(1) Every person eligible for registration under sub-section (1) and sub-section
(2) of section 51 shall apply for registration within three months from the date of commencement of this Act or within such extended time as may be fixed by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette.
(2) Every person eligible for registration under sub-section (3) and (4) of section 51 shall apply for registration within thirty days from the date on which he has become eligible for registration as provided for in the said sub-section.
(3) An application for registration under this Act shall be made to the Registrar by any person in such manner, in such form and shall be accompanied by such documents and such fee as may be prescribed by regulation made under this Act.
(4) On receipt of an application, the Registrar may, with or without causing any enquiry or visit in such a manner as he thinks fit,—
(a) if the application is defective and does not contain any necessary particulars, give a reasonable opportunity to the person for making a written representation and it shall be open to such person to rectify the defects, if any, specified by the Registrar;
(b) consider the application, having regard to the fulfilment of eligibility criteria mentioned in section 51, and forward its recommendation to the Council.
(5) The Council may, after receiving the application along with the recommendation of the Registrar, if it is satisfied, shall pass an order within the period prescribed by regulations from the date of receipt of application, either—
(a) granting the application and accepting to enter the name of any person in the register; or
(b) rejecting the application and refusing to enter the name of any person in the register for reasons to be recorded in writing.
(6) Where the Council passes an order rejecting an application under this section, a copy of the order shall be communicated to the person concerned immediately:
Provided that no application shall be rejected by the Council except after giving the person or Institution concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(7) Where the Council passes an order granting an application under this section, a copy of the order shall be communicated to the person concerned immediately and upon receiving such communication, the person concerned shall make and subscribe before the Registrar or some other person appointed by him in that behalf, an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the regulation made under this Act.
(8) On completion of such oath or affirmation, the Registrar shall enter the name in the register and shall issue a certificate of registration in such form containing such particulars as may be prescribed by regulation which shall be communicated to the person concerned immediately.
PART III] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, DECEMBER 18, 2015 27 The West Bengal Allied-Medical and Para-Medical Council Act, 2015.
(Chapter V.—The Registration and Conduct of Allied-Medical and Para-Medical Professionals.—Sections 54-56.)
Validity and renewal of registration.
Alteration in register.
Entry of additional qualification.
(9) The Council may, upon reference from the Registrar or otherwise, pass an order, refusing or prohibiting the entry of the name of any such person in the register where it is satisfied, for the same reason, for which the name may be removed by the Council under section 55, after giving the person concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard, and after such further inquiry, if any, as it may deem fit to make.
54. Every registration made under section 53, and conditions regulating the validity and renewal of Registration should be governed by the regulations of the Council.