(AMENDED UPTO OCTOBER 2009) (Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Issue Part III – Section 4 Dated 15th November 2000) Medical Council of India Notification New Delhi , the 25th October, 2000
MCI No. 2(1) 2000 Med. – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 33 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956) the Medical Council of India, with the previous sanction of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations, namely :-
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1. Short title and commencement –
(1) These Regulations may be called the Medical Council of India Regulations, 2000. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette. 2 Definitions: In these Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires,-
3. Office of the Council: The Office of the Council shall be situated in Delhi. |
Part – I 4. Time and place of meetings of the Council:
5. Agenda for special meetings- At a special meeting (referred to in the proviso to sub-regulation (1) of regulation 4 the subject or subjects for the consideration of which the meeting has been called shall only be discussed. 6. Notice of meetings :- Notice of every meeting other than a special meeting (called under the proviso to sub-regulation (1) of regulation 4 or under the first proviso to clause (b) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 8, shall be despatched by the Secretary to each member of the Council not less than thirty days before the date of the meeting. 7. Agenda Paper :-
Provided that the president may, if the Council agrees, allow a motion to be moved at a meeting notwithstanding the fact that notice thereof was received late to admit of compliance with this regulation: Provided further that nothing in the regulation shall operate to prevent the reference by the Executive Committee of any matter to the Council at a meeting following immediately or too soon after the meeting of the Executive Committee to permit of the notice required under this regulation. 8. Admissibility of motion: -
Provided that if a motion can be rendered admissible by amendment, the President may, in lieu of disallowing the motion, admit it in the amended form.
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PART – II CONDUCT OF BUSINESS AT MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL 9. Presiding Officer.
10. Quorum:- The quorum for a meeting of the Council shall be one third of the effective membership of the Council on the date of such meeting. 11. Adjournment for want of quorum:- If, at any time appointed for a meeting or during the course of any meeting, a quorum is not present, the meeting shall be adjourned, and if a quorum is not present, on the expiration of thirty minutes from such adjournment, the meeting shall stand adjourned to such future date and time as the President of the Council may appoint. 12. Conduct of business:-
13. Amendment to Motions : - When an amendment to any motion is moved and seconded or when two or more such amendments are moved and seconded, the President shall state or read to the Council the terms of the original motion and of the amendment or amendments proposed serially. 14. Identical Motions: - When motions identical in purport stand in the name of two or more members, the President shall decide whose motion shall be moved and the other motion or motions shall thereupon be deeded to be withdrawn. 15. Scope of Amendments:- (1) An Amendment shall be relevant to, and within the scope of, the motion to which it is proposed. (2) An amendment may not be moved that negates the original motion. (3) The President may refuse to put to the Council an amendment which in his opinion is not relevant to the motion. 16. Form of Amendments:- A motion may be amended by –
17. Debate:- (1) When a motion or amendment is under debate, no proposal with reference thereto shall be made other than-
Provided that no motion of the nature referred to in clauses (b), (c) and (d) shall be moved or seconded by a member who has already spoken to the question then before the meeting: Provided further that a motion referred to in clauses (c) and (d) shall be moved without any speech. (2) It shall be the discretion of the President to accept or refuse a proposal of the nature referred to in clause (b) of the sub-regulation (1). (3) Upon accepting the closure motion, the President shall put the substantive motion or amendment to vote after allowing the mover the right to reply. 18. Withdrawal of motion:- A motion or an amendment which has been moved and seconded shall not be withdrawn save with the leave of the Council which shall not be deemed to be granted, if any member dissents from the granting of leave. 