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Jurisdiction of Civil Courts. SCHEDULE * * * * 3 STATEMENTS OF OBJECTS AND REASONS. I Act 9 of 1962.- There is at present no law regulating the practice of Ayurvedic and Unani systems of medicine in the State of Mysore. There have been repeated requests from Practitioners and Associations of the indigenous systems of medicine to give them statutory recognition. The Government of India, in 1955, appointed a Committee under the Chairmanship of Sri D. K. Dave, Minister for Health, Government of Saurashtra, to study and report on the question of establishing uniform standards in respect of education and regulation of practice of Vaidyas, Hakims, and Homœopaths. The Committee submitted an interim report to the Government of India in January 1956 making recommendations in this regard with the Model Draft Bill which could be enacted by the State Governments. The present Bill has been prepared on the lines of the above Model Draft Bill. It is considered desirable to regulate the practice of the indigenous systems and also to provide for the registration of persons practising these systems of medicine. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 9th April 1960 as No. 348 at page. 25–26.) II Amending Act 9 of 1966.—Chapters I and II of the Mysore Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Registration and Medical Practitioners’ Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1961, came into force on the date of publication of the Act in the Mysore Gazette, namely, the fifteenth March 1962. As rules had to be made after previous publication, it was not possible to establish the Board, and appoint the Registrar, who had to register the practitioners and prepare a list of practitioners not qualified for registration within a period of two years from the date on which Chapter II came into force as required by sections 16 and 18 of the Act. It is, therefore, proposed to amend the principal Act providing for a period of two years from the date of appointment of the Registrar for registering the practitioners and preparing the list of practitioners not qualified for registration. Hence this Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 29th January 1966 as No. 18 at page. 4.) III Amending Act 32 of 1966.—Chapters I and II of the Mysore Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Registration and Medical Practitioners’ Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1961, came into force on the date of publication of the Act in the Mysore Gazette, namely, the fifteenth March 1962. As rules had to be made after previous publication, it was not possible to establish the Board, and appoint the Registrar, who had to register the practitioners and prepare a list of practitioners not qualified for registration within a period of two years from the date on which Chapter II came into force as required by section 16 and 18 of the Act. It is, therefore, proposed to amend the principal Act providing for a period of two years from the date of appointment of the Registrar for registering the practitioners and preparing the list of practitioners not qualified for registration. Hence this Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 29th January 1966 as No. 18 at page. 63.) IV Amending Act 3 of 1968.—Sub-section (2) of Section 16 of the Mysore Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners’ Registration and Medical Practitioners’ Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1961 (Mysore Act 9 of 1962), provides that every person who within the period of two years 4 from the date on which the Registrar is appointed under sub-section (1) of section 14 produces such proof as may be prescribed shall be entitled to have his name entered in the Register as a Practitioner. Sub-section (2) of section 18 specifies a period of two years from the date of appointment of Registrar under sub-section (1) of section 14 for every person to be entitled to have his name entered in the list of persons in practice. Similarly sub-section (1) of section 21 specifies a period of two years from the date of the appointment of Registrar under sub-section (1) of section 14 after which qualifying examinations are to be passed. Representations were made that the time allowed for purposes of registration was insufficient and that the same be extended to enable all Practitioners to register themselves. It was considered necessary to extend the said period by six months to facilitate the completion of registration and enlistment. It is also considered necessary to provide for the minimum age limit for the persons to be registered or enlisted on the relevant date. In view of the urgency and as the Legislature was not in session an Ordinance was issued on 2nd November 1967. The Bill is intended to replace the Ordinance. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 2nd December 1967 as No. 269 at page. 4.) V Amending Act 8 of 1969.—The term of the first Board established under the proviso to section 3 (3) of the Mysore Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners’ Registration and Medical Practitioners’ Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1961 (Mysore Act 9 of 1962) has expired. Since the work of registration of Practitioners is not yet completed, the next Board could not be established. It is considered necessary to extend the term of the first Board so that it may complete the work of registration very soon. Hence this Bill. Opportunity is taken to make certain other incidental and consequential amendment. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 13th January 1969 as No. 8003 at page. 24.) VI Amending Act 13 of 1972.—Under the existing provisions of sections 5 and 30 of the Mysore Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners’ Registration of Medical Practitioners’ Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1961 it is not possible to provide the facility of voting by postal ballot. Many representations have been received from the public to provide facilities to the registered medical practitioners residing in different parts of the State to vote by postal ballot. Hence, this Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 17th August 1972 as No. 328 at page. 3.) VII Amending Act 7 of 1977.