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Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners (General) Rules, 1964

Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners (General) Rules, 1964

Published vide Punjab Government, Health Department Notification No. GSR 242/PA 42/63/S. 64, dated the 2nd November, 1964.

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  1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners (General) Rules, 1964.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

  1. Definitions.- In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) 'Act' means the Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act, 1963;

(b) 'Appendix' means an Appendix to these rules;

(c) 'Chairman' mean the Chairman of the Board;

(d) 'Committee' means a Committee appointed by the Board;

(e) 'Government' means the Government of the State of [Haryana];

(f) 'Section' means a section of the Act;

(g) 'University' means any University incorporated by an Act of Parliament or any State Legislature.

  1. Registration of Practitioners.- (1) Every person entitled to have his name entered in Part I of the Register under sub-section (1) of section 15 or in Part II of the Register under sub-section (3) of the aforesaid section shall, if he is desirous of having his name entered in Part I or Part II of the Register, as the case may be, make an application to the Registrar in the form given in Appendix A along with a fee of [one hundred fifty]rupees. He shall also furnish along with his application such documents as may be necessary to establish his claim for being registered in Part I or Part II as the case may be.

(2) The Registrar may, after examining the application, require the applicant to furnish such other information or documents and within such time as he may specify.

(3) If the Registrar, on receipt of the application under sub-rule (1) or on receipt of further information or documents required from the applicant under sub-rule (2), and after making such further enquiry as he may deem proper is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to get his name entered in Part I or Part II of the register, as the case may be, he shall do so. It he is not satisfied, [he shall after recording the reasons in writing, reject the application] ;

Provided that no order rejecting any application shall be passed without giving the applicant an opportunity of being heard.

(4) A practitioner whose name is entered in the Register under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) of section 15 or whose name is deemed to be registered under sub-section (2) or sub-section (4) of the aforesaid section shall be issued a Registration Certificate in the form given in Appendix B on payment of a fee of one rupee and the applicant whose application is rejected shall be sent an intimation of rejection by registered post.

[3A. Issue of identity Card, Section 54(2)(f). - Every practitioner whose name is entered in the Register under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) of Section 15 or whose name is deemed to be registered under Section 15-A and in whose name Registration Certificate has been issued under rule 3, shall make an application to the Registrar in the form given in Appendix D alongwith a fee of twenty five rupees for issuing an identity card in his name in the form given in Appendix E.]

  1. Change of address to be intimated to Registrar.[Sections 14 (3) and 15 (1)]. - (1) Every registered practitioner shall send to the Registrar immediate notice of any change in his address and shall also promptly answer all such enquiries as may be made from him by the Registrar in regard thereto, in order that his correct address may be entered in the Register.

(2) A Registered Practitioner who changes his name shall immediately inform the Registrar about his changed name and shall satisfy the Registrar that he has already notified the fact of the change of his name in a newspaper having a wide circulation in the area in which he carries on his business and published in the [Hindi]. The Registrar shall, on being so satisfied, correct the Register accordingly. He shall also, on being required to do so by the registered practitioner, make necessary correction in the Registration Certificate.

  1. Entries in Register regarding further qualifications.- [Section 14 (4)]. - (1) A registered practitioner who obtains any further degrees/diplomas/certificates or other qualifications in Ayurvedic System or Unani System or other recognised medical degrees, diplomas or certificates and is desirous of getting the same entered in the Register shall make an application to Registrar about the same along with a fee of five rupees. He shall also furnish along with his application the original degrees, diplomas or certificates, as the case may be, on the basis of which the entry in the Register is sought.

[(2) If the Register, on receipt of the application under sub-rule (1) and after making such further enquiry as he may deem proper, is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to have entered in the Register the degrees, diplomas or certificates, as the case may be obtained by him, he shall do so. If he is not so satisfied [he will after recording reasons in writing, reject the application] :

Provided that no order rejecting any application shall be passed without giving the applicant an opportunity of being heard.

(3) The applicant whose application is not rejected may get his Registration Certificate amended from the Registrar on the basis of the entries made in the Register under sub-rule (2).

