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Term of office of board members \r\n12. Meetings of the board \r\n13. Powers and functions of the board \r\n14. Registrar of the Council \r\n15. Committee of the Council \r\n16. Executive committee \r\n17. Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Tests (MDCAT) \r\n18. National Registration Examination (NRE) \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\nPage 2 of 36 \r\n19. National Equivalence Board Examination (NEB) \r\n20. Standards of medical and dental education \r\n21. Recognition of medical institutions and qualifications \r\n22. Recognition of hospitals or institutions for house job or internship or foundation year training \r\n23. Arrangements for schemes with foreign countries \r\n24. Power of the Council to certify certain persons to be possessed of s ufficient medical \r\nqualification \r\n25. Additional medical or dental qualifications \r\n26. Recognition of foreign additional medical or dental qualification \r\n27. Recognition of continuous professional development opportunity providers \r\n28. Role of specialists boards \r\n29. Recognition of medical and dental institutions and qualifications \r\n30. Power of the Council to certify certain persons to be possessed of sufficient dental \r\nqualifications \r\n31. Power to acquire information as to courses of study and examination \r\n32. Inspection \r\n33. Withdrawal of recognition \r\n34. Establishment and running of medical and dental institutions without recognition \r\n35. Penalty \r\n36. Maintenance of register of medical practitioners \r\n37. Maintenance of register of dental practitioners \r\n38. Registers to be public documents \r\n39. Penalty for fraudulent representation or registration \r\n40. Penalty of practicing without registration \r\n41. Cognizance of offences \r\n42. Privileges of registered medical or dental practitioners \r\n43. Responsibilities of registered medical or dental practitioner \r\n44. Removal of names from the register \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 36 \r\n45. Officers etc. deemed to be public servants \r\n46. Indemnity \r\n47. Power to make rules and regulations \r\n48. Information to be furnished by the Council and publication thereof \r\n49. Commission of inquiry \r\n50. Over-ridding provision \r\n51. Repeals and Savings \r\n52. Transitory provision \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 4 of 36 \r\nTHE PAKISTAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL ACT, 2022 \r\nACT NO. IV OF 2023 \r\n[12th January, 2023] \r\nAN \r\nACT \r\n \r\nto reconstitute the Medical and Dental Council in Pakistan \r\nWHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate the law relating to the registration of medical \r\npractitioners and dentists and reconstitute the Medical and Dental Council in Pakistan in order to \r\nestablish a uniform minimum standard of basic and higher qualifications in medicine and dentistry; \r\n It is hereby enacted as follows:— \r\n 1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act shall be called the Pakistan Medical \r\nand Dental Council Act, 2022. \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. \r\n (3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n 2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— \r\n(a) “approved hospital or institution” means a hospital or an institution included \r\nin the Fourth Schedule; \r\n(b) “council” means the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council constituted under \r\nthis Act; \r\n(c) “continuous professional development ” means skill enhancement and \r\nimprovement in personal and professional competence which may— \r\n(i) comprise lectures, seminars, courses, individual study or other activities \r\nundertaken by a registered medical or dental practitioner; \r\n(ii) reasonably be expected to advance a registered medical or dental \r\npractitioner’s development in his related profession; and \r\n(iii) be relevant to the practice of registered medical or dental practitioner. \r\n(d) “committee” means any committee constituted under this Act and includes \r\nexecutive committee; \r\n(e) “continuous professional development opportunity provider ” means an \r\norganization providing continuous professional development opportunities and \r\nincluded in the Fifth Schedule; \r\n(f) “dental institution” means and institution, recognized under this Act, within \r\nor outside Pakistan, which trains for, or grants, or b oth trains for and grants, \r\ndegrees or diplomas in dentistry; \r\n \r\nPage 5 of 36 \r\n(g) “division concerned” means the division to which business of this Act stands \r\nallocated; \r\n(h) “full registration” means a permanent registration to practice granted under \r\nthis Act, subject to continuing validity of the registration under this Act and \r\napplicable rules and regulations; \r\n(i) “house job or foundation year or internship ” means hands on training in \r\nclinical subjects on a rotational basis in an approved hospital or institution after \r\nprovisional registration as a prerequisite for full registration under this Act; \r\n(j) “medical institution” means any institution recognized under this Act, within \r\nor outside Pakistan, which trains for or grants, or both trains for and grants, \r\ndegrees or diplomas in medicine; \r\n(k) “medicine” means modern scientific medicine and includes surgery and other \r\ndisciplines, but does not include veterinary medicine and its surgery; \r\n(1) “medical and dental colleges admissions tests ” or “MDCAT” means the \r\nmedical and dental college admission tests, as defined in section 17; \r\n(m) “national equivalence board examination ” or “NEB” means the