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Disciplinary action including removal of names from the register: (1) The Council shall have aDisciplinaq Cormnittee comprising of a) A Chairman to be nominated by the Council; b) AMember of Legislative Assembly of the State ofNagaland, nominated by the Speaker; c) A Legal Expert to be nominated by the Council; d) An eminent public-mannominated by the Government; e) An eminent medical specialist in the relevant speciality to whichthe complaint pertains, to be nominated by the Council; and Amember nominated by Indian Medical Association- Nagaland branch with minimum ten years standing (2) Ifaregisteredpractitioner has been, after due inquiry held by the Council or by the Executive Committee in the prescribed manner, found gdty of any misconduct by the Council or the Executive Committee, the Council may a) Issue aletter of warning to such practitioner; or b) Direct the name of such practitioner * To be removed from the register for such period as may be specified in the aforesaid direction; * To be removed fiom the register permanently. Explanation Forthe purpose of this section aregistered practitioner shall be deemed to be gdty ofmisconduct if * He is convicted by acriminal court for an offence which involves moral turpitude and which is cognizable within the meaning of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), or * In the Opinion of the Council his conduct is infamous in relation to the medical profession particularly, under any Code of Ethics prescribed by the Council or by the Medical Council Act, 1956 (1 02 of 1956) in this behalf. (3) The Council may, on sufficient cause being shown, direction on any subsequent date that the name of a practitioner removed under the sub- section(2) shall be re-entered in the register on such conditions, and on payment of the prescribed fee, as the Council may deem fit. (4) The Council may, of its own motion, or on the application of any person, after due and proper inquiry and after giving an opportunity to the person concerned of being heard, cancel or alter any entry in the register, if in the opinion of the Council, such entry was fraudulently or incorrectly made:- (5) In holding any inquiry under this section, the Council or the Executive Committee, as the case may be, shall have the same powers as are vested in civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 when trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely:- a) Enforcing the attendance of any person, and examining him on oath, b) Compelling the production of documents; c) Issuing of commissions for the examination of witness. (6) A11 the inquiries under this section shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of Section 193,219 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). (7) a) For the purpose of advising the Council or the Executive Committee, as the case may be, on any question of law arising in any inquiry under this section, there may in all such inquiries be an assessor, who has been for not less than ten years * An advocate enrolled under the Advocates Act, 1961, or * An attorney of a High Court. Explanation For the purpose of this sub-section, in computing the period during which a person has been enrolled as an Advocate, there shall be included any period during which he was enrolled as an Advocate under the Indian Bar Council Act,