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The Medical and Dental Degrees Ordinance,
1982
ORDINANCE No. XXVI OF 1982
[31st October, 1982]
An Ordinance to repeal and, with certain
modifications, re‑enact the Medical Degrees Act, 1916.
WHEREAS it is expedient to
repeal and with certain modifications re‑enact the Medical Degrees Act,
1916 (VII of 1916);
AND WHEREAS the President
is satisfied that circumstances exist which tender it necessary to take
immediate action;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance
of the Proclamation of the fifth day of July 1977, and in exercise of all
powers enabling him in that behalf, the President is pleased to make and
promulgate the following Ordinance:---
1. Short title, extent
and commencement.___ (1) This Ordinance may be called the
Medical and Dental Degrees Ordinance, 1982.
(2) It extends to the whole
of
(3) It shall come into
force at once.
2. Definitions. In this Ordinance, "scientific
Medical and Dental System" means the scientific methods of Allopathic
Medicine, Obstetrics, Surgery and Dentistry, but does not include the
Homoeopathic, Ayurvedic or Unani System of Medicine.
3. Right to confer
degrees, etc. The
right of conferring, granting or issuing in Pakistan degrees, diplomas,
licences, certificates, or other documents stating or implying that the holder,
grantee or recipient thereof is qualified to practise scientific Medical and
Dental System shall be exerciseable only by the authorities specified in the
Schedule and by such other authority as the Federal Government or a Provincial
Government may, by notifications in the official Gazette, and subject to such
conditions as it thinks fit to impose, authorise in this behalf.
4.
Prohibition of unauthorised conferment of degrees, etc. Save as provided by section 3, no person
in Pakistan shall confer, grant or issue any degree, diploma, licence,
certificate or other document stating or implying that the holder, grantee or
recipient is qualified to practise scientific Medical and Dental System.
5. Contravention of
section 4. Whoever
contravenes the provisions of section 4 shall punishable with rigorous
imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year or more than five
years and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to fifty thousand
rupees; and, if the person so Contravening is an association, every member of
such association who knowingly and wilfully authorises or permits the
contravention shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which
shall not be less than one year or more than five years and shall also be
liable to fine which may extend to twenty‑five thousand rupees.
6. Penalty for falsely
assuming or using Medical and Dental titles. Whoever voluntarily and falsely assumes
or uses any title or description or any addition to his name implying that he
holds a degree, diploma, licence or certificate conferred, granted or issued by
any authority referred to in section 3 or recognised by the Medical and Dental
Council of Pakistan or uses any words to give a false impression that he was
qualified to practise scientific Medical and Dental System shall be punishable
with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year or
more than five years and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to fifty
thousand rupees:---
Provided that nothing in
this section shall apply to the use by any person of any title, description or
addition which he uses by virtue of any degree, diploma, licence or certificate
conferred upon him or granted or issued to him in any subject other than
medicine.
7. Cognizance of
offences.
8. Jurisdiction of
Magistrate.
9. Offences to be
bailable. Notwithstanding
anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), all offences punishable under this
Ordinance shall be bailable.
10. Repeal. The Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (VII of
1916), is hereby repealed.
SCHEDULE
(See section 3)
I. Every University in
II.
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