national \r\nequivalent board examination, as defined in section 19; \r\n(n) “national registration examination” or “NRE” means national registration re-\r\nexamination, as defined in section 18; \r\n(o) “Pakistan university” means any university established under a Pakistan law \r\nand having a constituent medical or dental college or both; \r\n(p) “President” means President of the Council; \r\n(q) “provisional registration” means a registration granted to enable training and \r\neducation prior to grant a full registration and subsequent to having qualified \r\nthe national registration examination under this Act; \r\n(r) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules and regulations; \r\n(s) “recognized medical qualification ” means any basic medical qualif ication \r\nincluded in the First Schedule; \r\n(t) “recognized dental qualification ” means any basic dental qualification \r\nincluded in the Third Schedule; \r\n(u) “recognized additional medical or dental qualification ” means any \r\nadditional medical or dental qualification included in the Second Schedule; \r\n(v) “register” means the register of medical practitioners maintained under section \r\n36 or the register of dental practitioners maintained under section 37; \r\n(w) “registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner whose name \r\nis included in the register maintained under section 36; \r\n \r\nPage 6 of 36 \r\n(x) “registered dental practitioner ” means a dental practitioner whose name is \r\nincluded in the register maintained under section 37; \r\n(y) “regulations and rules” mean regulations and rules made under this Act; \r\n(z) “registerable qualifications ” mean medical or dental qualifications \r\nrecognized under this Act; and \r\n(za) “specialists boards” mean recognized specialist boards included in the Sixth \r\nSchedule. \r\n 3. Constitution and composition of the Council. —(1) The Prime Minister shall, by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette, constitute the Council consisting of the following members, \r\nnamely:— \r\n(a) three members of civil society nominated by the Prime Minister on \r\nrecommendations of the Minister-in-charge of the division concerned, that is to \r\nsay— \r\n(i) one member shall be a philanthropist who is a professional of known \r\nintegrity and eminence with a minimum of fifteen years of relat ed \r\nexperience in the field of philanthropist; \r\n(ii) one member from legal profession of known integrity and eminence \r\nwith a minimum of fifteen years of experience in the field of law as a \r\npracticing lawyer or a retired High Court Judge; and \r\n(iii) one member who shall be a chartered accountant of known integrity and \r\neminence with a minimum of fifteen years of related experience in the \r\nfield of accountancy; \r\n(b) five members being licensed medical practitioners one of whom shall be a \r\ndentist, all of them havi ng fifteen years of teaching experience which may \r\ninclude the vice -chancellor or dean or principal of any medical university or \r\nmedical and dental institute or teaching hospital or post graduatc medical \r\ninstitution but shall not be the owner or shareholder or administrator of any \r\nprivate medical and dental university or private medical and dental college or \r\nprivate institute to be nominated by the Prime Minister on recommendations of \r\nthe Ministerin-charge; \r\n(c) one member being the surgeon general of the armed forces medical services; \r\n(d) the secretary of the division concerned; \r\n(e) secretaries, health departments of all four Provinces; and \r\n(f) one member to be elected by the Council of the College of Physicians and \r\nSurgeons of Pakistan. \r\n(2) The division concerned shall call first meeting of the Council within fifteen days after its \r\nconstitution under sub-section (1). \r\n \r\nPage 7 of 36 \r\n (3) Subject to sub-section (4) of section 5, the President of the Council shall be appointed by \r\nthe Prime Minister on the recommendations of the Minister -in-charge from amongst the members \r\nunder clause (b) of sub-section (1). \r\n (4) No member shall enter upon office until he signs and submits a declaration of no conflict \r\nof interest. \r\n (5) The President shall be the head of the secretariat of the Council. \r\n (6) No Act of the Council shall be invalid on the ground merely of existence of any vacancy, \r\nin or any defect in the constitution, of the Council. \r\n (7) In absence of the President, the meeting of the Council shall be chaire d from any of the \r\nmembers of clause (b) of sub-section (1) as the members present may elect. \r\n (8) The Registrar of the Council shall Act as secretary of the Council. \r\n 4. Mode of election.—(l) An election under this Act shall be conducted by the Council on such \r\nterms and conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n (2) Where any dispute arises regarding election for the presidency of the Council it shall be \r\nreferred to the Federal Government through Minister-in-charge whose decision thereon shall be final. \r\n 5. Restrictions on nominations and election.—(l) No person shall be eligible for nomination \r\nunder clauses (a), (b ), (c) and (f) of sub -section (1) of section 3, unless he is a registered medical \r\npractitioner or a registered dentist, as the case may be. \r\n (2) No person shall be eligible for nomination under clause (b), of sub-section (1) of section 3, \r\nunless he resides in the Province or area concerned. \r\n (3) No person shall at one and the same time serve as a member under more th an one clauses \r\nof sub-section (1) of section 3. \r\n (4) No member shall be eligible for the election of presidency of the Council unless he is a \r\nregistered medical practitioner. \r\n 6. Incorporation of the Council.