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The Delhi Council for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Act, 1997

Act 7 of 1997

Keyword(s):Medical Laboratory, Medical Treatment, Modern Medicine, PhysiotherapyEstablishment, Private Medical Care Establishment

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DELHI GAZETTE EXTRAOK IIlN.4RI'

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DEPARTMEN'I O F L A W , JUSTICE A N D 1,EGISLATIVE AFFAIRSNOTIFICATION

Dcll~i. f~c rd Octobcr. 1 V417No. F. I~(~)IY~-L.A.-T~IC rollolring Acl of Lcgislalivc Aaclubl? rccci\.cd IIICissc~i! f 111c LI. Covcmor or .{tlclhi. 011rlic 211111 Scptctubcr. 1Y97 iilld is I~crcby)~~blisIicdot gcllcr;~l ~iro nii; ~lio ~i- - .

.jTHE DELHI COUNCIL F O R PI I\'SIOTI IERAPY JAND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY :IC'lq. IL)')7 I

(Ucl t~i CI No. 7 01 1'197)Dilled 3- IR-4i'..(A s piisscd by llle L.cgisl;~tivcAssc~itbly r ll ic N;irioli:il Ci)pil;rl 'Fcrrilop o f Dclhi)

A CTlo providc for lhc corlsril~~l ionf ~ c cll ~i oui~cilor Physioll~cr;ipy llid Occ~l> ihi io~i :iIlicr;ipy Tor ~ h cllrpose or:coordinalion ;ind dctcnnin;ilion orslnnd;irds o f cdrlcilriorlin tlic field olpl~ysio~l~cr;~pvIII~CC I I ~ ; I I ~ O I ~ ~ I ~licrtipy. ;ind fo r the't~ i i l in lcni~~ccr ;i Dcl l~i cgislcr o r Physioll~cnpisrslad 0ccupnlion:il Tllcc~pislsll llc N;~lio~i;il i~pitii l crrilory o iDclld:

and Tor al;~rlcrs ollncclcd dlcrc t~~ irhr iucidcl~tnlhcrcro.BE i t c113cIcd y Lhc Legislative Asse~nbly f thc Niil iond Capiliil Tcni top o r Dcll i i iu l ic Fony-cig l~rl~ca r orlhciRrpuhlic or Iiidia ;i s rollo\tms-CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY51. Sl14)1l il lc. cxl rnt ;led ro~nrntnccmcnt .-(I) miis ACI III~I\ ICci~llcdIIC Dcll~i.~IIIIC~~ I'n1

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:. - phvide d Ih a ~ ifferelit dates niny be :rppoinled for diflcrcnr ~ m v i s i o n s f his Ac t iuld r c f e r e~ l c~n any sl,ch prov i-1 1 , ~ onlmencemcnt to th is A n sl~all e cons ln ld as a rererencc 10 Ihe conling into force o f (ha t provisions,

2 . ~ c f i ~ i t i ~ n s . - l ~ iliis Act. nnlcss Illere is iinytlling r e p u g a n t in die suhiea o r co111exr.-.. \P . -& ,9$.. ( 1 ) "Cnvncill' me:lns rhc Delhi C o ~ ~ n c i lf P h ~ ' s i ~ h c r a p yi d Oc alp ati0 ll;ll 'rllcr;hp!. iorlsli[uted under section -17%;: - '

(2 ) "Dclhi" IIIGUIS the ~ a l i o n a l api il l Tcrrilo? of Dclhi:p:.:ac-e . ( 3 ) "Coyernment" mea[ls [he Govemrncnl of I ~ Calionill Cnpit;ll Tc r r i l o ~C Dcllii :.i.. . .. # . ,. (-1) "Inspector" n u n s ;m Inspcclor nppoin~ed y thc Co~rncil*;;:;,-.,.,?, 4. b ( 3 ) "institutirn" Ine;ubs any insli~ulion ri[liin or oulside Indiil which grants dcg~cc, iplolllas or licences in hysi0-,>F;e,:-*,--..:- [hrm py or Occepadon ul Tlicrapy as the case IllaY be: . ,.:ILL'. , (,) "Lieutcnaai Governnrn m- die Adminisrnlor or lbc National Cqpilnl T c r r i ~ o v f Delhi appoint@ bv hc1. - \1: - *-3.7, Presidcnk "lider d b j c 239 read rvirh articIe 23 9 AA ordm Cfllislihllion :'b,!p':. - (7) "mcm her" rncarls a mcmbcr rcgislered 1viLh Ihe Collncil :C$, ,, ., (X ) "occul~: l t iuni~lthcrnllist3' rnms a person who Pos5c5scs recognised occllpalional Illcmpy qualification m d.?$ ,

_ ? . . I .\vlrose name 1 1 ; ~ ~eell enrolled or deemed lo bc cmollcd i ll h c DeIlli Regisrcr of Occllp;i~ional Jlcrdpisls ;

