Homoeopathy Act 2016 · As enacted · Part V · The Register of Homoeopathy
33. Removal of the names of persons from the register
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Where the Council is of the opinion, upon evidence forwarded to the Council that a registered practitioner of Homoeopathy is-
not actively practising Homoeopathy as his main vocation; or
not following the Homoeopathy; or
deprived of any diploma, degree or certificate on the faith of which he was registered as a medical practitioner; or
convicted of an offence which shows him to be unfit to practise as a medical practitioner; or
guilty of any malpractice or professional misconduct, the Council shall, subject to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3), cause to remove their names from the register.
The Council shall, prior to the removal of their names from the register, require such practitioners to give reasons in writing as to why their names should not be removed from the register on the grounds specified above.
Where the Council is dissatisfied with the reasons given by the registered Homoeopathic practitioner, and after holding due inquiry in the prescribed manner, the Council shall make an order to remove the name and all other related entries from the register.
Subject to the provisions of subsection (5), the
Council shall cause to be published in the Gazette the name of the Practitioner so removed from the register.
Where the name of any person has been removed from the register on any ground specified in subsection (1) other than the ground specified in paragraph (c) thereof and where any application by the said person for restoration of his name to the register has been rejected, he may appeal to the
Minister in the prescribed manner.
The decision of the Minister in respect of such appeal shall be final.
For the purposes of this section “main vocation” shall mean the practice of Homoeopathy medicine in accordance with the accepted principles of Homoeopathy to the exclusion of other systems of medicine.
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