Homoeopathy Act 2016 · As enacted · Part III · Establishment of Homoeopathic Medical Colleges or Homoeopathic Medical Institutions
20. Establishment of a Homoeopathic Medical College or Homoeopathic Medical Institution by persons other than the Council
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
No person shall establish and maintain a
Homoeopathic Medical College or Homoeopathic
Institution except with the prior approval of the University
Grants Commission established under the Universities Act,
No. 16 of 1978 and the Council.
An approved Homoeopathic Medical College or
Homoeopathic Medical institution, shall not–
commence a new or higher course of study or training including any post-graduate course of study or training in Homoeopathy leading to the grant or conferment of a degree, diploma or any other recognized Homoeopathic medical qualification; or
increase its admission capacity in any course of study or training which is connected to the field of Homoeopathy including any post-graduate course of study or training leading to the grant or conferment of a degree, diploma or any other recognized Homoeopathic medical qualification, except with the prior approval of the University Grants
Commission and the Council.
Every course of study or training including any post-graduate course of study or training referred to in subsection (2) shall conform to the minimum standards of education referred to in section 25.
Every person who contravenes the provisions of this section or any regulation made thereunder shall commit an offence and shall on conviction after summary trial before a
Magistrate, be liable to a fine not less than fifty thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
The Council may, in addition to the provisions of subsection (4) institute proceedings in the District Court for restraining the commission or continuance of the acts referred to in subsections (1) and (2) under the provisions of Chapter
XLVIII of the Civil Procedure Code.
Where an offence under this section is committed by a body of persons then-
if that body of persons is a body corporate, every director and officer of that body corporate; or
if that body of persons is a firm, every partner and officer of that firm, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence:
Provided that, a director or an officer of such body corporate or a partner or officer of such firm shall not be deemed to be guilty of such offence, if that director, officer or partner proves that such offence was committed without the knowledge of such person or that such person exercised all such diligence as is necessary to prevent the commission of such offence.
Part IV
Recognition of Homoeopathic Medical Qualifications
Part V
The Register of Homoeopathy
Part VI
Finance and Accounts
Part VII