The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act

Short title, application and commencement

Definitions

Establishment of National Council

Disqualifications for appointment as member

Functions of National Council

Power to seek advice or assistance

National Council to follow consultative process

State Council of clinical establishments

Providing information to National Council

Authority for registration

Registration for clinical establishments

Condition for registration

Classification of clinical establishments

Application for provisional certificate of registration

Provisional certificate

No inquiry prior to provisional registration

Validity of provisional registration

Display of certificate of registration

Duplicate certificate

Certificate to be non-transferable

Publication of expiry of registration

Renewal of registration

Time limit for provisional registration

Application for permanent registration

Verification of application

Display of information for filing objections

Communication of objections

Standards for permanent registration

Allowing or disallowing of registration

Certificate of permanent registration

Fresh application for permanent registration

Cancellation of registration

Inspection of registered clinical establishments

Power to enter

Levy of fee by State Government Appeal

Appeal

Register of clinical establishments

Maintenance of State Register of clinical establishments

Maintenance of National Register of clinical establishments

Penalty

Monetary penalty for non-registration

Disobedience of direction, obstruction and refusal of information

Penalty for minor deficiencies

Contravention by companies

Offences by Government Departments

Recovery of fine

Protection of action taken in good faith

Furnishing of returns, etc

Power to give directions

Employees of the authority, etc., to be public servants

Power to remove difficulties

Power of Central Government to make rules

Laying of rules

Power of State Government to make rules

Savings

All sections

Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this Act, the
authority shall have the power to issue such directions, including furnishing returns, statistics and other
information for the proper functioning of clinical establishments and such directions shall be binding.

LAWGIST

# 49 Power to give directions