—The Council constituted under section 3 shall be a body \r\ncorporate by the name of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, having perpetual succession and \r\na common seal, with power to acquire and hold property both movable and immovable, and to contract, \r\nand shall by the said name sue and be sued. The Council shall be a regulat ory body for regulating \r\nmedical and dental profession, medical and dental education and institutions. \r\n 7. Terms of office.—(1) The term of a member nominated or elected to the Council shall be \r\nfour years unless earlier withdrawn by the nominating. No member of the Council shall serve for more \r\nthan two terms. \r\n (2) The President of the Council shall hold office either for a term not exceeding three years \r\nor till completion of their term as member of the Council whichever is earlier. \r\n (3) If a member fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Council without any valid \r\nreason or remains out of Pakistan for a continuous period exceeding one year, he shall cease to be the \r\nmember of the Council. \r\n \r\nPage 8 of 36 \r\n (4) Where the said term of f our years is about to expire i n respect of any member, their \r\nsuccessor may be nominated or elected at any time within three months before the expiry of said term, \r\nbut the successor shall not assume office until the expiry of the said term. \r\n (5) An office-bearer or nominated member may, at any time, resign from his membership by \r\nwriting under his hand addressed to the President and the seat of such member shall be deemed to have \r\nfallen vacant from the date of acceptance of his resignation by the President. \r\n (6) A vacancy in the Council shall be filled by the respective nominating authority. Any \r\nnomination required to fill a vacancy shall be submitted within fifteen days of such vacancy having \r\noccurred. The nomination shall be for the remaining period of the member. \r\n 8. Meetings of the Council.—(1) The Council shall meet as often as required but at least once \r\nin every three months at such time and place as may be decided by the President. A notice of the \r\nmeeting shall be issued fourteen days prior to the meeting with the exception of emergency meeting \r\nwhich may be called with requisition of minimum of seven members of the Council for which reasons \r\nshall be recorded in writing and conveyed to the division concerned. \r\n (2) Decision of majority members of the Council present and voting shall be construed a \r\ndecision of the Council. \r\n (3) Seven members of the Council shall constitute a quorum for meetings of the Council. \r\n 9. Powers and functions of the Council. —(1) The Council shall have the functions and \r\npowers of general supervision over the working of the Council and shall hold the President of the \r\nCouncil, national medical and dental academic board, committees and other authorities accountable \r\nfor all its functions. The Council shall have all powers not expressly vested in any other authority or \r\nofficer by any other law where such powers not expressly mentioned in this Act are necessary for the \r\nperformance of its functions. \r\n (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers and notwithstanding anything \r\ncontained in any other law for time being in force, the Council shall have the following functions and \r\npowers, namely:— \r\n(a) to appoint the members, officers and employees of the Council on such terms \r\nand conditions as the Council deems necessary to carry out the purpose of this \r\nAct and to provide for all matters relating to welfare, terms and conditions of \r\nservice of the members, officers and employees of the Council in accordance \r\nwith regulations made by the Council and includin g the right to institute a \r\nvoluntary, golden handshake scheme; \r\n(b) to approve the proposed annual plan of work including key performance \r\nindicators, the annual and revised budgets, the annual report and the annual \r\nstatement of accounts; \r\n(c) to approve strategic plans and approve financial resource development plans of \r\nthe Council; \r\n(d) to approve accreditation standards, for under -graduate medical and dental \r\nprograms of study based in Pakistan; \r\n \r\nPage 9 of 36 \r\n(e) to approve curriculum and scope of under -graduate medical and dental \r\nprograms of study in Pakistan leading to general registration of the graduates of \r\nthose programs to practice medicine and dentistry in Pakistan; \r\n(f) to make rules and regulations for the conduct of admission in medical and dental \r\ncolleges and examinations to be conducted by each province, Islamabad Capital \r\nTerritory and Gilgit -Baltistan and approve the examination structures and \r\nstandards of the national registration examination and the national equivalence \r\nboard examination as proposed by the national medical and dental academic \r\nboard including the standards of renewal and revalidation of registrations to \r\npractice medicine or dentistry in Pakistan; \r\n(g) to grant recognition to medical and dental institutions in Pakistan which train \r\nor grant or both train and grant medical and dental post graduate qualifications \r\nand to the qualifications granted by these institutions leading to registration of \r\nthe graduates of those programs to practice med icine and dentistry in Pakistan \r\nas specialists; \r\n(h) to approve the assessment of international under -graduate medical programs \r\nand institutions for registration of their graduates in Pakistan; \r\n(i) to approve the assessment of authorities or