  1. Issue of duplicate Registration Certificate.- [Sections 15 and 54 (1)]. - If a registration certificate is lost, destroyed or mutilated, the Registrar shall, on being satisfied about the same, issue a duplicate Registration Certificate on the application of the practitioner in whose favour the certificate which has been lost, destroyed or mutilated was issued. A fee of two rupees shall be paid by the registered practitioner for the issue of a duplicate Certificate.
  2. Removal from Register under section 16.- [Sections 14, 16 and 54 (1)]. - Whenever information reaches the Office of the Board that a practitioner has been sentenced by a Criminal Court to imprisonment for such offence involving moral turpitude as has been declared by the State Government under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 16 or has been guilty of professional misconduct or other infamous conduct the Registrar shall make as abstract of such information and place the same before the Board for such action as the Board may like to take under the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 16.

Provided that the Board shall, before passing any order under sub-section (1). of section 16, give the practitioner concerned an opportunity of being heard.

  1. Surrender of Registration Certificate.- [Sections 14(5), 16 (1) and 54 (1)]. - A registered practitioner whose name is removed from the Register by the Registrar under sub-section (5) of section 14 or by the Board under sub- section (1) of section 16 shall, on receipt of an intimation of such removal, forthwith surrender his Registration Certificate to the Registrar.
  2. Re-entry of name of practitioner removed under sections 14 or 16(1).- [Sections 14 (5), 16(2) and 54 (1)]. - Any practitioner whose name is removed from the Register by the Registrar under sub-section (5) of section 14 or whose name has been prohibited to be entered in or is removed from the Register by the Board under sub-section (1) of section 16 and who is desirous of getting his name entered or re-entered, as the case may be, under the proviso to sub-section (5) of section 14 or under sub-section (2) of section 16, shall make an application addressed to the Chairman.

(2) Each such application shall be in writing, stating the grounds on which the application is made and shall be accompanied by a fresh registration fee of [one hundred and fifty] rupees. It shall also be accompanied by a Certificate of two Registered Practitioners regarding the identity of the applicant.

  1. Publication of List of Practitioners.- [Sections 26 and 54 (1)]. (1) - The list of practitioners referred to in sub-section (1) of section 26 shall be posted at a conspicuous place outside the office of the Board and the fact of its having been printed and so posted shall be given adequate publicity through such newspaper or newspapers having wide circulation in the State of Punjab, as the Board may decide.

(2) In the case of practitioners registered in Part II of the Register the list shall, instead of indicating the qualifications of a practitioner, indicate the system in which he is carrying on his practice.

  1. Fees for supply of certified copies.- [Sections 24 and 54 (2) (i)]. - (1) The fees for the supply of certified copies of any order passed by the Board or the Registrar or of any entry in the Register shall be charged at the rate of 75 paise per 100 words or fraction thereof, subject to a minimum of one rupee :

Provided that if the applicant desires to have a copy urgently, he will have to pay double the amount of fees calculated as above subject to a minimum of two rupees.

(2) In the case of urgent application the copy sought for shall be ready for the delivery to the applicant by the close of office hours of the day following that on which the application is made.

  1. Appeals.- [Sections 18 and 54 (2) (g)]. - (1) Every appeal preferred to the Board under section 18 shall be addressed to the Chairman of the Board and shall be accompanied by a fee of-

(a) five rupees if it is an appeal against the order of the Registrar passed against the appellant;

(b) twenty rupees if it is an appeal against the order of the Registrar passed against any person other than the appellant.

(2) Every appeal shall be deemed to have been duly presented if the same is sent by registered post, or is delivered personally or through an agent authorised in writing by the appellant, in the office of the Board.

(3) Every appeal shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the order appealed against and shall contain the following particulars :

(a) the date of the order against which the appeal is preferred;

(b) the grounds of appeal briefly but clearly set out.

(4) Every appeal shall be signed by the appellant.[-]

  1. Procedure of hearing appeals.- [Sections 18 and 54 (2) (g)]. - (1) If the appeal is not preferred in the manner laid down in the preceding rule or is not accompanied by the prescribed fee it shall be summarily rejected.

(2) If the appeal is not rejected under sub-rule (1) the Board shall decide the same after giving the appellant, and where the appeal is against the order of the Registrar passed in relation to any person other than the appellant, after giving such person an opportunity of being heard. Every decision of the Board shall be communicated to the Registrar who shall give effect to the same.

