(1) Every person intending to open, keep or carry on a clinical establishment shall submit an application in the prescribed proforma along with the prescribed fee to the licensing authority for the purposes of registration in respect of a clinical establishment under section 6 and for the grant of a license thereof subject to the provision of section 7 or for the renewal of the registration and license under section 19.
(2) Every application made under sub-section (1) shall contain such particulars and shall be accompanied by such evidence of the clinical establishment having complied with the prescribed minimum standards in such manner, as may be prescribed.
(3) Any change in address or situation of or of staff belonging to, or any other particulars mentioned under sub-section (2) shall be communicated by the applicant or the person carrying on the clinical establishment to the licensing authority not later than thirty days after such change with specific mention as to the exact date when such change occurred.
(4) No applicant under sub-section (1) shall try to obtain the license by means of misrepresentation of facts, fraudulent practices, falsifying documents, or using unfair means.
13. On receipt of application made under sub-section (1) of section 12, the licensing authority shall, if it is satisfied after causing such enquiries as may be necessary and after following the criteria as may be prescribed, pass an order within the prescribed period from the date of receipt of application, either—
(a) granting the application for registration and license or renewal of registration and license; or
(b) rejecting the application, and shall send a copy of the order to the applicant by registered post or in such other manner as may be prescribed:
Provided that if the licensing authority rejects an application for registration and license or renewal of registration and license, it shall record its reasons therefor.
Power of State Government to relax terms and conditions of registration and license.
Register of clinical establishments.
Maintenance of State register of clinical establishments.
Classification of clinical establishments.
PART III] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MARCH 17, 2017 11 The West Bengal Clinical Establishments (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) Act, 2017.
(Chapter HI—Procedure for registration and licensing.—Sections 14-17.)
Grounds for rejection.
Fresh application for registration and license.
Display of license.
Copy of license.