19. Discussions by Members :- When a motion has been moved and seconded, members other than the mover and the seconder may speak on the motion in such order as the President may direct: Provided that the seconder of a motion or of an amendment may, with the permission of the President, confine himself to seconding the motion or amendment, as the case may be, and speak thereon at any subsequent stage of the debate. 20. Right of reply of the Mover :- The mover of a motion and, if permitted by the President, the mover of any amendment, shall be entitled to a right of final reply and no other member shall speak more than once to any debate except with the permission of the president, for the purpose of making a personal explanation or of putting a question to the member then addressing the Council : Provided that a member may at any stage of the debate may raise a point of incorporating therein a point of law, or statutory procedure, but shall not be allowed to make any speech: Provided further that a member who has spoken on a motion may speak again on an amendment subsequently moved to the motion. 21. Voting on Motion : - When any motion involving several points has been discussed, it shall be in the discretion of the President to divide the motion and put each or any point separately to vote as he may think fit. 22. Voting on amendment to Motion:-
23. Adjournment of meetings:-
24. Points of Order:-
25. Authorised persons to attend General Body meetings:- In the meetings of the General Body, no person other than the members, officers and employees of the Council shall be present except with the prior permission or special invitation of the President. |
Part – III MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL 26. Proceedings to be preserved :- The proceedings of the meetings of the Council shall be preserved and shall be authenticated, after confirmation at the next meeting of the Council, by the Secretary and the President. 27. Circulation of Minutes :- A copy of the minutes of each meeting shall be submitted by the Secretary to the President within ten days of the meeting and attested by him and they shall then be sent to each member within thirty days of the meeting. 28. Contents of Minutes :- The minutes of each meeting shall contain such motions and amendments as have been moved and adopted or negatived with the names of the mover and the seconder, but without any comment and without any record of observations made by any member at the meeting. 29. Objection to minutes, etc. :-
30. Supply of Minutes :- A copy of the minutes of the meetings of the Council shall be made available by the Secretary to each member of the Council. However, it could be made available to a non member or any other person/organisation, upon a written requisition and payment of such fee as may be determined by the Council from time to time. 31. Record of Proceedings :-
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PART – IV RESIGNATION AND FILLING OF CAUSAL VACANCIES 32. Resignation :- A member desiring to resign his seat on the Council shall send his resignation in writing to the President and his resignation shall take effect from the date specified by him and in case no such date is mentioned, from the date of receipt of his letter. 33. Filling of casual vacancy :- When a casual vacancy occurs by reason of death or resignation of a member, a report shall be made forthwith by the President to the Government of India who shall take steps to have the vacancy filled by nomination or election, as the case may be, by the authority or constituency by which the member whose death or resignation has caused the vacancy was nominated or elected for the remaining period. |
PART – V POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT 34. Powers and duties of the President :- The President shall subject to the provision of the Act, rules, regulations and Standing Orders of the Council do such acts as he considers necessary for the furtherance of the objectives for which the Council is established. 35. Powers and duties of the Vice President :- If the office of the President is vacant or if the President for any reason is unable to exercise the powers or perform the duties of his office, the Vice-President shall act in his place and shall exercise the power and perform the duties of the President. |
PART – VI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 36. Executive Committee :- The members of the Executive Committee who may be elected by the Council under sub-section (1) of section 10 shall be elected by the members of the Council present and voting together, in the proportion of –