;_-i.--,..., L -,v ,&- (I)) 4 b ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : l t i ~ n a JherilllYl* 1 1 1 ~ she a p p l i ~ ~ o nfptlrposeful, goal-oricnf~dcliilig duoual latar lccllnologv: :)-:,.. - -:+ l]ldrdpv. aclivity md d e v i c a or diagnosis. (r~7 lnlent nd prm~ cl~tion.>-J:.;?, - ':, 1 w ' ', (12) " l ~ r c s c ~ i h ~ d "ue;bns prcsc ,-jbedby nllcsnladc by rile Gov crnnic n~ rtldcr tltis Act :,$'q~::,.L: (13) "Prcsidcnt" mc;lns llrcpresideit of rhc Council

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(16) " ~ e ~ i i t e r " lmsUic ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ c rf pl~yrioti~crdpislsr lllc Rcpislcro r 0ccapalion;ll T l ~ e n p i s a ,s ihc care lnay+T f be. mainrained by [he Cotlucil :F3-.,;$: . .

( 17) "rcesccrcd pri\e(itionerj* m&ms o physiothcnpisl O r ~ ~ ~ l l p i ~ l i ~ l l i l l~ICTJP~SL. il S [h t MSC m;ly be. \rllose name- IScnlcred and conlinucs 10 remain on !he Rcgistcr or Illc Courlcil :

(18) "rewla;ion"m- a regrllalionmade by UIC Counci[ t111derhis Act by ~ ~ o l i f i w l i o ~ ~n he of ic ja l Gazelle ;( 19 ) "rulew mmu a rule nlrdc by the Go~~crnnicnllllder tllis Ac t by l ~ o l i f i ~ l l i ~ nn ihc Official Cnzct(~(20) "Secreta y" means rhc sccreiaWf llic Coullcil. ~ppoilltcd ~lder ub-section ( 1 ) ~ i s c c ~ ~ ~5 :

+s - - " ,x:??J,,e::., a ( 21 )"Schcdufe" Incans , I l e scheduie to d~is cl :t22) "stlctiun" means a secdon of d is A cl :(23) "Vicc-PresidcnI" lnmlls a Vice prcsidcnl or the Council :. . .(24) "visitor" mc;ms t i le Vi ~ i l o rlppoin~cd Ille Co~ llci l .

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(;I 1 six IIIC~~IIW~ ir11111 I I ?IOI~ICI':I~~>KI lc clc c~ cd .rn111~IIIOII~SI 11ic 1qcis11 t i 1 l ? ~ ~ c t i ! i [ u i c ~ -III-~qlkd ill I ICR c ~ i s l c r1 ~II \~ t ~ ~ l ! c r ; ~ p i s ~ s .(h s ix t11cr11brrs ~ ~ I UCC\I~;II~OII;I I ~ l ~ c r i i p i s ~ so t ~ c l cc~c ( l I O H I I I ~ N ~ I I ~4ic rcgi5lcrcd pr:lLl 11 ~ j l t ~ , r s~~rul l t.~itll11ic Rcgisrcr ol - Occl~pal ional l~ l~ cr ;~ pi sr s.(c) onc pl iysinrl tcr;~pis~'roln t l lc rcco y~ is cd c : l cl li ng un i~u r iu l~sr l Dcl l l i 10bc f ton l i~ l :~ lc t l 1 1 1 ~iol-cmrt:unl :Id ) onc OCCI~~~I~~OII:I~l lcri~pisr 'COIIIl lc rc co gllis cd l a lc li ia p i ~ i s t i ~ ~ r ~ i n ~ f sn bc ~lorrl , l ! : l l~.f l11 ~ l l c ~ O \ - C ~ I ~ ~ C I I ~

onc rncl ll bcr f ro111 l lc Dc I l i i b l cd iu l l r u l r ~ ~ c i l0 bc IICIII~II~;I~L'~ h!- 11icC io \ rn l l l j c l l l :

Prm.idcd llwr ~ l i c l r r l i o l ~51'1Iic ~ ll s ~ u b c rscrcrrcd to ill J :UISCS (;I)111(l ( b l l t~ tl l 41;1tl I lcld ;)ISIICL im ei ~ n dilslrcll pl;lcc ;lad iu suctr ~u :r~ ttic rS 11\;1y c prcscribcd.