institutions in other countries that \r\nconduct examinations for post graduate registration in medicine and dentistry \r\nor that accredit post graduate programs of study relevant to registration in \r\nmedicine and dentistry; \r\n(j) to approve listing for any new medical and dental specialists; \r\n(k) to hear and decide complaints against licences of professional negligence and \r\nmisconduct in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Council; \r\n(1) to provide non-binding advice to the Federal Government through Minister-in-\r\ncharge and the Provincial Governments and the Majlis -e-Shoora (Parliament) \r\nwhen sought on proposals for granting a charter by the Majlis -e-Shoora \r\n(Parliament) to award post graduate degrees in the field of medicine and \r\ndentistry, both in public and private sector; \r\n(m) to advise the Federal Government through Minister-incharge and the Provincial \r\nGovernments, health -care commission, regulatory bodies in the field of \r\nmedicine and dentistry and any other authority or local body on matters within \r\nthe powers of the Comm ission under this Act and ancillary and incidental \r\nthereto; \r\n(n) to work with international health, accreditation and testing authorities and \r\nagencies to bring about improvement in the furtherance of these objectives; \r\n(o) to determine the remuneration and allowances to be paid to the members of the \r\nCouncil and board; \r\n(p) to fix the salaries, remuneration and benefits of the officers and employees of \r\nthe Council; \r\n \r\nPage 10 of 36 \r\n(q) to constitute, from amongst its members or outside experts, such committees as \r\nthe Counci l deems necessary to carry out the purposes and functions of the \r\nCouncil; \r\n(r) to levy fees for grant, renewal or re -validation of licences, examinations, \r\nregistrations, inspections, permissions, process and any and all other ancill ary \r\nservices as may be performed by the Council in accordance with regulations \r\nprescribed by the Council subject to being in consonance with the purposes of \r\nproviding the operational cost and long term financial sustenance and strength \r\nof the Council in accordance with the financial and development plans approved \r\nby the Council; \r\n(s) to determine, in addition to penalties already provided for under this Act, the \r\nquantum of penalties in respect of any violation or offence pursuant to this Act \r\nor as may be provided for in accordanc e with regulations prescribed by the \r\nCouncil subject to the quantum being a fair compensation for the wrong caused \r\nand a deterrent to future violations of similar nature by any person; \r\n(t) to hear appeals against any order, act or decision of the national medical and \r\ndental academic board; and \r\n(u) to do all such matters as are ancillary including issuance of policies or making \r\nof regulations, convenient for or which foster or promote the advancement of \r\nmatters that are the subject of these objectives and this Act. \r\n (3) The Council may, of its own motion or otherwise, call for and examine the record of any \r\nproceedings in which an order has been passed by any officer, committee or board of the Council for \r\nthe purpose of satisfying itself as to the correctness, legality or propriety or any finding or order and \r\nmay pass such orders as it may deem fit: \r\n Provided that no such order shall be passed unless the person to be affected thereby is afforded \r\nan opportunity of being heard. \r\n 10. Composition of national medical and d ental academic board. — (1) The board shall \r\ncomprise the following members to be notified after approval by the Federal Government through \r\nMinister-in-charge in the official Gazette, namely:— \r\n(a) the Chairman, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan; \r\n(b) the President of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan; \r\n(c) two deans or heads of department of a public medical university or college \r\nnominated by each Provincials Government, Islamabad Capital Territory and \r\nGilgit-Baltistan from amongst the universities located in the respective \r\nprovince or area; \r\n(d) one dean or head of departm ent of a private medical university or college \r\nnominated by each Provincial Government, Islamabad Capital Territory and \r\nGilgit-Baltistan from amongst the u niversities located in the respective \r\nprovince or area; \r\n \r\nPage 11 of 36 \r\n(e) one dean or head of department of a public dental university or college \r\nnominated by each Provincial Government, Islamabad Capital Territory and \r\nGilgit-Baltistan from amongst the universities loc ated in the respective \r\nprovince or area; \r\n(f) one dean or head of department of a private dental university or college \r\nnominated by each Provincial Government, Islamabad Capital Territory and \r\nGilgit-Baltistan from amongst the universities located in the re spective \r\nprovince or area; and \r\n(g) the principal of the Army Medical College. \r\n (2) After the notification of the members of the board, the Council shall forthwith and not later \r\nthan fifteen days from the issuance of notification call the first meeting of the newly constituted board. \r\n (3) A dean of public sector medical university or teaching hospital or post graduate medical \r\ninstitution shall be the ex-officio Chairman of the board to be nominated by the Council. \r\n (4) No act done by the board shall be invalid on the ground merely on existence of any vacancy \r\nin, or any defect in the constitution of, the board. \r\n 11. Term of office of board members. — (1) The term of a board’ s member shall be four \r\nyears unless earlier withdrawn by the nominating