47. Regulations

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The Minister may, for the purpose of carrying out or giving effect to the principles and provisions of the

Act, make regulations with respect to any matter required by the Act to be prescribed or in respect of which regulations are required or authorized to be made under the Act.

(2)

In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred on the Minister by subsection (1)

the Minister may make regulation under this section in respect of all or any of the following matters:-

(a)

the manner in which the registration of the

Homoeopathic medical practitioners, and pharmacists, medical institutions, Homoeopathic manufacturing units, sales outlets are to be carried out, the forms of application, the fees to be charged and the period of registration;

(b)

the manner in which refusal, renewal, suspension or cancellation of registration as a Homoeopathic medical practitioner, is carried out;

(c)

the manner of the election of the president, vice president and the members of the Council;

(d)

the terms and conditions to be complied in relation to registered Homoeopathy manufacturing units, pharmacies, sales outlets or stores;

(e)

the manner in which the records and books are to be kept and maintained in relation to registered

Homoeopathic manufacturing units, pharmacies, sales outlets or stores;

(f)

the manner in which the reports to be furnished from time to time in respect of registered

Homoeopathic manufacturing units, pharmacies, sales outlets and the stores and the particulars to be contained therein;

(g)

the manner in which the proper maintenance and administration of registered Homoeopathic manufacturing units, pharmacies, sales outlets and stores, be carried out;

(h)

the summoning of meetings of the Council for the purpose of electing members of the Council and the procedure to be observed at such meeting;

(i)

the minimum standards of medical education and the practice of Homoeopathy including minimum standards relating to courses of study, examinations, staff, equipment, accommodation, training and other facilities at the Homoeopathy

Colleges and other Institutions which grant or confer any qualification which entitles a person to obtain registration under this Act;

(j)

qualifications and criteria for enrolment as a pharmacist;

(k)

the conduct of professional examinations, qualifications of examiners and the criteria of admission to such examinations.

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