(1) The Health Officer of the local supervising authority or the Civil Surgeon of the district in which a nursing home is situated or any other officer duly authorised by the local supervising authority or the Civil Surgeon, may, subject to such general or special orders as may be made by the local supervising authority, at all reasonable times enter and inspect any premises which are used, or which that officer has reasonable cause to believe to be used, for the purpose of nursing home, and inspect any records required to be kept in accordance with the provisions of this Act :
Penalty for nonregistration.
Cancellation of registration.
Notice of refusal or of cancellation of registration.
Inspection of nursing homes.
[ 1949 : Bom .XV Gujarat Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1949
Provided that nothing in this Act shall be deemed to authorise any such officer to inspect any medical record relating to any patient in a nursing home.
(2) If any person refuses to allow any such officer to enter or inspect any such premises as aforesaid, or to inspect any such records as aforesaid, or obstructs any such officer in the execution of his powers under this section, he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
10. Any fees received under this Act shall be paid into the fund of the local supervising authority.
11. Notwithstanding anything contained in any enactment in regard to any municipal or local fund, all expenses incurred by a local supervising authority under and for the purposes of this Act and the rules and by-laws may be paid out of the municipal or local fund, as the case may be.
12. Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule shall, if no other penalty is elsewhere provided in this Act or the rules for such contravention, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees and in the case of a continuing offence to a further fine of fifteen rupees in respect of each day on which the offence continues after such conviction.
13. Where a person committing an offence under this Act is a company or other body corporate or an association of persons (whether incorporated or not), every person who at the time of the commission of the offence was a director, manager, secretary, agent or other officer or person concerned with the management thereof shall, unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent, be deemed to be guilty of such offence.
14. No court other than that of 13[ * * * ] a Magistrate of the first class shall take cognizance of or try any offence under this Act.
15. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall be instituted against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act, rules or by-laws.