(1) The Chief Medical Officer of Health of a district other than the district of Kolkata shall be the Registering Authority as well as licensing authority in respect of clinical establishments situated within the district.
(2) An officer not below the rank of Assistant Director of Health Services as designated by the State Government shall be the Registering Authority as well as licensing authority in respect of clinical establishments situated within the district of Kolkata.
Explanation.—For the purpose of this section, the word "Kolkata" shall have the same meaning as defined in clause (9) of section 2 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980.
6. No person shall keep or carry on a clinical establishment without being duly registered by the registering authority in respect thereof and except under and in accordance with the terms of a license granted thereof.
Explanation 1—For the purpose of this section "person" includes a body, group or association of individuals, and organization, a firm, a trust or society (whether registered or not) or a company registered under the law for the time being in force.
Explanation II.—For the purposes of this section, "carry on" means to provide the service recipient in a clinical establishment with any kind of services including consultation, treatment, diagnosis, or nursing care.