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Standards.- (1) Every Private Medical Establishment shall conform to the standards 1[of staffing pattern and infrastructure, etc.,]1 laid down in this Act or the rules made there under or any other law for the time being in force 17 concerning the staff and their qualifications, operation theatre, buildings, space requirements, equipment, facilities to be provided to the patients and their attendants, maintenance and other matters. (2) Different standards may be set for different class or classes of Private Medical Establishments, in respect of different areas, as determined by the State Government. Expert Committees may be constituted by the State Government for suggesting the standards for different class or classes of Private Medical Establishment for different areas from time to time. The composition, powers and responsibilities, of the Expert Committees and the terms and conditions of service of members of the Expert Committee shall be as may be prescribed. 1[Provided that the number of representatives of private medical establishments shall not exceed one-thirds of the total members.]1