(1) All monies received by the Council shall constitute a fund called the Medical Practitioners Registration fund and shall be applied for such purposes and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) All monies received by the Council shall be lodged in any bank approved by the Government.
(3) All orders or cheques shall be signed by the Registrar.
20. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other law for the time being in force,-
(i) no person other than a registered practitioner shall, without the previous sanction of the Government be competent to hold any appointment as physician, surgeon or other medical officer in any approved institution which is supported wholly or partly out of the funds of the State or the fund of a local authority;
(ii) no person other than a registered practitioner shall, with effect from such date as may be specified by the Government by notification in this behalf, practice the modern scientific medicine or hold himself out, whether directly or by implication as practicing or as being prepared to so practice;
(iii) no certificate required by law to be given by a medical practitioner shall be valid unless signed by a registered practitioner;
Medical Practitioners Registration Fund.
Privileges of registered practitioners.
20 [Act No.23 of 1968] 28[(iv) The Government shall permit the Council to constitute two or three member committees for the purpose of visiting or inspecting any hospital or nursing home or institutions or places where alleged unethical practices are being taken place and where unqualified persons or quacks or doctors who do not belong to modern system or scientific medicine practicing modern medicine and prescribing drugs of modern medicine. Such committees shall be formed by Chairman of the Council with the members of all categories except ex-officio members of the Council;
(v) The Government shall also permit the Council to constitute such committees as specified in clause (iv) above to visit or inspect institutions or hospitals or places or nursing homes where the names of the doctors are removed from the register for their unethical acts but alleged to be continuing to practice without surrendering the certificate or registration without sufficient cause within the prescribed time.]
CHAPTER VIII.
PENALTIES.
21. Whoever falsely represents himself to be a registered practitioner shall, whether any person is actually deceived by such representation or not, be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
22. Whoever contravenes the provisions of clause (ii) of section 20 shall be punishable on first conviction with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both, and on any subsequent, conviction with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.
28. Clauses (iv) and (v) inserted by Act No. 10 of 2013.
Penalty for falsely claiming to be registered.
Penalty for contravention of provisions of clause (ii) of section 20.
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23. If any person whose name has been removed or deleted from the register under section 17 fails without sufficient cause to surrender his certificate or registration within the prescribed time, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees per month of such failure and in the case of a continuing offence, with an additional fine which may extend to ten rupees for every day during which such offence continues after conviction for the first such offence.
24. No Court inferior to that of a magistrate of the first class shall try offence punishable under this Act.
CHAPTER IX.
APPEALS.
25. An appeal shall lie to the Government from a decision of the Council under section 15 or section 17. Such appeal shall be preferred within three months from the date of the decision of the Council.