or appointing authority for reasons to be disclosed \r\nto the member prior to such withdrawal. No member of the board shall serve f or more than two \r\nconsecutive terms. \r\n (2) If a member nominated to the board under clauses (c), (d), (e) and (f) of sub-section (1) of \r\nsection 10 fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the board without any valid reason or remains \r\nout of Pakistan for a continuous period exceeding one year, he shall cease to be the member of the \r\nboard and the nominating authority shall be requir ed to nominate a new member in accordance with \r\nsection 10. \r\n (3) A member shall be removed by the division concerned, if— \r\n(a) his name has been removed from the register of practitioners as a result of \r\ninquiry under this Act; or \r\n(b) he becomes insane or is declared un-discharged insolvent by a competent court; \r\nor \r\n(c) he is convicted of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude, including \r\nunprofessional and un-ethical conduct under this Act; or \r\n(d) his nomination is withdrawn in accordance with sub-section (1). \r\n (4) If the membership of a member is called in question, on any of the reasons provided for \r\nunder sub-section (3), his membership shall be deemed suspended until the issuance of a notification \r\nof removal by the division concerned under sub-section (1). \r\n (5) Where the said term of four years is about to expire in respect of any member, his successor \r\nmay be nominated at any time within three months before the expiry of said term, but the successor \r\nshall not assume office until the expiry of the said term. \r\n \r\nPage 12 of 36 \r\n (6) A nominated member may, at any time, resign from his membership by writing under his \r\nhand address to the President of the Council and the seat of such member shall be deemed to have \r\nfallen vacant from the date of acceptance of his resignation by the President. \r\n (7) A vacancy in the board shall be filled through the prescribed process of nomination under \r\nsection 10 and the person nominated to fill the vacancy shall hold office for the remaining term of the \r\nvacancy. Any nomination required to fill a vacancy shall be submitted within fifteen days of such \r\nvacancy having occurred. \r\n 12. Meetings of the board. —(1) The board shall meet at least once in three months at the \r\noffice of the Council on such date and at such time as may be decided by the Chairman. A notice of \r\nthe meeting shall be issued at least fourteen days prior to the meeting. \r\n (2) A meeting of the b oard for a specific purpose may be called by the Council at a date and \r\ntime to be determined by the President of the Council in consultation with the Chairman of the board. \r\nIn the absence of Chairman of the board, any member may preside over the meeting with the consensus \r\nof the present members. \r\n (3) A minimum of two-thirds of the members of the board shall form a quorum and all of the \r\nacts of the board shall be decided by a majority of the members present and voting. \r\n (4) The registrar of the Council sha ll act as secretary of the national medical and dental \r\nacademic board. \r\n 13. Powers and functions of the board. —(1) The board shall have the followin g functions \r\nand powers, namely:— \r\n (a) to formulate accreditation standards, for undergraduate medical an d dental \r\nprograms of study based in Pakistan and recommend to the Council for its approval; \r\n (b) to formulate curriculum and scope of under -graduate medical and dental \r\nprograms of study in Pakistan leading to general or specialist registration of the g raduates of those \r\nprograms to practice medicine and dentistry in Pakistan and recommended to the Council for its \r\napproval; \r\n (c) to formulate the examination pr ocedure and structure for the MD CAT to be \r\nconducted by the respective provinces for approval of the Council; \r\n (d) to formulate the examination structure and standards for the NEB examinations \r\nof different levels and to set up and authorize a committee of not less than three persons to formulate \r\nthe NEB examination papers for approval of the Council; \r\n (e) to formulate and recommend to the Council for its approval the standards, scope \r\nand structure of the registration re -validation standards (LRS) and to formulate the necessary \r\nprocedures for re-validation of registrations; \r\n (f) to review and issue recommendations in respect of the academic standard of \r\nany foreign institution referred by the Council; and \r\n (g) to recommend to the Council matters pertaining to policies for improvement of \r\nthe quality of medical and dental practitioners and health-care in Pakistan. \r\n \r\nPage 13 of 36 \r\n 14. Registrar of the Council. —(1) The Council shall appoint through a transparent process \r\non merit a registrar who shall act as the registrar to the Council and the board in the prescribed manner. \r\n (2) The registrar shall maintain all records of the Council and the board including recording \r\nand issuing the minutes of all meetings of the Council and the board in real time and as approved at \r\nthe relevant meeting and shall under his signatures issue all notifications and decisions of the Council \r\nand the board as and when necessary. \r\n (3) The registrar shall be the custodian of the common seal of the Council. \r\n (4) The registrar shall cause to be displayed on the website of the Council all minutes of the \r\nmeetings of th e Council and the board as approved, audited accounts of the Council and all \r\nnotifications and decisions of the Council and the board. \r\n 15. Committee of the Council.