as provided in the Medical Council of India (Conduct of Elections to the posts of President, Vice-President, members of the Executive Committee and the elected members of the Postgraduate Medical Education Committee) Regulations, 1998. 37. President and Vice-President to be members of Executive Committee :- The President and the Vice-President of the Council shall be members ex-officio of the Executive Committee and shall be President and Vice-President respectively of that Committee. Filling up of vacancy on expiry of the term 38. Intimation of vacancies:- The President shall ninety days before the expiry of the term of a member of the Council intimate the impending vacancy to the Central Government so that the new member may be nominated or elected to fill up the vacant seat from the date of which the vacancy is likely to occur. 39. Meetings of Executive Committee:- The meetings of the Executive Committee shall be ordinarily governed by the regulations applicable to the meetings of the Council. 40. Quorum:- Four members of the Executive Committee shall form a quorum. 41. Adjournment for want of quorum:- If at the time appointed for a meeting a quorum is not present the meeting shall not commence until a quorum is present, and if a quorum is not present on the expiration of thirty minutes from the time appointed for the meeting or during the course of any meeting, the meeting shall stand adjourned to such future date and time as the President may appoint. 42. Chairman of a meeting:- If both the President and Vice-President are absent, the members present shall elect one of the members to act as Chairperson. 43. Term of office of a member:- The term of office of an elected member of the Executive Committee shall be two years or until the appointment of his successor, whichever is longer. A member shall be eligible for re-election. 44. Participation of a member other than a member of the Executive committee:- The President may invite a member of the Council, not being a member of the Executive Committee to attend any meeting of the Executive Committee for any particular item of the agenda. Any member so invited shall be free to participate in the discussions, relating to that item but shall have no right to vote. 45. Sub-Committees:- The Executive Committee may constitute such sub-committees as it may deem necessary in furtherance of discharge of its duties including examining of any matter referred by the Council. 46. Notice, etc. for meetings:- (1) Within four weeks before the meeting of the Council, the Executive Committee shall ordinarily meet and also at such other times and places as the President may determine. (2) The Secretary shall, at least ten days before the date fixed for the meeting, despatch the notice along with the agenda reflecting therein the business listed before the said meeting, to each member. 47. Inspectors report:- The Executive Committee shall take into consideration the reports on the course of study, facilities for teaching and examinations submitted by Inspectors and shall thereupon prepare a report for consideration and approval of the Council. 48. Consideration of reports by Executive Committee:- The Executive Committee shall consider and report to the Council on any subject referred to it by the Council or by the President and exercise such powers and perform such duties as are required by the rules, regulations and standing orders of the Council. 49. Minutes of meetings:- A copy of the minutes of each meeting shall be drafted by the Secretary to be submitted to the President within ten days of the meeting for his counter signature upon which t hey shall be sent to each member of the Executive Committee within twenty days of the meeting. In case no corrections/suggestions are received from the members within fifteen days of the date of despatch by the Secretary, the decision recorded therein shall be given effect to. The minutes shall be sent to the members of the Council after confirmation by the Executive Committee at its next meeting: Provided that the President, may, if necessary, direct that action be taken on a decision of the Executive committee before the expiry of the said period of fifteen days mentioned above. |
PART – VII COMMITTEES 50. Committees :-
51. Quorum :- The quorum for a committee shall be the same as provided for meetings of the Council. 52. Chairman, etc. of Committees :-
53 Resolutions by Committees :-
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PART – VIII Registrar and other officers and powers and duties of Registrar and other Officers of the Council. REGISTRAR 54 Registrar :- A person appointed as Registrar shall retire from service on super-annuation on the afternoon of the last date of the month in which he attains the age of sixty years. Extension of service shall not be given in any circumstances except with the approval of the Central Government. 55 Powers and duties of Registrar :
56 Duties of Whole-time Inspectors :- The Whole-time Inspector shall perform the following duties, namely:-
57. Duties and tenure of officers and employees :-
58. Disciplinary authority :-
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PART – IX INSPECTION OF EXAMINATIONS 59. Inspection of examinations, etc. :-
Provided that the Registrar shall furnish him with a copy of these documents.
