(1) Subject to the provisions contained in section 24 no person shall establish a para medical institution or conduct any paramedical course for preparing students to acquire any recognized qualification without the prior recognition by the Board.
(2) A person may apply for the recognition of a para medical institution shall be made to the Secretary of the Board in such form and shall be accompanied by such fee, as may be prescribed.
(3) On receipt of the application made under subsection (2), the Secretary to the Board shall conduct such enquiry in such manner as may be prescribed and shall, by order grant recognition or reject the application for recognition in such manner as may be prescribed.
(4) The educational and training institutions conforming to the standards fixed by the Board by regulations made under this Act, alone shall be given recognition under this Act.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section
(1), all institutions conducting para medical courses as on the date of commencement of this Act shall apply for recognition to the Board within three months from the date of commencement of this Act. If the institution applying for recognition does not conform to the standards fixed by the Restoration to the Register.
Recognition of Institutions.
18 [Act No.38 of 2006] Board in this regard, temporary recognition may be granted to the institution subject to the condition that the facilities in accordance with the standards fixed by the Board shall be provided within a period of one year from the date of grant of temporary recognition.
(6) If the institution does not provide the facilities in accordance with the standards fixed by the Board within the period specified therein the temporary recognition granted under sub-section (5) shall be withdrawn forthwith.
25. Where, on the basis of a report of a Committee appointed by the Board in this behalf, it is satisfied that an institution recognized under this Act,-
(a) has failed to comply with conditions of recognition;
or
(b) there exists any of the grounds which would have entitled to refuse the application for recognition the Board may by order withdraw such recognition, provided that, before such withdrawal of recognition, the Board shall give an opportunity to the person managing that institution for making his representation.