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The National Commission for Homoeopathy Act, 2020.

57 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR HOMOEOPATHY
  5. 3Constitution of National Commission for Homoeopathy
  6. 4Composition of Commission
  7. 5Search committee for appointment of Chairperson and Members
  8. 6Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
  9. 7Removal of Chairperson and Members of Commission
  10. 8Appointment of secretary experts, professionals officers and employees of Commission
  11. 9Meeting of Commission
  12. 10Power and functions of Commission
  13. III — ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR HOMOEOPATHY
  14. 11Constitution and composition of Advisory council for Homoeopathy
  15. 12Functions of Advisory Council for Homoeopathy
  16. 13Meetings of Advisory Council for Homoeopathy
  17. IV — NATIONAL EXAMINATION
  18. 14National Eligibility cum-Entrance Test
  19. 15National Exit Test
  20. 16Post-Graduate National Entrance Test
  21. 17National Teachers' Eligibility Test for Homoeopathy
  22. V — AUTONOMOUS BOARDS
  23. 18Constitution of Autonomous Boards
  24. 19Composition of Autonomous Boards
  25. 21Term of office and conditions of service of President and Members
  26. 22Advisory committees of experts
  27. 23Staff of Autonomous Boards
  28. 24Meetings of Autonomous Boards
  29. 25Delegation of powers
  30. 26Powers and functions of Homoeopathy Education Board
  31. 27Powers and functions of Board of Ethics and Registration for Homoeopathy
  32. 28Powers and functions of Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Homoeopathy
  33. 29Permission for establishment of new medical institution
  34. 30Criteria for approving or disapproving scheme
  35. 31State Medical Councils
  36. 32National Register and State Register of Homoeopathy
  37. 34Rights of persons to practice
  38. VI — RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS OF HOMOEOPATHY
  39. 35Recognition of qualifications granted by Universities or medical institutions in India
  40. 36Recognition of medical qualifications granted by medical institutions outside India
  41. 37Withdrawal of recognition or de-recognition of qualification
  42. 38Special provision in certain cases for recognition of qualifications
  43. VII — GRANTS, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS
  44. 39Grants by Central Government
  45. 40National Commission Fund for Homoeopathy
  46. 41Audit and accounts
  47. 42Furnishing of returns and reports to Central Government
  48. VIII — MISCELLANEOUS
  49. 43Power of Central Government to give directions to Commission and Autonomous Boards
  50. 44Power of Central Government to give directions to State Governments
  51. 45Information to be furnished by Commission and publication thereof
  52. 46Obligation of Universities and medical institutions
  53. 47Completion of courses of studies in medical institutions
  54. 48Chairperson, Members, officers of Commission, Autonomous Boards to be public servants
  55. 49Protection of action taken in good faith
  56. 50Cognizance of offences
  57. 51Power of Central Government to supersede Commission
  58. 52Joint sittings of Commission, National Commission for Indian Systems of Medicine and National Medical Commission
  59. 53State Government to promote public health
  60. 54Power to make rules
  61. 55Power to make regulations
  62. 56Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
  63. 57Power to remove difficulties
  64. 58Repeal and saving
  65. 59Transitory provisions