(;I) in e>pcctnl' l iu c o n s r i l ~ ~ ~o ~ ~f rl lc Coulici l lor lllr lir>[ irl lc ll l ld cr this *\cI. r l l c rnc l l l t ~~~ rchcrcol ncIuding l l ePrcsiden~nd l l lc rwo Vicc Prcsidcl i~sS ~ l i c r l r i o l ~cdn sccrioll 6 . sll:ill bc ~ l o r t i i ~ ~ : i l c d)\ l i c ;orcn iu~c .~ llromsraongsr pcrsorlsr~tr:~lificdo bc c i c c ~ d r ~ O I I I ~ I ~ ; I ~ C ~ ls I ~ ~ C I I ~ ~ C F S11'111~' rcS I )c i I i~' c ; I ~ T ~ I : \;IIIII(h) l l lc u~cl l tbc rso fio lni na lcd s11:1[1 lo l< lof'ficr or sucll pcriod 1101c rccc t l i ~ l gi t c ! :irs ill Il i c :lpyrcg:llc. IS llrcGovcmrrlcul [nay. b! ~ior i f i c ;~ t ioull 111c of fi ci il i C:w c~rc.spccir!.-4. I r ~ c f l r l ) o r a l i r ~ nr f lhc Council .-Tt ic Co u~ lc i l l l i ~ l l c bad!- col1lur;lrt: b! IIKI:III~C ol- i l lc l l i l h i Coullci l for

Phjms ioO~cnpy~ n d cc llp ;~ t iona lTlhcr;~py l;li.ing ycrl,cruill succession ;\11t1I cornlllnlk sc;hl n l l 1 I j oucr :~cqu ir c . ~o l d~ t dd iq losc ofproperl?, both ~llo\,; lblc111dr l l~ l~o\ ' ;~b lc111ds l~ : l l l y ~ l i c :j id ~ r ; l l i ~cIIC ;~rtd c sllcd

(c ) to ~ l ln i i l t i l in e R cg is rcrs o l p l ~ ! - s i o t l ~ c c ~ p i s ~lnd occupit li or la l d l r ~ ~ p is tsbr D c l l ~ i :(d ) ro ;idr ise the Gov en ln~c nlu I l l i l rrcrs rclsl ing lo rl lc rcql~ircmcr~rsf I l l i lnpo\rcr i r l t11c l i r l d OF pt l~s iu t la rdp! '; ind occ~~pi i rolml Lhenpy:

I . Prcsidcnl :trtd vicc-Prr.si i l rnt r~l'thc ouncil .-(I) Thcrc sli:ill bc Prcsidcnt IVIIOl lall hu c l tc tcd by 111c ~ l ~ c l ~ ~ b e r sol ' r l ~ c or l ll c il Cronl ~ I I ~ O I I ~ S ~I~CI~ISCII-CS. ~ c 'l ~ i ~ l l .l ~ b j c c lo r l ~ c rovis io~ls f [his MI. old ol'licc lo r i t r c m or l i v c ! 'CursI'rorn thc d : ~lc c~l lcr s poo l i is ofricc.

( 2 ) Tllcrc. sl1;lll bc rtro Vicc-Prcsidc~us. IC rcprcsc l i l l r l g p l~~-s io l I~cr :~p is ls11d a l io ll ~ cr c p r c j c ~ ~ ~ i ~ i gc c ~ l ~ i l l i ~ l l a l!Ilcr;ipists. lo bc kf ro ua S \!ice-Prcsidcln {PI!? siorhccl,,y) ;tnd \'kc -P rc sid crl ~ occ upir rio~ i;~l'hcri~ pists l c.sprctii .cl ! cfcclrdby lb c 111c1nhrrs l i h c Cuuu ci! fro111 Iillnac 1l1cr11scl\~cs.~ l b j c c ~o dlc pro\ isions o r 1 l r i 5 A d . c ; ~ c t ~l l ~ r l v v ~ ~ ~11:tll IlnIil orticcfo r ;i l c m l o f fit-c -c ; i rs I r o ~ i lll c d:11c o r l i is c l c c ~ ~ o l i

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Occupational Tllerapisls, as the casc may be , ifllis name isrcmoved irom such regis~cr, r

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I -:- - 2 ! q . , 11 ,g~ J Occupational Thcrapy CcII.-41) The Council sliall l~avc:n Occuparional Thcnpy ~ c l l ' ~ oe headed by the-:& ~ j e s i i dm Occupationalnlenpy} rcfcncd ib in rub-sn io . (2) or rcnion l and shall include.-> ,...T> "-a= A-. >-*?2r;.rtb / 9 9 - 4.,*+

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(b) the member rcferred to in clauses (d), (c) and (g) o f section 3 .(2) TheS e a e m hall assist Ihc Cell in il s activities lo carry out its objectives.( 3 ) Subject to h e superintendence, direction and control of he Cduncil I he Occupational T h p y Cellresponsible* or and competent to deal with all matters related 10occupational therapy and occupational herapistscompcrenceof he Council.12. Meetings of the CounciL+l) the Council shall n ~ e e l tIw.1 once a year at such umc and place asappointcd by h e Council:Provided h a t f ie first meeting of thc Council shall be held at such time and place as may be appointed

h c s i d c n ~ .

or no[.Council, shall bc givcn to the nlembers for holding m ordinary.mecring.

