e) the terms and conditions of the services of the officers ' and other employees of the Council under sub-section (4) of section 13;
(f) the fees chargeable in respect of any registration under this Act;
(g) to regulate the keeping of accounts of such fees;
(h) to specify quidelines for professional conduct;
(i) any other matter which has to be or may be provided bY.. regulations .
. 3. All regulations made under this section shall b,e published in the Official Gazette and shall have effect from the date of such publication.
35.(1) The Assam Medical Act, 1916 and if immediately before the commencement of this Act, there is in force in Assam any law or order regulating the matters provided in this Act, shall stand ,;epealed.
Assam Act 1 of 1916
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Act, law or order so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the con-esponding provisions of this Act.
The Schedule (See sections 15,17 and 18) Medical qualifications as laid down or to be laid down from time to time in the first Schedule of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.
M.K. DEKA, Central Act II of 1956 Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Legislative Deptt.
AGP.Printed and published by the Dy. Director (P.&S.), Directorate of Ptg. and Sty., Assam, Guwahati-21' (E;-Gazette) No.131-500-400-30-3-2000.