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(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any pmcritioncrs law for the time ' being in force, the expression ' 0 hold "legally qualified medical practitioner or duly tain appoint- m ~ t and to qualified medical practitioner" and all other expres- ~ ~ 8 ~ ' aulhenticatc Or sions imparting that a persoh is re'cognised - by Law m r t i m t ~ . as a medical practitioner or a member of the medical profession shall, in all enactments fdr the time being in force' in the State of Orissa in so far as such enactrndnJs relate to any of the matters specsed in the State!Li:i or the Concurrent List of the Seventh ! Schedule to 'the Constitution of India, be deemed to i include a registtred practitioner. (Secs. 4041) (2) A registered practitioner shall be eligible to hold any appointment as a member of the teaching staff of any recognised Ayurvedic College or as a Physician, Surgeon or other Medical Officer in any Ayurvedic Dispensary, Hospital, Idrmary or Lying-in-Hospital supported by or receiving a grant from the Government or in any public establishment, body or institution dealing with the Ayurvedic System of Medicine. (3) A. registered.practitioner shac be entitled to- (a) grant a certificate required under any law or rule having the force of law to be granted by any medicai practitioner or medical officer ; (b) sign or authenticate a birth or death certificate required by any law or rule to be signed or authenticated by a duly 'quaMed medical practitioner ; -(c) sign or authenticate a medical or physical fitness cedcate of- such description as may be prescribed ; and (d) give evidence at ,any inquest or in any . court of law as an expert under section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 on any matter relating to [the Ayurvedic ' , System of Medicine]. CHAPTER V - .- -40. The Gdvernment may at any time, by notifi- pawe- ?rtht cation apply the provisions of this Chapter, to the to G O V ~ enfo. IC . J tnt whole or any part of the State4'from- such date as may the provi- be specxed in the notification : sions or thla Ch&ptor. Provided -that the Government shall give wide publicity to the notification in such other manner aIso as they deem proper.