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PART – X VISITORS APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL 60. Appointment of Visitor:-
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PART – XI INDIAN MEDICAL REGISTER 61. Indian Medical Register :- (1) The Registrar shall maintain the Indian Medical Register and it shall bear the seal of the council. (2) The Indian Medical Register shall also bear a preface which shall contain a covering page with the seal of the council, names of the State Medical Councils with whose Registers the Indian Medical Register has been compiled. 62. Intimation of Registration by State Medical Councils :- All the State Medical Councils shall intimate to the Council as soon as a medical practitioner is fully registered with the respective State Medical Councils. All State Medical Councils shall also intimate to the Council immediately regarding any change in name or registration of Additional qualifications or address or removal of name, as envisaged under sub-section (1) of section 24, of a medical practitioner registered with the respective State Medical Councils as and when received. 63. Publication of supplements to Indian Medical Register :- Supplements to the Indian Medical Register shall be published every year and the Indian Medical Register shall be revised and published every five years. 64. Direct registration :-
65. Provisional Registration :- The names of provisionally registered medical practitioners should be borne on a separate list maintained for the purpose and they shall not be included in the State Medical Registers. In order to have a uniform procedure by all State Medical Councils with regard to the list of provisionally registered medical practitioners under section-25, the certificate for provisional registration should be issued in the following proforma :- 66. Registration of Additional Qualifications : Application for registration of additional qualification in the Indian Medical Register may be received direct by the Council in Form C annexed to these regulations. A fee as fixed from time to time with the approval of the Central Government may be charged for registration of additional qualification either in substitution for or in addition to any entry previously made. Copy of Degree/Diploma duly attested shall be sent alongwith the application. 67. Residuary Provision :- Matters relating to the conditions of service of the Registrar and other employees of the Council with respect to which no express provision has been made in the regulations shall be as per the rules applicable to officers and employees of Central Government. |
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FORM A See Regulation 64 (1)
APPLICATION FORM FOR REGISTRATION IN THE INDIAN MEDICAL REGISTER
If so, state the date of becoming Indian citizen.
Signature of Applicant Dated: Note: Following documents to be enclosed with application:
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Form B See Regulation 64 (4) MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA Aiwan-e-Galib Marg, Kotla Road, New Delhi-110002. Certificate under section 23 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 Registration certificate. Certificate No. MCI/______________________
(M) / (F) It is hereby certified that this is a true copy of the above specified Name in the Indian Medical Register. (SEAL) Registrar Medical Council of India New Delhi Date the ______________ Important Notices
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FORM C (see regulation, 66) MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA APPLICATION FORM Registration of Additional Qualification/s u/s 26(1) of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.
DECLARATION
Instruction to Candidates for filling the application for Registration of additional qualification u/s 26(1) of the Indian medical council Act, 1956.
(No. Advt-3/4/exty/100/2k) Sd./- Dr. (Smt.) M. SACHDEVA SECRETARY MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA |
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MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA AMENDMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd September, 2009 No. MCI.2(1)/2009-Med./39198 - In exercise of powers conferred by Section 33 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), the Medical Council of India, with the previous approval of the Central Government hereby makes the following regulation to amend the “Medical Council of India Regulations, 2000”, namely:- 1. (i) These Regulations may be called the “Medical Council of India Regulations, (Amendment) 2009”. (ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the “Medical Council of India Regulations, 2000”, the following additions / modifications / deletions / substitutions, shall be as indicated therein:- 3. In PART – VI - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, the Regulation 43 under the heading ‘Term of office of a member’, shall be substituted as under:- “The term of office of an elected member of the Executive Committee shall be three years or until his membership in the Council is over, whichever is shorter. A member shall be eligible for re-election.” (Lt. Col. (Retd.) Dr. A.R.N. Setalvad) Secretary Medical Council of India Foot Note : The Principal Regulations namely, “Medical Council of India Regulations, 2000” were published in Part – III, Section (4) of the Gazette of India on the 15th November, 2000. |
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MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th October, 2009 No. MCI.2(1)/2009-Med./46502 - In exercise of powers conferred by Section 33 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), the Medical Council of India, with the previous approval of the Central Government hereby makes the following regulation to further amend the “Medical Council of India Regulations, 2000”, namely:- 1. (i) These Regulations may be called the “Medical Council of India Regulations, (Amendment) 2009 - Part-II”. (ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the “Medical Council of India Regulations, 2000”, the following additions / modifications / deletions / substitutions, shall be as indicated therein:- 3. In PART – XI - INDIAN MEDICAL REGISTER, at the end of Regulations-62, under the heading ‘Intimation of Registration by State Medical Councils’, the following shall be added: - “failure thereof shall result in imposition of such fine payable by the erring State Medical Council as would be prescribed by the Council from time to time.” |