  1. Form of Register.- [Sections 14 (2) and 54 (2) (d)]. -Each part of the Register shall be further sub-divided into the following two sections :-

Section A :- containing the names of Registered Practitioners who follow the Ayurvedic System.

Section B :- containing the names of Registered Practitioners who follow the Unani System.

  1. Particulars to be filled in Register.- [Sections 14 (2) and 54 (2) (d)] - The Register shall show in respect of each Practitioner, the following particulars :-

(a) Registration Number.

(b) Full name, in case of married woman, her maiden name and full married name.

(c) Father's name.

(d) Date of birth.

(e) Address.

(f) Place or places and period or periods of training.

(g) Nature of qualifications and dates on which these qualifications were obtained in the case of practitioners registered in Part I of the Register.

(h) System in which practising in the case of Practitioners Registered in Part II of the Register.

(i) Date of Registration (under this heading the date when new Registration number is allotted to a practitioner already registered under the East Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act, 1949, or under the Pepsu Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act, 2008 B.K., shall be mentioned and in case of fresh registration the date when the name is entered in the Register shall be noted).

(j) Remarks.

  1. Verification.- [Sections 14 (2) and 54 (2) (d)]. - Each page of the Register shall be verified by the Registrar's signatures.
  2. Appointment of committees.- [Section 54 (1)]. - For carrying out the purposes of the Act the Board may appoint such Committees consisting of such number of persons as it may deem fit. Each Committee appointed by the Board shall perform such functions as may be assigned to it by the Board :

Provided that nothing in this rule shall be deemed to empower a Committee so appointed to exercise such functions as are specifically mentioned in the Act to be performed by the Board or any other authority.

  1. Seal of the Board.- [Sections 3 (2) and 54 (1)]. - The common seal referred to in sub-section (2) of section 3 shall be kept by the Registrar in his custody. It shall be affixed on each Registration Certificate which is issued under the provisions of these rules and on such other documents as the Chairman may, by order, direct.
  2. Fees payable to members for attending meeting.- [Sections 22 and 54 (2) (h)]. - Each member shall be entitled to get a fee of sixteen rupees per day for attending a meeting of the Board or any Committee thereof which shall be paid in addition to the travelling allowance admissible to him under these rules.
  3. Travelling Allowance admissible to members.- [Sections 22 and 54 (2) (h)]. - For attending meetings of the Board or any Committee thereof the official members shall be paid travelling allowance in accordance with the provisions of the Punjab Travelling Allowance Rules as amended from time to time. Non-official members will be allowed T.A. at first class railway fare but the allowance for incidental expenses will be paid to them at half the second class fare and if the line by which they travel does not provide second class accommodation, 8 paise per mile.
  4. Deposit of Board's money in Bank.- [Section 25]. - The Board shall open an account in the State Bank of India [or the State Bank of Patiala]and all moneys received by it shall be deposited in the Bank subject to the provisions of rule 22.
  5. Receipt of money on behalf of Board.[Sections 25 and 54 (1)]. All moneys payable to the Board shall be received on behalf of the Board by the Registrar or any other employee of the Board authorised by him in writing in this behalf and shall be deposited in the Bank on the day following that on which these are received :

Provided that the Registrar may keep with him an amount not exceeding two hundred rupees as imprest money.

  1. Maintenance of Cash Book.- [Section 54(1)]. - All money received or spent on behalf of the Board shall, without any reservation be brought to the accounts of the Board in the General Cash Book to be maintained in the form given in Appendix C under the direct supervision of the Registrar and in his absence under the supervision of an employee of the Board authorised by him in writing.
  2. Preparation of statement of income and expenditure.- [Sections 25 and 54 (1)]. - (1) The Registrar shall in the month of July each year cause to be prepared a statement of the income and expenditure of the preceding financial year ending 31st March and draw the attention of the Board to such matters which appear to him necessary for being brought to the notice of the Board.

(2) The statement referred in sub-rule (1) shall be caused to be prepared by the Registrar under the direction of the Committee appointed by the Board for this purpose.

  1. Preparation of Estimate.- [Sections 25 and 54 (1)]. - The Registrar shall in the month of October, each year, or on such date as the Chairman may fix, cause to be prepared an estimate of the income and the expenditure of the Board for the year commencing on the 1st of April, of the next ensuing year and shall submit the same to the Board.

