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(1) The State Government shall, by notification, within three years of the commencement of this Act, establish a State Medical Council for Indian System of Medicine in that State if no such Council exists in that State. (2) Where a State Act confers power upon the State Medical Council to take disciplinary actions in respect of any professional or ethical misconduct by a registered practitioner of Indian System of Medicine, the State Medical Council shall act in accordance with the regulations made, and the guidelines framed, under this Act: Provided that till such time as a State Medical Council for Indian System of Medicine is established in a State, the Board of Ethics and Registration for Indian System of Medicine shall receive the complaints and grievances relating to any professional or ethical misconduct against a registered practitioner of Indian System of Medicine in that State in accordance with such procedure as may be specified by regulations: Provided further that the Board of Ethics and Registration for Indian System of Medicine or, as the case may be, the State Medical Council shall give an opportunity of hearing to such practitioner before passing any order or taking any action, including imposition of any monetary penalty, against such person. State Medical Council. Criteria for approving or disapproving scheme. Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 13 the Board of Ayurveda or, as the case may be, the Board of Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa under section 26, and pass an order either approving or disapproving the scheme within three months from the date of receipt of such scheme: Provided that before disapproving such scheme, an opportuntiy to rectify the defects, if any, shall be given to the person concerned. (4) Where a scheme is approved under sub-section (3), such approval shall be the permission under sub-section (/) to establish a new medical institution. (5) Where a scheme is disapproved under sub-section (3), or where no order is passed within three months of submitting a scheme under sub-section (2), the person concerned may prefer an appeal to the Commission within fifteen days of such disapproval or, as the case may be, after lapse of three months, in such manner as may be specified by regulations. (6) Where the Commission has disapproved the scheme or no order has been passed within fifteen days from the date of preferring appeal under sub-section (5), the person concerned may prefer a second appeal to the Central Government within seven days of communication of such disapproval or, as the case may be, lapse of specified period of fifteen days. (7) The Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine may conduct evaluation and assessment of any University or medical institution at any time, either directly or through any other expert, having integrity and experience in medical profession, without any prior notice and assess and evaluate the performance, standards and benchmarks of such University or medical institution.