(1) The Council may enter into negotiations with any authority in any territory of India, to which this Act does not extend, or with any foreign country, which by the law of such territory or country is entrusted with the maintenance of a register of Allied-Medical or Para-Medical Professionals, for settlement of a scheme of reciprocity for the recognition of qualifications not included in the Schedule III Part A and B.
(2) In pursuance of any such scheme under sub-section (1), the Council may declare that a qualification granted by any authority in any such territory or country, or such qualification only when granted after a specified date, shall be a recognized qualification for the purposes of this Act to be included in the Schedule:
Provided that no declaration shall be made under this sub-section in respect of any qualification unless by the law and practice of the territory of India or foreign country, in which the qualification is granted, the persons domiciled or originating in West Bengal and holding qualifications recognized under this Act are permitted to enter and practice the Allied-Medical or Para-Medical profession in that territory of India or foreign country:
Provided further that any reciprocal arrangement subsisting on the date of the commencement of this Act between the Council and any authority in the territory of India or foreign country for the recognition of qualifications shall, unless the Council decides otherwise, continue in force.