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The Bangladesh Homoeopathic Practitioners Ordinance, 1983

( Ordinance NO. XLI OF 1983 )

এই আইন বাংলাদেশ হোমিওপ্যাথিক চিকিৎসা শিক্ষা আইন, ২০২৩ (২০২৩ সনের ৬৩ নং আইন) দ্বারা রহিত করা হইয়াছে।

Chapter VII

RESTRICTIONS, OFFENCES, PENALTY AND PROCEDURE

Restrictions
35. No practitioner registered under section 26 or, as the case may be, entered in the list under section 27 shall stock, prescribe or sell any drugs or medicines except such as are included in the Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia approved by the Board.
Penalties
36. Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 34 or 35, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to Taka one thousand, or with both.
37. Persons not registered under this Ordinance not to practise, etc.
37. (1) No person other than a practitioner registered or listed under this Ordinance shall practise or hold himself out, whether directly or by implication, as practising the Homoeopathic system of medicine.
 
 
 
 
(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of this section shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to Taka one thousand, or with both.
Colourable imitation of degree
38. (1) No person other than a body or institution authorised under this Ordinance shall confer, grant or issue a degree, diploma or certificate which purports to entitle the holder to practise Homoeopathic system of medicine, or which is identical with or is a colourable imitation of any degree, diploma or certificate granted by a body or institution so authorised.
 
 
 
 
(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of this section shall be punishable with fine which may extend to Taka one thousand, and if the person so contravening is an association, every member of such association, who knowingly or wilfully authorises or permits the contravention, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to Taka one thousand.
Prohibition against use of title, description, etc.
39. (1) No person shall add to his name, title or description any letters or abbreviation which imply or are calculated to lead to the belief that he holds a degree, diploma or certificate as his
 
 
qualification to practise the Homoeopathic system of medicine unless he holds such degree, diploma or certificate and such degree, diploma or certificate-
 
 
 
 
(a) is recognised by any law for the time being in force in Bangladesh; or
 
 
 
 
(b) has been conferred, granted or issued by a body or institution authorised under this Ordinance in this behalf; or
 
 
 
 
(c) has been conferred, granted or issued by an authority recognised as competent by the Government to confer, grant or issue such degree, diploma or certificate.
 
 
 
 
(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of this section shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to Taka one thousand, or with both.
Savings
40. Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to any person who, being a technical assistant attends on a case under the direction and personal guidance of registered practitioners of Homoeopathy.
Cognizance of offence, etc.
41. (1) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Ordinance except on a complaint in writing by an officer empowered in this behalf by the Government.
 
 
 
 
(2) No Court other than the Court of a Magistrate of the first class shall try an offence under this Ordinance.
 
 
 
 

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