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Section 29: Amendment of Schedule.

The Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 28 of 1961

(1) If it shall appear to the State Government on the report of the [Council] or otherwise that the course of study and examinations prescribed by any university, body or institution conferring a degree, diploma, certificate or any other like award not entered in the Schedule, is such as to secure the possession, by person obtaining such degree, diploma, certificate or award of, the requisite knowledge and skill for the efficient practice of their profession, including the medicine, surgery, midwife and gynaecology, it shall be lawful for the State Government from time to time by notification in the Official Gazette, to amend the Schedule and to direct the inclusion therein of any such degree, diploma, certificate or award subject to such conditions (if any) as may be specified in respect of any such degree, diploma, certificate or award.

(2) Any university, body or institution desirous of having included in the Schedule, any degree, diploma, certificate or award in the Aurvedic system of medicine or the Unani system of medicine conferred by it, may apply to the [Council] in the manner provided in sub-section (2) of section 27 and for the purposes of this section the [Council] shall have all the powers specified in sub-sections (3) to (9) of section 27 as if the university, body or institution had applied for recognition under section 27.

(3) If it appears to the State Government on the report of the [Council] or otherwise that the course of study or the examination prescribed by any university, body or institution for any degree, diploma, certificate or award which is entered in the Schedule under this section, are not such as to secure the maintenance of an adequate standard of proficiency for the practice of the Ayurvedic systems of medicine or the Unani system of medicine, as the case may be, including the practice of medicine, surgery, midwifery and gynaecology it shall be lawful for the State Government at any time by notification in the Official Gazette, to direct the removal of any such degree, diploma, certificate or award from the Schedule:

Provided that, no notification under sub-section (1) or this sub-section shall be issued by the State Government without first consulting the [Council] :

Provided further that, before making any recommendation to the State Government under this sub-section to remove any degree, diploma, certificate or award from the Schedule, the [Council] shall require the university, body or institution to take such steps as may be directed by the [Council] and within such reasonable time as the [Council] may prescribe to bring the course of study or examination or such degree, diploma or award to the required standard.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961.
Section29
Marginal noteAmendment of Schedule.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

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