—The Council and the board shall have the power to constitute \r\nnecessary committees comprising its members and such other persons as the Council and the board \r\ndeem proper for undertaking the functions of the Council or to advise and assist the Council and th e \r\nboard in exercise of its powers. \r\n 16. Executive committee. —(1) The executive committee shall consist of nine maximum \r\nmembers, of whom seven shall be elected by the Council from amongst its members and of which at \r\nleast one shall be from a dental univers ity or college and one from the medical university. The \r\nPresident shall have the power to co-opt a maximum of two additional members to the Committee. \r\n (2) The President of the Council shall be ex-officio member of the executive committee and \r\nshall be its President. \r\n (3) In addition to the power and duties conferred and imposed upon it by this Act, the executive \r\ncommittee shall exercise and discharge such powers and duties as the Council may confer upon it by \r\nregulations and shall have the power and respo nsibility to take decisions of administrative and \r\nfinancial nature for the smooth functioning and working of the Council. \r\n 17. Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Tests (MDCAT). —(1) Each province, Gilgit-\r\nBaltistan and Islamabad Capital Territory as per the policy and standards approved by the Provincial \r\nGovernments and Federal Government respectively shall conduct on the dates approved by the \r\nCouncil, a single admission test based on the intermediate or equivalent syllabus for all students \r\nseeking admission in undergraduate programs both in public and private medical and dental colleges \r\nand universities. \r\n (2) No student shall be awarded a medical or dental degree in Pakistan who has not passed the \r\nMDCAT prior to obtaining admission in a medical or dental college in Pakistan: \r\n Provided that the mandatory requirement of MDCAT shall not apply to students seeking \r\nadmission on a special program seat predefined exclusively for foreign students and on the seats \r\nreserved for overseas Pakistanis. \r\n (3) The admission to medical and dental programs conducted by public and private colleges \r\nand universities shall be regulated as per the policy and standards of the Federal Government through \r\nMinister-incharge, Provincia l Government and Gilgit -Baltistan strictly on merit. However, private \r\ncolleges may take any additional entrance test subject to any condition imposed by the relevant \r\nuniversity to which such college is affiliated: \r\n \r\nPage 14 of 36 \r\n Provided that the marks obtained by a student in MDCAT conducted by the pr ovince shall \r\nconstitute a minimum of fifty percent of the weightage for the purposes of admission in the public and \r\nprivate colleges. \r\n (4) The MDCAT result of one province shall be valid for the entire country and shall be valid \r\nfor a period of three years. Each province, Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad Capital Territory shall give \r\npreference to the students having domicile of their respective province or territory as the case may be. \r\n (5) Admissions on vacant seats shall be decided by the respective provi ncial government and \r\nrespective authority in case of Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad Capital Territory. \r\n 18. National Registration Examination (NRE).— (1) The Council shall at least twice a year \r\nas per schedule approved by the Council conduct the NRE for P akistani foreign graduate students. \r\nPassing the NRE shall be mandatory for obtaining a full registration. The NRE shall be substantially \r\nbased on objective computer based multiple choice questions and a practical component if determined \r\nby the Council: \r\n Provided that there shall be no limit on the number of times a person may attempt the NRE. \r\n (2) A person, having obtained an undergraduate medical or dental qualification issued by a \r\nforeign university or an undergraduate medical or dental qualification is sued by a foreign institution \r\nduly recognized by the Council, shall be granted a provisional registration to undertake his house job \r\nwithin fourteen days of verification of their qualification by the granting institution: \r\n Provided that the person to whom a provisional registration is granted shall complete the \r\nmandatory requirement of passing the NRE at any time prior to issuance of full registration of foreign \r\nPakistani graduates. \r\n (3) Any medical or dental practitioner who has obtained a registration to practice in any foreign \r\ncountry after having qualified from a foreign institution recognized by the Council shall be required \r\nto qualify the NRE for grant of a full registration to practice in Pakistan. \r\n 19. National Equivalence Board Examination (NEB).—(1) The Council shall at least twice \r\na year as per schedule approved by the Council conduct the NEB to assess and oversee the assessment \r\nof the knowledge, clinical skills and professional attributes of students who have partially completed \r\na medical and dental program in a foreign institution and are seeking transfer to and admission in a \r\nmedical or dental college in Pakistan. The NEB shall be substantially based on objective computer \r\nbased multiple choice questions. \r\n (2) Any student who has been enro lled by a medical or dental institution or college outside \r\nPakistan and has completed more than two years of the program may seek transfer and admission to a \r\nmedical or dental college in Pakistan subject to qualifying the relevant standard of the NEB for t he \r\nprescribed period of each program of study pursuant to which the student shall be qualified