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(1) The Authority shall cause to be maintained in the prescribed manner and form a register of Diploma Holders in Rural Health Care to be known as the State Register of Rural Health Practitioners. (2) It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep and maintain the State Register of Rural Health Practitioners in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder. (3) The State Register of Rural Health Practitioners shall be deemed to be a public document within the meaning of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. (4) Every person on successful completion of the course shall be eligible for enrolment in the State Register of Rural Health Practitioners on furnishing to the Secretary the proof of such qualification and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed. 1 of 1872. 8 THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 [PART III The West Bengal Rural Health Regulatory Authority Act, 2009. (Chapter VII.—Registration and State Register of Rural Health Practitioners.—Sections 18-21.) Power of the Authority to prohibit entry in, or to order removal from State Register, name of any person. Alteration of the State Register of Rural Health Practitioners. Appeal against order of the Authority. Prohibition of Practice except as provided in this Act. (5) Every person whose name has been enrolled in the State Register of Rural Health Practitioners shall be entitled to have a certificate issued by the Authority under the hand and seal of the Chairman and the Secretary and bearing a Registration Number and shall be eligible to practice Rural Health Care in rural areas of the State of West Bengal: Provided that no Rural Health Practitioner shall use the word "Doctor" or "Dr." before and after his name. However he may identify himself as Rural Health Practitioner or RHP.