(4) Theagendaof Ih c meering shall be scrtlcd by the Secrelary in consultation wilh h e President.( 5 ) An extra-ordinary mcc~ing r the Council shall bc convened if a requisitionUI writing by not css than ono r ~e rota1numba ofmcmbers of Ihc Council is made lo Ihe Secretary :

Provided hat such a m c c h g shall be convened within sevcn clcardays from the dale the requisition is reby the seactary .

EXPLANATION- Thc cqrcss ion "clcardays" in [his section docs not includc h c day of rh c issue and 01of [h e reccipt of hc notice.

Iiill m d no pcrson sball, withoul h c prmious resolution of rhc Council, discIose any portion thcrcof :t e f l ofany resolution adoprcd by tIlc Cotlncii, unless rhe Council dircck such rcsoluhon also to bc trwled asdcnlial,

invalid merely by reason of,-(a) any vacancy in, or any dcfcd in h c condht ion of the Council; or0) ny dei ea in the eIection or nominalion of a person as a mcmbcr of thc Council; and(c) any hgulariry in h e proccdurc of thc Council no t afTedngh e merib orh e case.

sclleduIcs I, 11, and 111 of h e Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956).(2) Thc Exccutivc Cornmilrce may. from lime to timc,mt lcavc to Ihc Regisvar :

Provided that. if d ~ ccriod of leave does nol C X C C C ~ ne month. thc Imvc may bc gmnled by h e Prcsidenl

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that w h ep d o ddm& ?a& daisnot exceed o w monlh. t ~ e & o i n h & t ; may benkde by the&all fo;rth-&lh q a r t sucha p p o h m t lo the E&e Cornmittee;and IhiGovemmmt'" ':. - ' , . '. .cilW-dopt he Central Civll S d , a ults mufaHs mutundis.

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CHAPTER EIIFIINCTIONS 0 : ' T I I E C:Olih'CIL

18 . Priut*perrnissid~no r csti~blishrnrnt n c ~ vn~rilutions, crr trlurse 01' ~ l u t l ~ ,tc . ( 1 ) Nulwi[1istsldingtiling conrained in this Aci or any orlrcr I;iir Tor 1hc lime being il l forcc. ~ r i r l ~f f t c ~ro111 111ed;lrc as m;ly bc uolficd byGovernment,-+) per sol^ sllilll csl:~blish ll 1 irislilulio~~;r

(b) no i~lsriturion liall.-( il opcn a nricrv or highcr co~tr sc F ludy or [min ing (incllldiag ;I posrgrad~~iltcoursc o r study or

ol~ysiorl~crapyr occ~tp i~ l ion;~ lhcrapy qualifications; or(ii) illcrcasc its i~dlilission alliicily i n m y coursc of s l~~d! .r r r i~ i l~ inginc luding ;I poslgnduntc cos ~ ~ r d j , ,r k ~ i n i n g ) .

sccliotl.insri tu~io~lu ~ ocs not il~cludctle Cco kil Go\ -crn~ l~cnlr rhc G n v e n ~m a i t .

(b ) T l ~ ccl~cr ne ercrrcd lo in cl;iuse ( a ) sttiill be in such I br li~ nd c o ~ ~ a i n11cl1 arlicu lars

10 sr~ ch crsorl or illsrir~r~ iono recl i fy ~hcdcrcc~s ,ratly. spccifird by Ulc Corlncil:(b ) cul~s idcr l l ccbcn~c. uving regard to Illc faclorsrcfe rrcd ro il l sl ib-sccrio~~7) md ~ u b ~ ~ ~ i rhcsch

~ogcdicr r i lhls rccon~une~ida~ior~slrcrcono rhc Gor cn i ~ u cn~ .

ins~itution onccmcd, and having rcgard lo the factors rcfcrrcdlo il l sub-scc1iorl(7),c i l l~erlpprovc (wid1 such conditionsi ~ st may considcr n c c c s s w ) tllc schcm c in rr'hiclicase such approval shall be dccnlcd lo be a pernussion under sub-sccor rcjccl I l~ echeme :a reasonable opportunirg o r b c i n ~icnrd :

Providcd further lliat ~lothing l l tllis sub-secriorl BmlI prevent any person or inslilurion trhosc schemc has brcjeclcd by d ~ c ot~crnnicet o submir a rrcsh s c h c n ~ c nd RIe provisions of Illis seclion shall ;~pl?lyo such scbcme. a s i iscllenlc ha s bccn atbo~irlc d or rhe firs1 l ime rmdcr sub-sccrion (2 ) .

