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The Medical and Dental Council Act, 1980

( ACT NO. XVI OF 1980 )

Power to make regulations
33. (1) The Council may, with the previous approval of the Government, make regulations generally to carry out the purposes of this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of this power, such regulations may provide for-
 
 
(a) the management of the property of the Council and the maintenance and audit of its accounts;
 
 
(b) the summoning and holding of meeting of the Council, the times and places where such meetings are to be held, the conduct of business thereat and the number of members necessary to constitute a quorum;
 
 
(c) the powers and duties of the President and Vice President of the Council;
 
 
(d) the mode of the appointment of the Executive Committee and other Committees, the summoning and holding of meetings, the conduct of business of such Committees and the number of members necessary to constitute a quorum;
 
 
(e) the tenure of office, and the powers and duties of the Registrar and other officers and employees of the Council;
 
 
(f) the appointment, powers, duties and procedure of medical and dental inspectors;
 
 
(g) the procedure for maintenance, compilation and publication of the Register, list of medical practitioners possessing registrable licences or diplomas, and the fees to be charged for registration and, if necessary, for opening of sub offices or branches for this purpose;
 
 
(h) the procedure of an enquiry held under sub section (1) of section 28; and
 
 
(i) any other matter for which under this Act provision may be made by regulations.
 
 
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub section (1), the Council shall make regulations which may provide for-
 
 
(a) prescribing a uniform minimum standard of courses of training for obtaining graduate and post graduate medical and dental qualifications to be included or included respectively in the First, Third and Fifth Schedules;
 
 
(b) prescribing minimum requirements for the content and duration of courses of study as aforesaid;
 
 
(c) prescribing the conditions for admission to courses of training as aforesaid;
 
 
(d) prescribing minimum qualifications and experience required of teachers for appointment in medical and dental institutions;
 
 
(e) prescribing the standards of examinations, methods of conducting the examinations and other requirements to be satisfied for securing recognition of medical and dental qualifications under this Act;
 
 
(f) prescribing the qualifications and experience required of examiners for professional examinations in medicine and dentistry antecedent to the granting of recognised medical and dental qualifications; and
 
 
(g) the procedure for maintenance, compilation and publication of the Register, list of medical practitioners possessing registrable licences or diplomas, and the fees to be charged for registration and, if necessary, for opening of sub offices or branches for this purpose;
 
(h) the procedure of an enquiry held under sub section (1) of section 28; and
 
(i) any other matter for which under this Act provision may be made by regulations.
 

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