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Appeals:
An appeal from the order of the State Registration and Ethics Board shall lie to the National Council,
while any person aggrieved by an order of the National Council shall prefer an appeal only to a High
Court and no other court shall entertain any suit, application or other proceeding in respect of any order
made under the proposedAct.
Meetings of the Council:
There shall be a meeting of the Council in every quarter of the year and at least 50%+ 1 members of the
Council should be present to form a quorum for suchmeeting.All acts of the Council should be decided
by amajority of themembers present and voting.
Information to be furnished by the Council and publication thereof:
The Council shall furnish an annual report of its activities, copies of its minutes and abstracts of its
accounts and submit it to the Central Government which the Central Government shall cause to lay for
scrutiny before each house of the Parliament.
Power tomake Rules andRegulations:
The Central Government shall be authorised to make rules while the Council may make the
regulations, provided any regulation, except relating to academic functions of the Council should be
approved by the Central Government to take effect.
Power of Central Government to give directions:
The Central Government shall have the power to give direction to the Council on questions of policy
relating to national purposes which shall be binding on the Council.
External review:
The Task Force recommends for a periodic external review (every 5 years) of the functioning of this
Council by an independent committee appointed by the Government of India.
Repeal and Saving:
With the coming into force of the proposed enactment the existing central legislations and the state
legislations, wherever required, should be repealed. The central legislations that will have to be
repealed include, The Indian Medical Council Act, 1956; The Pharmacy Act, 1948; The Dentists Act,
1948; The Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 and The Rehabilitation Council of India Act in 1992.
Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under such legislations should be
deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of the proposedAct.
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