(2) The estimate shall make provisions for the fulfilment of the liabilities of the Board and for effectually carrying out the purposes of the Act.

(3) The Board shall consider the estimates submitted to it under sub-rule (1) and may sanction the same without any alteration or subject to such alterations as it may deem fit.

  1. Preparation of Supplementary estimate.- [Sections 25 and 54 (1)]. - The Board may, at any time, during the year for which any estimate has been sanctioned cause a supplementary estimate to be prepared and submitted to it. Every such supplementary estimate shall be considered by the Board in the same manner as if it were an on original annual estimate. No expenditure shall be incurred which is not duly provided in the estimate sanctioned under sub-rule (3) of rule 25 or in a supplementary estimate.
  2. Payment of bills.- [Sections 25 and 54 (1)]. - A bill or other voucher presented as a claim for money, shall be received and examined by the Registrar. If the claim be for an amount not exceeding twenty rupees and the bill is in order, he shall pay the amount out of the permanent advance. If the claim be for an amount exceeding twenty rupees payment shall not be made until it has been examined and passed by the Chairman.
  3. Refunds.- [Sections 25 and 54 (1)]. - Amount received by the Board towards fees shall not be refunded under any circumstances. The amount thus received shall remain credited to the account of the Board :

Provided that any amount paid by a practitioner in excess of the prescribed fees shall be credited to be suspense account of the Board and may be refunded if claimed within a period of three years and if no claim for refund is made within the aforesaid period the amount shall be credited to the account of the Board.

  1. Operation of Board's Account.- [Sections 25 and 54 (1)]. - The accounts of the Board shall be operated upon by the Registrar and the Chairman and in the absence of the Chairman by the Registrar and the Vice-Chairman.
  2. Repeal.- [Sections 25 and 54 (1)]. - The East Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Rules, 1949 and the Pepsu Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Rules, 1953, in so far as they relate to matters prescribed in these rules are hereby repealed:

Provided that the repeal shall not affect anything done or any action taken under the repealed rules which shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.

Appendix A

[See rule 3 (1)]

To

The Registrar,

Board of Ayurvedic and Unani System of Medicine,

Haryana, Chandigarh.

Application for Registration under section 15 of the Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act, 1963.

Sir,

I am to request you to please register my name as an Ayurvedic/Unani Practitioner in Part I/II of the Register maintained under the Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act, 1963. Necessary particulars concerning my case are given here below for your information and record.

____________________

Signature of the applicant.

Dated_______19 .

Note - All cuttings in the application form must be signed by the applicant himself.

  1. Name of the applicant (in block letters)
  2. (a) Married name, if any

(to be filled in block letters by married women only)

  1. Father's/husband's name
  2. Place where practising/will practice Village/Mohalla _________________, post

office__________, district________, tehsil________, police station___________

  1. Date of birth

(Attach a copy of certificate in support of the date of birth).

  1. System in which practising (Ayurvedic/Unani)
  2. (a) Name and address of recognised Faculty/Broad/University where studied.

(b) Period of study in the institutions mentioned above ___________________

(c) The name of examination passed

(d) Year in which passed

  1. If studied privately, intimate :-

(a) (Name and address of Guru)

(b) Period of study

  1. Period of practice, From ___________to__________
  2. If Registered/Enlisted with any State Board?

(a) Registration/Enlistment number

(Enclose a copy of Certificate)

(b) Name of the State Board

11 (a) [One hundred and fifty rupees] vide Haryana Notification dated 4.2.1994. for making entry in the register, and one rupee for the issue of Registration Certificate have been sent, vide money order No. ___________, date__________

(b) In case the fee is paid in cash please give official receipt No. ______date______

Notes -

(1) The registration fee may be sent by money order or may be given in cash to the Registrar, Board of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicine, Punjab, Chandigarh.

(2) The diploma/degree of the recognised institutions may be sent alongwith this application.

(3) Strike out the columns/words which are not applicable.

________________

Signature of applicant.

Dated_________ 19 .

Affidavit

I, ________________________________, son of Shri ____________________ , resident of village ____________________, post office ____________________, police station ________________________, tehsil _______________________, district __________________, and to practice at village/mohalla________________ post office ________________ police station ____________tehsil ______________ district______________________, solemnly declare as follows :

(a) That I have not been convicted and sentenced by a Criminal Court to imprisonment for any offence involving moral turpitude.

