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(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules and made thereunder the Authority shall exercise such Functions powers and perform such ftmctions as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, the powers and functions of the Authority shall include :- (a) to hold, conduct and regulate the examinalion for the course including entrance test for admission into the Medical Institute; · (b) to maintain State Register of Rural Health Practitioners; ( c) to hear and decide appeals by and against such registered Rural Health Practitioners; (d) to prescribe regulations and code of .ethnics for regulating the profession for conduct of such registered Rural Health Practitioners; (e) to reprimand a Rural Health Practitioner, to suspend or remove the name from the State Register of Rural Health Practitioner or to take such other disciplinary actions against him as may in the opinion of the Authority be necessary or expedient; I (f) to lay down norms and standard for the course, curriculum, facilities for instruction, training assessments and examinations for students undergoing the course for Diploma in Medicine and Rural Health Care and of the Medical Institute; (g) to fix norms and guidelines for charging tuition fees; (h) to provide guidelines for admission of students to the course; ~ THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, SEPT. 18, 2004 1175 (i) to · inspect the physical facilities, staff position, Hospital and academic infrastructure of a Medical Institute imparting education and training for Diploma in Medicine and Rural Health Care at the time of starting of such an Institute and to give no objection certificate after the said Institute has completecl all formalities and norms and to make periodical inspection to judge compliance of shortcomings pointed out, and to maintain standard of the Institute; (j) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed by rules; 1176 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDrNARY, SEPT. 18, 20u 4 CHAPTER-IV Minimum Standard. MEDICAL INSTITUTE