to obtain \r\nadmission in the immediately subsequent year. \r\n (3) A student shall be required to take the NEB within twelve months of having left his program \r\nof study outside Pakistan in order to be eligible for admission to a medical or dental college in Pakistan. \r\n 20. Standards of medical and dental education. — (l) All universities shall ensure that all \r\nmedical and dental colleges at the time of seeking affiliation fulfill and thereafter consistently maintain \r\nthe accreditation standards including the maximum students in each year permitted consequent to the \r\n \r\nPage 15 of 36 \r\naccreditation standards for undergraduate medical and dental programs of study based in Pakistan as \r\nformulated by the board and approved by the Council: \r\n Provided that every private medical and dental college seeking affiliation shall be body \r\ncorporate registered as a limited company under the Companies Act, 2017 (XIX of 2017). \r\n (2) All universities shall ensure that all affiliated or constituent colleges conduct programs of \r\nstudy for grant of undergraduate medical or dental degrees as per the curriculum and scope of \r\nundergraduate medical education prescribed by the board and approved by the Council. \r\n (3) All universities shall ensure that all affiliated or constituent colleges within thirty days of \r\ncompleting their admissions each year provide to the Council particulars of the students enrolled and \r\nfurther provide any change in the status of the students during the students' period of studies including \r\ndiscontinuation of studies or transfer to another college within fifteen days of such change occurring. \r\n (4) All universities shall within ten days of students having successfully completed the program \r\nof study and passed their final examinations inform the Council verifying the results to enable the \r\nstudents to be registered. \r\n (5) The standard and structure of faculty shall be regulated as prescribed by the national \r\nmedical and dental ac ademic board of Pakistan or any other law applicable to a teaching institution \r\nsubject to the minimum standards determined by the board. \r\n (6) Any violation by a medical or dental college shall be actionable by the Council in \r\naccordance with regulations as may be prescribed. \r\n (7) All medical and dental colleges shall, at least three months prior to initiating the annual \r\nadmissions process, publicly declare the fixed tuition and all ancillary fee structure on an annual basis \r\nfor the entire program of study in which the students are seeking enrolment and which fee structure \r\nshall not be enhanced during the students period of enrolment at the college. No medical or dental \r\ncollege shall seek, demand or receive from a student or a student’ s family, directly or indirectly, any \r\ndonation or other payment prior to or at the time of admission or thereafter during the period of the \r\nstudents continuing enrolment at the college whether as consideration for grant of admission or \r\notherwise. \r\n (8) At the beginning of each year, medical and dental colleges in respect of their undergraduate \r\nmedical or dental program shall submit their annual financial statements for the previous year and any \r\nother years required by the Council, proposed fee structure and its justification to the Council. \r\n (9) The private medical and dental college may obtain affiliation with any university having a \r\nmedical faculty, duly recognized by the national medical and dental academic b oard subject to such \r\nuniversity’s territorial jurisdiction. \r\n 21. Recognition of medical institutions and qualifications. —(1) The Federal Government \r\nthrough Minister-in-charge may grant recognition to any medical institution in Pakistan which trains \r\nor grants or both trains and grants medical qualifications and the qualifications granted by them. All \r\nsuch recognized medical institutions or qualificati ons shall be included in the First Schedule by the \r\nFederal Government through Minister-in-charge by notification in the official Gazette. \r\n (2) If any medical institution in Pakistan intends to get recognition of the institution which \r\ntrains or grants or both trains and grants medical qualifications or qualification granted by it in \r\n \r\nPage 16 of 36 \r\npursuance of sub-section (1) it shall apply to the Federal Government through Minister -in-charge for \r\nthe same. \r\n (3) The Federal Government through Minister -in-charge shall transmit the application to the \r\nCouncil after being satisfied that application is complete and is in accordance with the prescribed \r\nprocedure. The Council shall form recommendati ons for the Federal Government through Minister -\r\nin-charge after assessing the institution and the qualification as per prescribed procedure. Upon \r\nreceiving recommendations from the Council, the Federal Government through Minister -in-charge \r\nshall grant recognition as provided under sub-section (1). \r\n (4) The notification for the grant of recognition may also direct that an entry shall be made in \r\nthe last column of the First Schedule against such institution and medical qualification granted by it, \r\ndeclaring that it shall be a recognized medical institution or qualification only when granted after the \r\ndate of notification. \r\n 22. Recognition of hospitals or institutions for house job or internship or foundation year \r\ntraining.