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(1) On or after the commencement of this Act, no private hospital or paramedical institution shall be established within the territorial area of a Village Panchayat without prior registration in that Village Panchayat. 98D[But nothing in this section shall apply in the case of a private hospital or para-medical institution which is in existence in the territorial area of a village panchayat at the date of the commencement of this Act in that area, within the date as may be by the Government for the purpose.] (2) Every application for registration in respect of a private hospital or private paramedical institution or for the renewal of the registration shall contain such particulars and shall be accompanied by such fees, as may be prescribed. Substituted by Act 7 of 1995, w.e.f. 05/08/1995.