The Gujarat Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss of Property) Act, 2012
gujarat · 2012
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- S. 1The Act establishes the Gujarat Medicare Service Persons and Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss of Property) Act, 2012, applicable statewide, effective from a date appointed by the State Government.
- S. 2Section defines key terms for the Act, including "damage," "hospital and medical records," "medicare service institution," and "medicare service persons."
- S. 3Section prohibits violence against medical staff and damage to property in medical institutions.
- S. 4Section penalizes violence against healthcare workers and institutions with up to three years' imprisonment or a fine.
- S. 5Any offence committed under this Act shall be cognizable and non- bailable
- S. 6Section 6 mandates offenders to pay double the market value of damaged medical equipment and property loss, with unpaid amounts treated as land revenue arrears.
- S. 7(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of thi
- S. 8Section allows government to settle offenses under the Act, releasing offenders if in custody.
- S. 9Section 9 protects government officials and institutions from legal action for actions taken in good faith under this Act.
- S. 10Section 10 allows actions taken in good faith under this Act to be protected, permits offence compounding, and mandates compensation for property damage.
- S. 1879Act not in derogation of any other law