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II .I1OELrif GAZETTE :EN1R A O R D I N U Y 2 5 , i-- I

( r , ) 111 con~put ingllc l i~ ncilnit spccificd in sob-seclion ( 5 1 - Illc timc taken by l l ~ c crsou or insliturion coi~ccmcd . ,, , lbr l , i l l iag , l l c sclierllc. il l f i ~m i s l ~ i n gn!' ~: ~n ic ul ar s:llled for b! tllc Council. or by the Co r . cn u i ~cn ~ .I I ~ I I I~ cscluded. 1

.rhc Co~lnci l .r l ~ i l cnikillg ils rccomlllcadiiliolis ulidcr c l:~il se b ) f sub-sectin11 ( 3 ) :111d lic G o I - c ~ ) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I'jlilCy;lrri,le a d ~ ~i t l ~c r~pprot-iltgf r~icc l i l lgilt S C ~ ~ C J I I C dcr sub-senion (4). ~ I l i I l lbs d11c rcg;~rd 0 ttlc Lllos. i~lg ~ ~ l o r ~ . 1

ivt!cfllcr rhc pmposcd iusiilurioo or [llc csislilig ro i~islitution c ck i~ igo opc11 I llclr D r higlier co l~ rs ef sludjdur rr;linii~g,\.auld be in posilioli lo oKcr tI?c 111inin11im t i l n d ~ d s r cd i ic i~~ionis prescribed by ~ i ~ counci[l111dcrscclion 26:

(b) lrhclflcrthc pcrson seeking 10 cstnblisll ia inslirulior~ r tllc cs i sl i r~g ~i s l i l i~t io~icck i~ig0 opcn ;I llelv o r higher. . collrse or siudl; or trainjag or 10 incrcasc ils adll~issiou ap i~ ci~ y.ias zldcqualc fi\nmcial resources:

I ,vlledler ncc css nn lilciliiics in rcspecl or sKfl. cquip~~ien l .cconiinod;~tion.h -~ i n i ~ i gind o d ~ c r ilciliries rc,cllsure propcr runclioidnl: ol lll e instiluLion or con duc li~l ghc i ~ c w o u ~ s c r s lu d y or mining or ;~cco~umodal -ing b c ncreased admission c ap ~c i lviavc bcer~ rovided or ~ . o u I d e providcd ~vi t I l i~ll ~ ci ~ i l ciniil spccificdia [h e scliernc:1I

(d ) t~tlcrtlcr ny ;Im gc rlle at li;is been ~ lladc r programtllc dr;~wn 0 i111p:ul t ~ i i ~ l i ~ ~ g0 s ~ u d c n l ~ikely I" a[[cndsu dl instilution or course orsludy or Inilliag by persous tuiving llic rccogr~iscd l~ .siai her ,lpy r occl~palionaldierapy as ~ I Case mav be :I i c ) lvhebernccessw arrangement has been made or pmgr.iolnic dnirrn o meel Illc rcquireo~enr f manpower inr l Ic field of pncr ice or p11)~siolhcnpy r occ~par ional ~er ,~py .s IIIC C;ISC may be : an dI (I) m,-other factors as may bc prcscribed.I ) ~ h c r ehe Government passes an ordcr cilher approving or rciccling ;Ischcnlc under h i s scction. a copy of f ieordcr sllall be communimled to d ~ ecrson or inslilulion mnccmcd.I

I 1. Nun-rccognition o f qualifications in ccn a i n cxseu.- (1 ) Wlicrc ilny inslirution is cstabl isl~e d xcept ~ v i l l ~the prc\.iolls pemi ssio ll of th e Gwe rnmenr in accordancc with theprovisions of scction 18. no pl iysiolhc mp~ r occupalionalhcnpja qualificalion granlcd to any studcnr orsuch insi i tul io~~hall bc a rccognised qual i f i ca~io~lor t l ~ curposes or d ~ i s ct.

(2 ) Where my jnsdtulion opens a new or l l igl l~r oursc of sludy or lriining (including il poslgadualc coursc of~ I I I ~ !or fililling) cxccpc wid^ the prcviolis pcrm isio n of the Govcmmcnl in accordancc rrlidl tllc pro visio ~u fs cc ~i on 8, noqualific;lliorlgranted 10 any studenr of such instilutionan h c basis of sucl~ sru dy r tn in ings l~aII c n rccognised q ualifica ~ionlor tllc purpqsc s of [his Act.

(3) Where m y institution i n c ra s cs irs :~dmission npacity in any cou rse orsrud!' nr ~ ~ a i n i n gscepl tv i r l i r l ~ c revi-ous pcnu ission of I C ovemnlcrrl in accordance rvilik t11cprovisions o f s e c l i o ~ ~8. no pliysiollienpy or occupatioiial IhcrapyquaBficalioll lo any smdcnl 01 such inslilurionon thc basis oTUv incrcase in its admission capaci~yilall bc rccognisedpliysiotlicnpy or occupa~ional hcn pv qealifimrion for lhc purpose of h i s Acl.

ExpIan;l(ion.-For I l ~ curposes of this scaion, rhc crileria fo r idcntilying a sludcnt who has been granted a physio-thcr;ip, or occupafinnaI thcnpy qualificalion on the basis of such increase in the admission capacity sl~all e such as rnay beprcscribed.

