Indian Medical Council Rules1957

Indian Medical Council Rules, 1957 TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II- SECTION 3 OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA No.F.5-2/57-MI.Government of India Ministry of Health Dated New Delhi, the 16th April, 1957.

NOTIFICATION S.R.O. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 and 32 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956(102 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:Short title

1. These rules may be called the Indian Medical Council Rules, 1957. Definitions 2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) ‘Act’ means the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956);

(b) ‘Form’ means a form annexed to these rules;

(c) ‘President’ means the President of the Medical Council of India’

(d) ‘Returning Officer’ means any officer appointed as such by the Central Government for the purposes of these rules;

(e) ‘Section’ means a section of the Act.

Elections to the council under clause (b) of the Section 3(1) Representatives of Universities 3(1) The President shall, not later than ninety days before the date of occurrence of vacancy by the expiry of the term of office of a member, send intimation thereof to the Central Government who shall, not later than sixty days before the date of occurrence of the vacancy, forward a notice by registered post to the Registrar of the University concerned requesting him to hold an election by a date not later than the date specified in the notice.