Section 55. Power to make rules

55. Power to make rules .—(1) The[1] [State] Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of Chapters III, IV and V. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for— (a) the management of the property of the[1] [State] Council, and the maintenance and audit of its accounts; (b) the manner in which elections under Chapter III shall be conducted; (c) the summoning and holding of meetings of the[1] [State] Council, the times and places at which such meetings shall be held, the conduct of business thereat and the number of members necessary to form a quorum; (d) the powers and duties of the President and Vice-President of the[1] [State] Council; (e) the constitution and functions of the Executive Committee, the summoning and holding of meetings thereof, the times and places at which such meetings shall be held, the number of members necessary to constitute a quorum; (f) the term of office and the powers and duties of the Registrar and other officers and servants of the[1] [State] Council, including the amount and nature of the security to be given by the Treasurer; (g) the particulars to be stated, and the proof of qualifications to be given in applications for registration under this Act; 2[(gg) the form of application for transfer of registration from one State to another;] 3[(h) the charge for supplying printed copies of the registers, and the fees payable for— - (i) registration or renewal of registration; (ii) supplying a duplicate certificate of registration or renewal; and (iii) transfer of registration from one State to another; (i) the forms of certificates of registration and renewal;] (j) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed under Chapters III, IV and V, except sub-sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of section 54. 4[(3) Every rule made by the State Government under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.] 1. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial". 2. Ins. by Act 42 of 1972, s. 27 (w.e.f. 1-11-1972). 3. Subs. by s. 27, ibid ., for clauses (h) and (i) (w.e.f. 1-11-1972). 4. Ins. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-5-1986). 1THE SCHEDULE PART I [ See sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 10] Recognised Dental Qualifications granted by the Authorities or Institutions in India ||Authority or Institution|Authority or Institution||Recognised dentalqualification|Recognised dentalqualification|Recognised dentalqualification|Recognised dentalqualification|Recognised dentalqualification|Recognised dentalqualification|Recognised dentalqualification|Recognised dentalqualification||Abbreviation for registration|Abbreviation for registration|Abbreviation for registration|Abbreviation for registration| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||1|||2|||||||||3|||| |1.|Board of Examiners|Calcutta|<br>Licentiate in Dental Science—||||||||||L.D.Sc Calcutta.|||| ||Dental College and Hospital,<br>Calcutta||<br>if granted before the 1st<br>1941.||day|||of May,||||||||| |2.|State Medical Faculty,<br>Bengal, Calcutta||Licentiate in Dental Science—if<br>granted after the 30th day of April,<br>1941.||||||||||L.D.S (S.M.F.) Bengal.|||| |3.|City Dental College and<br>Hospital, Calcutta.||Licentiate in Dental Science— if<br>granted before the 31st day of March,<br>1940, to any person who—||||||||||L.D. Sc.(C.D.C.) Calcutta.|||| ||||(i) had undergone two years' course|||||||||of||||| |||||training in that institution;|||||or|||||||| ||||(ii) having been previously||||engaged|||||in||||| |||||practice as a dentist|or a|||medical||||||||| |||||practitioner, had undergone one||||||||||||| |||||year's course of training||||in that||||||||| |||||institution.||||||||||||| |4.|University of Mumbai||(i) Bachelor of Dental Surgery<br>(ii) Master of Dental Surgery||||||||||B.D.S. Mumbai.|||| |||||—Prosthetic Dentistry|||||||||M.D.S. (Pros.), Mumbai.|||| |||||—Periodontia|||||||||M.D.S. (Perio.), Mumbai.|||| |||||—Oral Surgery|||||||||M.D.S. (Oral Surgery),||Mumbai.|| |||||—Orthodontia|||||||||M.D.S (Ortho.) Mumbai.|||| |||||—Dental Radiology|||||||||M.D.S (Oral Medicine,||Diagnosis|| ||||||||||||||and Radiology) Mumbai.|||| |||||—Operative Dentistry|||||||||M.D.S (Operative) Bombay.|||| |||||—Dental Pathology<br>Bacteriology|and||||||||M.D.S (Oral Pathology and<br>Microbiology), Mumbai.|||| |5.|College of Physicians and|||Licentiate in Dental Science|||||||||L.D.S. (C.P.S.) Mumbai.|||| ||Surgeons, Mumbai|||||||||||||||| |6.|Nair Hospital, Dental Board,|||Licentiate in Denial Science|||||||||L.D. Sc.(Nair) Mumbai.|||| ||Mumbai|||||||||||||||| |7.|East Punjab University||Bachelor of Dental Surgery—||||||||||B.D.S.(East Punjab).|||| |||||— If granted during the||year 1948.||||||||||| |8.|Lucknow University||(i) Bachelor of Dental Surgery||||||||||B.D.S Lucknow.||||