2 ) Time for scclring permission forcertain existing in.dlulion. ct~--(I) Irbefore h e omnlenccnient of h i sACI. ;uly person has cslablisticd an insritution or any instirulion'has n p c o d a new or llighcr coursc of srudy or mining orincrcasrd ils adnlission capacily. SUCII pcrson or institurion. as dlc c;scnlag bc sball seek. milhin iI pcriod of one !.ear imm rheco~iirncnccmcn~r llis Act. rile pcnnission aT Lhc Gorcmnicnt i n ~ I C C O ~ ~ W C Cvith Lhc provisions of sc c~ io n 8.

( 2 ) 1rany perso11 or insrilurio n as the wsc slay be. Fails lo seck h e cnnission under sub-section (1 ) thc pmvisionsof scc~ion18 shall appl!'. so rar as nla?' bc. ;IS ifpenlljssioll o r llrc Govcnmlenr lrndcr scclian has bccn rcfuscd,

2 1 . R c c ~ g n i l i a n ,T qu;llificalions g rin tcd hy Uni\'crsitics. etc. i n India Znr Physiarhcri~lrynr 0cculration;llThrr;ll,y ~lrofcssionals.--(l) n! e qealilications gra~ itcdby ihtl!. unii.crsiry or odicr inslitutiou it1 l l l c caunlv wliich areillcludcd in llle schcdulc shall bc llle rccognised qlrali lica ~io lisorPllysiol tlcrdp)'. Occupational nl cr dp v Profcssionnls. Phys-iolhcr;lpis1sand ~ ~ ~ l ~ a l i o ~ ~ i l ll ~ r ; l p I ~ 1 5 .

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3 0 DELHI GAZE TIT : EXTRAORDINARY PARTV(2 ) Any Universily or olher Inslihuon which grants qwlSouon for rile physiolherapy or occupational r h c wprofessionals not includcd in h e schcdule may apply lo h c Govcmmcnt to have mch qualification recognised, andGovcmmenr may. d t c r consulling thc Council, by noufication in [he official Gazerre. amend rhe schedule so 3s to include

such qualfication herein and ;my such notification nlay also direct Lhar an enby shall be made in the Iaqt column of theschedule again51 such quaIification onlv mfhcngranlcd after a spccilied dale.22. Effcct of recogn ition.-(I ] Nolrvirhsranding anyhi ng contained in an y orl~craw and subiecl to the oaeprovisions contained in l l u s Acl, any physiorherapy or occupationallhenpy qualificationincluded in th e schedule shall bes~ifficient ualirrcation Ibr cnrollmcnt on hc Rcgislcr of Physio-llierapislsor the Reglster o f Occupational Therapis&,as Gecasemy be.

(2) No person shall. idicr the da[c of h e commencement of this A a, be entitled ro be enrolled in h e Register asPliysiolherapistsor Occuparional Tl ~e r~ pi slnlcsshe or she holds a recognised qualification:Providcd [ha[any person who wa s immediately before l h c said dare enritlcd to bc cnrolled shall, on appticarion madein Lhis'behalf. beforc the expiry of llvo years from the said dale, be enridd 10 b e enrolled :Provided hMcr h a t whcrc there is any dispute as Lo whether a person is so erlrirled tobc cnrollcd, hc 11wtter shall b treferred lo h e espectiveEquivalence and Regishlion. Cornmillee which shall considerLhcreferenceand made rccommcnda.

lions tothe Execulive Comn~irtec hose dccision shallbe final.(3 ) ~orrv'i lh~tandjn~auyfhjngconta~edhsub-section(2) ,-(a ) citizen of h d ia holding a qualificationwhich cntiUeshim to be registeredwith any Council of PhysiolherapyorOccupadonal Therapy in any foreign cornlry, may, with Lhc approval o i hc Council, be c ~ l l c ds a physio-

d~c r ap i ~r occupalional dierapid. as Lhecasemay be.@) a person not being a cilizcn of India who is ernploymi as a physiolherapist oroccupalional lhcrapis~eacher inany hospiral or insrilution in any Stare or Union Terrilory for I h e purpose of leaching, research or charilabIework, may. with dbc approvalof thc President, be enrolled temporarilyin Ihe Register forsuchperiod as mav be

specified in his behalf in theorder isfllecl by the Resident :Provided thcpracticc b y such person shall bc linuted to the hospilal or insurution lo which he i sallachcd :Provided furher i i~a l o such cnrollmcnl underclausc la >or clause (b) shall be permittedunless the Council satislie

itself suchpersonpossesses Ilkc requisile knorvlcdge andskill 10 practiscphysiolhenpy or occl~pa~ionalherapy b y conduct-ing a screening test or such oher t a r or examinationas may bc presuibed.23. Power to rcquirc informalion ;IS to courses o f shdy and training an d cxamina1ions.- Every aulhority or

ills1 itu~ionnDclhi ~vluchrants any rccogniscd q~lifrcation r a remgnised highcr quaiiicalinn shall iurnish such infomatioda s UlcCouncilmy,rom timc to Iimc, q u i r c as to h c cuurslcsof rudyandmining and examinalion lo be undcrgone in orderto obtain suchqualification, as to fie agcs ;llwhich such c o u r s c ~ rstudy and csarninalionsare required lo be undcrgoncan!generally as lo iherequisilesfor obtaining such qwlifiolion.

