(1) li a Medica Praclitloner has been, aiter due inquiry by lhe l\4edica Counc I lound gu lty of any m sconduct, the Medical Counci may -
(a) issue a letter ol warn ng addressed lo sLlch N4edical Practitioner, or
(b) direcl lhe name oi sLlch Medical Praciitloner -
(i) io be removed irom the reglster lor such period as may be speciiied in lhe direclion, or
(i) to be removed ilorn the register wlihout specijying the period of sLlch lemoval,
Explanation.- For the purposes of lhis secllon "m sconducf' s rall meanl'
(a) the conviciion of lhe Medical Pracliiioner by a crlminal co.lrt lor an ofience wh ch invo ves mora lurp tLlde and which s cogn zable as delineo in the Code ol Crtrninal Proced!re,1898 (Central Act. V ol 1898)' or any oiher la$r for the time being in iorce;
(b) any conducl v/hich, in ihe oplnion oi the lMedical Counc I is lntamous in relalion io the rnedlcal proiession 2) The Med cal Counci may, al any subsequeft date, ii it thinks fit, shal on a declsion to that eflecl oi ihe Central Governrnent under Sub'sectlon (2) of Section 24 ol ihe lndian Medlcal Councll Acl, 1956, direct lhat any name so removed shall be re.entered.
lnquir ios to be deemed to be judicial proceedings, assessot io MedicalCouncil.
tuledicai Council lo heve Po','Jers o? Civil Courts.
Benewal of Registration.
0ualilled Praotitioners' Oertificate 16, ln ho ding nqulres under th s Act, ihe lledical Councll sha I have ihe same '- .nr.ra "-" " "r""ad i_ C,'' Co-'ts u'oel-_e Cooe o' C'v P'oced-'e iso8 fcu",tu AcI u o' lg08l wne^ rylng a sLrL'r respecl oi1're iollo\ ing matters namelyt ."1 "-lto'".g i-'" ar""oa'ce oi ary oerson aTd exa'r'1:ng rrn on oalL:
,hr comoell _o !]e prooLclo| or docJ,r entc:
Lc; ,ssu,"g o;co-,"'ss oFs ro'tne exarrrnatio" ol "\"11esses'
17. A,r 'noL r.es ."de_ 1'.s Acl s_a I oe deer'eo lo be lud cra o oceeo'ag' wll i' ' ii".uo- "oo' Secliols l03a1d228ofl_e _oiaaPpna'Code 1a' r 1 F.r tne orroosa o aov,s rq lne Meo cal Cou_ci' o.l qLesl ons o|awaI si lg '" ',,-;'qii' e.oe'o'e I r-e,esna' " aIs-chinqdl"es beanassessorto the edlcal Co!ncilwho has been 'or not less than ten years an advocate of a Hioh Courl ,r, ilti.r""r', r.="*o' ad/rses'- e Ved ca 6'o-' "" 6' 6ny 9ug51 6' o' la {' '_ "" *"r "" t" i:,." p'esence o'every parlv or perso'r lLe Med'cal coLnc ras bequn to de, berate astot e;rI-oi'9s e\'ery sucF parlv -o--oerson as alolesa o sl-aroo,_'olreo whal ao/lcerne assesso'ias Lero€'eo' irJ pJV ot p"""n "ha a so be inforrned' lf in any case the l\4€dicaL c"rl,ii06"" ""t ua""pt th€ advico oi the assessor on any quesuon as aloresaid.
'19, {- ) roltilnslano'ng a 'rl',_ g conla neo i' Seclor I J eacr reo'cal " ' p*tir'" ," s'a-' pay 'o ine ved ca' coJ' c o r o' be'ore l' e lh'_l/'l' sl oav o' Deceroe' o' eve-y /ea' a enexar 'ee o' Iwo nJ_o'ed rJoee5 fo' lhe conl rLla_ce o'-19 na-e 11 lne -e9 sler' zt irne renewa''ee's ^oL Ta o De'ole ll^o dLe )alg' he Feg'' 'ar s*a '-e-ove Ihe ;ame olre dolaule' i or lne regisle': Prov'oedlnaille nare.so ,"n"r", .',ry o" '"'""1"_eo iI t e Ieq'sle' o' oay nenl o' IFe * t"l:-'::
'nsuc' ran-e,a^os-o,ecl os-chcondrt'ons as-ndybep'escl'beoo/ lules 20 {l) Ine o/oless on ' ega''y qLa ''ieo red'ca' p acl'l oref ol oL} ouar'ied raed,ca. p.aCt,r one' , O alv vvo'dS lToOrl._g a peKo .'l recogn leo 0y aw as anedca pracllro^ero'renoe-ol l_erecl'ca oroiess'o1' s"al'_ea1 i-r"Jic" p,""rltione, teg stered under this Act oI a medical pracUlioner irno"" nrtiu i" iot rf," tl;6 being borne on the lndian Medjcal Begisler maintaineO unAer tne lnd an Medlcal CounciL Act' 1956 (Centlal Act 102 oi 1956).
,2, n "",i i au," uq-''"o b7 a-y Acl f 'o- d1y'ied'car pracl t onel or neo ca_ oiiii", . ,u'r o" ,"'io 'r ine person s'gr lng I'e same sl_a ' fave beereorstered ,nde'tr s Act o f is ra-ne s'_a l hale oee_ bo _e or 1' e l_o an N4;dica Register relerred to ln slrb_s€ctlon (1)'
21. A oerson \ rhose name is lorthe time belng bor'e on ihe lndian l\'4edicaLReg ster '' 1i,"""i""i ,"o""iit elnai" tl'al"ur co'n"iL nct' 1956' or ol the Modical council ilnv otne_ Stare ir'cd a, sha., oe e'g b e to no o a1l appo 1r'-ler1as.a p'ysf an SLrgeon oI olher rleo'cal olJice' - ary drspe'sa'v' "rosoLIal' 5 Enii ed to hold Ce,4ain Appointmenls.
Exemptloh From serving On inquest, Etc.
Fees payable to memb€rs.
Dlsposal of Fees Publication or list Practitloners.
Notice ot death.
Penaltles.
Elections to be heldby distributlve voteinfirmary or ly ng-in hospital, or ln any publlc eslablishmeni, body or institllion, where the modern sc entliic medic ne ls pracl ced.
22. Every Fegistrar oi Deaths on receiving the noUce ol the death of a i,4edical praclilionerreg stered under this Acl shal lorthwilh transit by postto the Registrar appointed under this Act a certificate under hls own hand oi sl.lch death with the particulars oi the tlme and place ot death,
23. Nohailhsiandlng anythin0 jn any other aw for ihe time being in, every person who shall be registered und6r this Act shal be exer'rpi, if h€ so desirgs, from seruing on any inquest or as a iunior under the Code of Crimlnal Procedure,1998 (Central Aci No. V ol 1998).
24, There shall be pa d to lhe members of the Medical Council sr.lch iees {or altBndanc6 and such reasonable traveling expenses as shall fTom time to time be allowed bythe Medical Council and approved bylhe State.Governmonl.
25. All money recelved by the Medical Council as fees under lhis Acl shall bo applied forhe purposes of lhis Act ln accordanco w lh such rules as rnay be made in this behali by the Stato Govelnmoni.