(b) That I have not been adjudicated by a competent Court to be of un-sound mind.

(c) That I am not an undischarged insolvent.

(d) That my name has not been removed from the Register of Practitioners maintained by any State Board/Council of Parishad for professional misconduct.

(e) That I have gone through the Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act, 1963 and rules framed thereunder. I promise to abide by the provisions of the said Act and Rules.

I solemnly declare and affirm that the contents given in my application for registration and in paras (a) to (e) above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I further declare on Oath that nothing relevant has been concealed.

__________________

Signature of the applicant.

Dated________ 19 .

Note - The affidavit is to be attested by an Oath Commissioner or Magistrate First Class.

Attested -

Signature of the Attesting authority

Name in full Block Letters.

Designation

Place

Date

(To be filled in by the office)

Registration application received on ____________Diary No._____________

(a) Fee for making entry in the Register and for issuing certificate received on__________

Official receipt No. _________________________, dated ________________

Cash Book page No. _______________________,

Personal Ledger

Page No.____________________________

Signature of the Cashier

Signature of the Accountant.

Order of the Registrar

Registration No.

Original Certificates scrutinized and returned on

Registration Certificate issue, - vide No. ____________, dated

Appendix B

[See rule 3 (4)]

No.

Registration Certificate

Board of Ayurvedic and Unani System of Medicines, Haryana, Chandigarh

I certify that Shri ________________________, son of Shri ________________, has been registered in Part ________of the Register maintained under the Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act, 1963, as ________________on _________at Chandigarh.

Qualifications _______________________________

Date of birth ________________________________

Address___________________________________

Notes :-

(i) This certificate entitles the holder to practice within the State of Punjab only.

(ii) The certificate remains evidence of Registration only until the publication of the Printed Register for the Year 19 .

____________

Registrar.

Place of common seal.

Important Notice

Every registered practitioner should be careful to send to the Registrar immediate notice of any change in his address, and also to answer all inquiries that may be sent to him by the Registrar in regard thereto, in order that his correct address may be duly inserted in the Register. Otherwise under section 14 (5) of the Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act, 1963, the name of such practitioner is liable to be removed from the Register.

Appendix C

[See rule 23]

Board of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicine, Chandigarh

General Cash Book

Income

Month Date Folio No. of Classified Abstract Departmental major, minor and detailed heads and sub-head of Account Particulars of receipts and name of the persons from whom received Number of Bank Receipt and date Amount Daily Total Remmittance to Bank
No. and Date of bank receipt Amount
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

Date Folio Number Classified abstract Departmental Major, minor and sub-heads and detailed sub-heads of Account Particulars of charge and name of payee No. of voucher Number and date of cheque Amount Daily Total
Month Date
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

[Appendix D]

(See rule 3-A)

Application for issuing identity card

Name ____________________

Father's Name/Husband Name __________________________

Permanent Residential Address _______________________

Registration Number __________________________

Part of Register in which registered ____________________

System in which practising ___________________________

Marks of Identification ________________________

Date _______________

Signature of the applicant.

Declaration

I solemnly declare that I am a Registered Ayurvedic/Unani Practitioner and my Registration Number is ____________. I am pracitising as an Ayurvedic/Unani Practitioner since ___________.

Verified that the information given above is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed therein.

Place _____________

Date ______________

Signature of Registered Practitioner.

Certificate of Gazetted Officer/Member of Parliament/Member of Legislative Assembly.

Certified that I know Shri __________ son of daughter of/wife of Shri________who is a Registered Ayurvedic/Unani Practitioner. He/She is practising as Ayurvedic/Unani Practitioner at the address given above.

Signature and seal of the issuing authority.

Notes. - (1) Delete whichever is not applicable.

(2) Three passport size photographs duly attested by Gazetted Officer/Member of the Board/Members of the Parliament/Members of the Assembly, should be sent with the form.

[Appendix E]

(See rule 3A)

Board of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicine, Haryana, Panchkula

Identity Card

Name _________________

Father's/Husband's Name __________________

Registration Number ______________________

Part of Register in which registered ___________________

Professional Address ___________________

Marks of identification ____________________

(Valid upto ___________________)

Signature of the Registered Ayurvedic/Unani Practitioner,

Date ______________.

Signature and seal of the issuing authority.