(1) The Council may, on being satisfied that a person is qualified for registration under section 19, direct that his name be entered in the Register, and the Registrar shall thereupon make necessary entries in the Register and grant him a certificate of registration.
(2) The Council may refuse to permit the registration, or direct the removal from the Register, of the name of any person—
(a) who has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude; or
(b) who has been found guilty of infamous conduct in his professional capacity by a majority of at least two-thords of the members of the Council after a due enquiry into his conduct at which he has had an opportunity of being heard in person or of being duly represented.
(3) Any refusal or removal under sub-section (2) may be rescinded if the conduct on the basis of which refusal or removal was directed is condoned for good and sufficient reasons.
Registration of Acupuncture practitioners.
Persons entitled to be registered.
Application for registration.
Power of Council to refuse registration or to remove name from Register in certain cases.
22. Any entry in the Register, which is proved to the satisfaction Cancellation of fraudulent of the Council to have been fraudulently or incorrectly made, may be and incorrect cancelled under an order in writing of the Council. entries.
107 The West Bengal Acupuncture System of Therapy Act, 1996.
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Appeal. 23. An appeal shall lie to the State Government against any decision or order of the Council refusing to enter the name of a person in the Register or removing his name from the Register, if filed within three months of the date of decision or order, and the decision of the State Government shall be final.
Notice of death and removal of name from Register.
Penalty on unregistered person representing that he is registered.
Penalty for failure to surrender certificate of registration.
Prohibition of unauthorised conferment of degree, diploma, etc.
and penalty for such conferment.
24. The Council may, on receipt of reliable information regarding the death of a person whose name is entered in the Register, and on making such enquiry as it may think fit, direct the removal of his name from the Register and thereupon the Register shall cancel the entry relating to such person.
25. If any person, whose name is not entered in the Register, falsely pretends that it is so entered or uses, in connection with his name, any words or letters representing that his name is so entered, he shall, whether any preson is actually deceived by such representation or not, be punishable, on conviction by a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Magistrate of the First Class having juridiction, with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.