24. Inspcctions+l) TheExcculive Committeemay, subject toregulaliom, if any, appoinr suchnurnbcr of Inspa-tors as ildccnls ncccssary 10 inspect any irwhtulion wherc education or training in physiotherapy or occupational Cherapy isgiven,or to atlend any examination held for Lhc purposc of grantingany recognisedqualificalion or rcwgnisedhigher qualirl-a t i o n .

(2) Tile hspedors appointed under h i s sectionshallno1 nterfen:with the courseof any examination bu l they shallreport to lllc ExecutiveCommitteeon h e ufficiencyof every e~aminationt which h e y attend and of e ourses ofshldy andmining a1cvery Wtu t i o n which rhcy inqccl, and on any other malkrs with regard Io which thc Executive Committee mayrequire them lo repon.(3 ) n~executive Comniirrce,aftcr consulling the rcspeaive Equivalenceand Rcgismtion Cornmitree. shall for-ward a copy ofsuch eportlo Ih e aurhorityor nslitulion concerned an d shalI alm fonvard such a copy withremarks, f any, of!hc aulhoritp or ins~ilution onccmed (hercon to the Govcmment.25 , Withdrawal of recognitinn.--( I ) Whcn upon repon by the Exccutivc Cobimillee. i l appears ro h e CounciI-(a ) h a t thc coursesof study and examinaliorr lo be undergonc in or Ihe proficiencyrequired Tmm candidates at anycsamination held by any aarhoriryor insfi~udon or

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FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AN D AUDIT3 0 Payment tu thc Cuunci1.- The Govemmcntm y , after du c appropriation, lnadc by Ihe Legislative &o r DeYu, by law in this behalf, pay to d ~ e ouncil in each fmancial year n ~ c h ums as i t may consider n e c c s s q

perfornianceof unctions of rhe Council under this Act.3 1 . finds of the Council.- (I) ~ eouncil hal1 have irs o\%n und: 811 sums which may, from urnc lo timpirid tc! it by the Government and 311 th c rcccip~s f [h e Council (including registration lees for inspeclion of institu~io

; m y u m received from any aud~arity r person) shall be crediled to h e Fund ,md all payrnenrs by he Council shall betherekommay be decided by [he Council.

(3 ) The Council may spend such sums r it minks fit for performing i~ functions-under this Acl, andsuchsumsbc lrcatcd as expendiiurcpayable under this Act.

(O tl~e overnment.3 Annual Report.- T h e Council shall prepare once cverl; ycar, in such rorm and at such time as m'ayb

scribed, yr annual report giving a true and full account of its acLivities during h e p r c v i o ~ear, and copies thcreolfonvarded to h e Government.34. Accounts an d audit- ( 1 ) The Council shall cause ro bc maintained such books of account and orhcrb

India, require to bc prepared.l o r n , and ronvard the samc 10h e Cornpkollcr and Auditor Gencralof India by such dale, as h e Ccnbal Govcmmentconsullatio~~v ih heComplrollerm d Audilor General, dctamine.

(3 ) Thc accountsof the Council as certified by the Compvollcr and Audi~orGcneral or lnd;~ppointed y him in rhis betlalf ~ogcrhcrwirh Ih e audir repon hereo n shall be ronvardcd annu ally ro hGovcrnrnenl shall cause h e s;lrnc to bc laid before 01cLcgislaLivc Assembly ofDelhi.

CHAPTER VREGISTRATION

conditions as Ihc Councilmay prcscribc.

profasion or business, hc shall forthwith infarm the Council of uch service or employment orcngagenientand shall cpnct i sc as physiothempistoroccupational therapis4 as he case may bc. Hisname shall be deletedh m heRegisler.(3) The application OF reg i sml ion shall bc accompanied by all docummts requircd to bc produccd as given in'prescribed form.(4 ) The applicalion fo r registntian shall bc submined to the secrerxy, who shall d t c r s c r u h y , place it bcfork'canccrned Ccll in the nest r n c c h g for ik rccommcndauon and hcrcaftcr b c i on h c Council. with h c ecommendation ofCcll.( 5 The Council ma y requirc any c~ndidatco appcar bcrorc it in support of m y sratcrncnr made by him in

appl ical ion to h~mish ~ c hrl~er miculars as ma y bc required.

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I i ym y Gwto be ~gued'di i thdcatcd bya,:;lctz :dl ;..-,: !::. .-:.- ? . i,:. '1: I , - . ! 0

; '.'I. , , - - . " , .in any Courtas an expertm k he ~vidMc6 cf 1872

, OFFENCESAND PENALTY

r o t h adocument stalhgor implyhg Lhatdiednal rherapy, as th e casebay be.

