Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Appointment of Registrar and lor Deputy Registrar of the Council, their duties and functions: (1) The Council shall, with the previous sanction of the Government, appoint a Registrar andior a Deputy Registrar. He shall be a qualified medical graduate as prescribed in Schedules I, I1 and 111 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956). (2) The Executive Committee may, hmtime to time, gmnt leave to theRegistrar: Provided that if the period of leave does not exceed one month, the leave may be granted by the President. 3) During the temporary vacancy in the office of the Registrar due to leave or any other reasons, the Deputy Registrar, shall act as Registrar. In case of non-availability of Registrar and Deputy Regisbar the Executive Committee may, with the previous sanction of the Government, appoint another person to act in his place, and any person so appointed shall for the period of such appointment, be deemed to be the Registrar forthe purposes of this Act. Provided that, when the period of such vacancy does not exceed one month, the appointment may be made by the President, who shall forthwith report such appointment to the Executive Committee and the Government. (4) The Council may, with the previous sanction of the Government, suspend, - dismiss or remove any person appointed as the Registrar, or impose any other penalty upon him in the manner as may be prescribed. (5) Save as otherwise provided by this Act, the salary and allowances and other conditions of service of the Registm shall be such as may be prescribed. (6) The Registrar shall be the Secretary and the Executive Officer of the Council. He shall attend all meetings of the Council, and of its Executive Committee, and shall keep minutes of the meetings and names of members present and ofthe proceedings of such meetings. (7) The accounts of the Council shall be kept by the Registm, in the psscribed manner. (8) The Registrar shall have such supervisorypowers over the staffas may be prescribed, and may perform such other duties and discharge such other functions as may be specifiedinthis Act, or as may be prescribed. (9) The Registrar shall be deemed to be public servant within the meaning of Section 21 ofthe Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).