—The term of the Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Board constituted under Section 3 of the Karnataka Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Registration and Medical Practitioners Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1961 expired on 6th June 1968. It has not been possible to reconstitute the Board thereafter due to some defects in the provisions of the Act and certain difficulties in electing members of the Board. Pending reconstitution of the Board, which will take some time, it is considered necessary to appoint an Administrator to perform the functions of the Board. For this purpose, it is necessary to amend the Act to provide for appointment of an Administrator. Certain other amendments are also considered necessary to bring Naturopathy under the purview of the Act and to enhance the Fee for registration and renewal of registration of medical practitioners so as to augment the income of the Board. 5 In view of the need to effect the amendments urgently, and the fact that neither of the House of the State Legislature was in session, the Karnataka Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Registration and Medical Practitioners Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Ordinance, 1977 was promulgated effecting the said amendments. This Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 28th March 1977 as No. 240 at page. 4.) VIII Amending Act 46 of 1981.—Time limit specified in the Act for the inclusion of names in the register of registered medical practitioners maintained under section 16 and in the list of medical practitioners maintained under Section 18 has expired on 11th August 1969. Having regard to the representations that due to ignorance many medical practitioners could not get themselves registered within time and the request to extend the time limit it is considered necessary to extend the time limit upto 31st December 1981. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 7th March 1981 as No. 162 at page. 3.) IX Amending Act 38 of 1991.—It is considered necessary to amend certain provisions of the Karnataka Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Registration and Medical Practitioners Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1961 to provide for life time registration on payment of a fee of Rs. 300 and in respect of existing Registered Practitioners to pay life time fee of Rs. 200 in lieu of renewal fee or to pay renewal fee of Rs. 20 for the continuance of their name on the register or list. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 30th September 1991 as No. 620 at page. 98. X Amending Act 11 of 1992.—It is considered necessary to provide for registration of practitioners of siddha system of medicine, Naturopathy System of Medicine and Yoga system of treatment and to specify the qualifications in the schedule by amending the Karnataka Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners, Registration and Medical Practitioners, Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1961 (Karnataka Act 9 of 1962). Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 26th February 1992, as No. 121 at page 398. XI Amending Act 16 of 2007.— It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Ayurvedic, Naturopathy, Sidda, Unani and Yoga Practitioners Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1961 to enhance for life registration fee of members from rupees three hundred to rupees seven hundred and fifty and to enhance renewal fee from rupees twenty to fifty rupees with effect from first day of September, 1996 and to validate the collection of the enhanced rate from that date in accordance with the resolution of the Board. Hence the Bill. (L.A.Bill No. 5 of 2007) (Entry 66 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] 6 XII Amending Act 03 of 2017.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Ayurvedic, Naturopathy, Siddha, Unani and Yoga Practitioners Registration and Medical Practitioners' Miscellaneous provisions Act, 1961 to provide for,- (i) the provisional registration of Ayush Practitioners; (ii) issue of duplicate identity card; (iii) supplementary registration; (iv) incorporation of higher qualification in the register; and (v) enhancement of penalties under section 36, 37 and 38 for contravention of the provisions of this Act. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 30 of 2016, File No. Samvyashae 34 Shasana 2014] [entry 66 of List II and entry 26 of List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India] ------ 7 KARNATAKA ACT]1 No. 9 OF 1962 (First published in the 1[Karnataka Gazette]1 on the Fifteenth day of March 1962.) THE 1[KARNATAKA]1 2[AYURVEDIC, NATUROPATHY, SIDDHA, UNANI AND YOGA]2 PRACTITIONERS’ REGISTRATION AND MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS’ MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT, 1961. (Received the Assent of the President on the Fourth day of March 1962) (As amended by Karnataka Acts 9 & 32 of 1966, 3 of 1968, 8 of 1969, 13 of 1972, 7 of 1977, 46 of 1981, 38 of 1991, 11 of 1992, 16 of 2007 and 03 of 2017) An Act to regulate the qualifications and to provide for the registration of practitioners of 2[Ayurvedic, Naturopathy, Siddha, Unani and Yoga]2 systems of medicine with a view to encourage the study and spread of such systems and to amend the law relating to medical practitioners generally in the 1[State of Karnataka]1. WHEREAS it is expedient to regulate the qualifications and to provide for the registration of practitioners of the 2[Ayurvedic, Naturopathy, Siddha, Unani and Yoga]2 systems of medicine with a view to encourage the study and spread of such systems and to provide for the registration of practitioners of the Integrated system and to amend the law relating to medical practitioners generally; BE it enacted by the 1[Karnataka State]1 Legislature in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—