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341 1 1 . Misuse or itle.- I f a(a) no1 being a person reg

uses the description ofpist or consulra~ltn p

,-.. he shall be punishable, on first conviction,with h e hich may extend to five ~bousand upecs, andw anysuconviction with imprisoilment which nlay extend to one year or with fine which ma y extend to ten thousand rupees,hnh.

45;' FaiIurc to surrender certificale of registratiun.-lf any person who se n a m e has been removed f r o iister fails w i j o u ~ufiicient cause,on conviction be punishable wiih

pcrson authorised in this behalf by thc Council... ,- 8 , C W E R Y I iMISCELLANEOUS

47. Directions by ( htime by he Government for th

ACI, any dispute ariscs benveefinal.

specified in the notification:Providcd h a t before issuing a nolification under this sub-section, the Government shall givc a reasonable tiCouncil lo show cause why i t should not be supersedcd md shall considcr the cxplanalion a n d ~b j t c t i o n s ,iany, of thc. .

(a) all Ihe members of heCouncil.shall, notwithstmidingh a t tbeir term of o f i c e had not exp jrcd , as

on behalf ofdie Council sl~a ll, uring ~hepc r i od fsupersession, bc e~crcised nd performed by such person or perso

Ciovernmcnt may-

I;clvemmcut, Council, Przsidcnt, mr~nbers, e c r e t q or any officcr or olher cmpioyee ol Ihr:Council for anythingdone or inrendcd to bc done be good faith under this Acr.

condition of previous publicalion, rnake rules l o carry oul thc purposes of [his Act. Such rules ma y bc made to provide foa n y rnartcrs expressly required or nllowcd by illis Acr to bc prcscrihed by rules,

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(il! llc ~nanasewcnrrthe propcq oflhe Co~mcil, nd 1l1e r~~a i~!rc rianc end audit oTaccnunt :!he nlan~ irrn u-ll~chhe Prcsidcn~ nd llle lrco Vice P~r:-:ident~rl'rhc Council a n ~ l l u e ~ c d l~c~llburscprescnimg~ ~ l i y s i . r ; i l - r ~ l t c ~ . p ~ ~ ~ ~nd occ:\yacionnl tl.r#-agistsrc: 10 bc clrrctzd.

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, ~ h curnmrn~i~~gnd holtli~igIT tneetings o f fle Collrlcils, the iintc and places arr which shch rnc~tir~g sllall brIlelrl, [lie cflriducl ot 'busine~sherear and he tiumber of mclnhers riccessary to forln a qaoruni:cbe povlcrsa:ldd u ~ i c s f li e I ) r e~ id~ r . ind Vicc Pr~sidenrs f :h e Cuuilcils;

I?) procedure I'or ;~p!~c~irzrnlen!C Registrar, Deputy Registrar an d uri~rraa1f of the Council including rlre pay scales :;!od other S C ~ V ~ C ~onditions:

(0 the powers and duties nf the Excculive Cornmi~tee,he sumnlonklg and holding uT mecrings rliereoi; rli: timesand places at which

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36 D E LH ~ AZETTE :EXTRAORDMARY- --- (j) th e srandard o f professional conduct and ctiquetre ar~d ode o f e~h icso be observeoccupa~ionaI hereapists professionals under seciion 28;(k) the manner in which and the conditions subject towhich an appeal may be preferred under section 40;(I) the fern to be paid an applications and appeals under this Act;(m) ny other matterwhich is to be, or may be, prescribed.(3) The G~vemment ay, by noti ficahon, rescind or modib any regulation made under

h e regulation shall c e z c ti have'effector be modified accordingly.

52. P o w e r to remove difficulties.-+ l ) If any diificulty arises in giving ef fect to theGovernment,may, by order, published in he official Gazene,make such provisions not inconsistenas may appear to bc necessary for removing the difficulty :

Provided that no order shall be made under this section after the cxpiry of two yearsthis Act.

(2) Every order made under lhis section shall be laid, a oon as may be, af le r it is made, beforc the Legislative. .Assembly of Delhi. -53. ~ a ~ i &f Rules; Regulations akd Orclers bcfore the Legirlative Assembly.-E

50, very regulation made under sec~ion I , and every order madc ur,dersection 52, of hisaRer it ismade before the House of h e Legislative Assembly of Delhi. while it is in sectiowhich m a y be comprjscd in one session or in two or more successive sessions, a d f, before rhsuccessive sessions aforesaid, the House agrees in making any modifications in the rule or rregulation or order shall hereafter, have effect only such modified horn or be of n~ effect[hatany such modifica~ion r annulment shalI be without prejudice to the validity o f anyrhinor regulalionor order.

, SCHEDULE(Please refer lo Section 25)

Namc of C o l l e g d Name of . Dtgree/aiplomaScllool University

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3. 0. .? Centre. UniversityGovt. Medical College,

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