—(1) The Federal Government through Minister-in-charge may grant recognition to any \r\nhospitals or institutions in Pakistan which train for house job or internship or foundation year. All such \r\nrecognized hospitals or institutions shall be included in the Fourth Schedule by the Federal \r\nGovernment through Minister-in-charge by notification in the official Gazette. \r\n (2) If any hospital or institution in Pakistan intends to get recognition of the hospital or \r\ninstitution which trains for house job, internship or foundation year in pursuance of sub-section (1), it \r\nshall apply to the Federal Government through Minister-in-charge for the same. \r\n (3) The Federal Government through Minister -in-charge shall transmit the application to the \r\nCouncil after being satisfied that application is complete and is in accordance with the prescribed \r\nprocedure. The Council shall form recommendations for the Federal Government through Minister -\r\nin-charge after assessing the hospital or institution as per prescribed procedure. Upon receiving \r\nrecommendations from the Counc il, the Federal Government through Minister -in-charge shall grant \r\nrecognition as provided under sub-section (1). \r\n (4) The notification for the grant of recognition may also direct that an entry shall be made in \r\nthe last column of the Fifth Schedule agains t such hospital or institution, declaring that it shall be a \r\nrecognized hospital or institution only when granted after the date of notification. \r\n 23. Arrangements for schemes with foreign countries.—At any time, the Council may enter \r\ninto negotiations with the appropriate authority in any foreign country or organization, for the settling \r\nof a scheme for improvement of medical or dental education in Pakistan or postgraduate degrees or \r\nany matter or prospect related to the medical or dental profession. \r\n 24. Power of the Council to certify certain persons to be possessed of sufficient medical \r\nqualification.— (1) If after conducting national registration examination by the board, the Council is \r\nsatisfied that a person holding a qualification granted by a medi cal institution outside Pakistan, is \r\npossessed of sufficient knowledge and skill to be registered as a practitioner for the purpose of this \r\nAct, it may recommend to the Federal Government through Minister-in-charge to issue a notification \r\nin favour of such person to register him and his qualification. Upon such notification, the Council shall \r\nregister the qualification possessed by the person without it being entered in any of the Schedule of \r\nthis Act. \r\n \r\nPage 17 of 36 \r\n (2) The Council shall register the qualification gran ted by a medical institution outside \r\nPakistan, possessed by the person by maintaining a separate list in the register. \r\n 25. Additional medical or dental qualifications. —(1) The Federal Government through \r\nMinister-in-charge ma y grant recognition to any post-graduate medical or dental institutions in or \r\noutside Pakistan which train or grant or both train and grant additional medical or dental qualifications \r\nand the qualifications granted by them. All such recognized additional medical or dental institutions \r\nor qualifications shall be included in the Second Schedule by the Federal Government through \r\nMinister-in-charge by notification in the official Gazette. \r\n (2) If any post -graduate medical or dental institution in or outside Pakistan intends to get \r\nrecognition of the institution which trains or grants or both trains and grants additional medical and \r\ndental qualifications or qualification granted by it in pursuance of sub-section (l), it shall apply to the \r\nFederal Government through Minister-in-charge for the same. If an institution wishes to only train for \r\na recognized postgraduate qualifications h any speciality, it shall apply to the qualification awarding \r\nbody and after consultation and approval of the Council, the institution shall be added i n the Second \r\nSchedule. \r\n (3) The Federal Government through Minister -in-charge shall transmit the application to the \r\nCouncil after being satisfied that application is complete and is in accordance with the prescribed \r\nprocedure. The Council in consultation with the board shall form recommendations for the Federal \r\nGovernment through Minister -incharge after assessing the institution and the qualification as per \r\nprescribed procedure. Upon receiving recommendations from the Council, the Federal Government \r\nthrough Minister-in-charge shall grant recognition as provided under sub-section (1). \r\n (4) The notification for the grant of recognition may also direct that an entry shall be made in \r\nthe last column of the Second Schedule against such institution and additiona l medical or dental \r\nqualification granted by it, declaring that it shall be a recognized post -graduate medical or dental \r\ninstitution and additional medical or dental qualification only when granted after the date of \r\nnotification. \r\n 26. Recognition of foreign additional medical or dental qualification.—The Council shall \r\nevaluate any additional medical or dental qualifications granted by any foreign institution and may— \r\n(a) recommend to the Federal Government through Minister -in-charge that such \r\ninstitution or qualification be— \r\n(i) recognized and included in the Second Schedule as specified in \r\nsection25; or \r\n(ii) notified only and shall not be included in the Second Schedule, however, \r\na separate list thereof shall be maintained; or \r\n (b) proceed as per section 24 or 30, as the case may be. \r\n 27. Recognition of continuous professional development opportunity providers.— (l) The \r\nFederal Government through Minister -in-charge may grant recognition to any organization in \r\nPakistan, which provides opportunities of continuous professional development to the registered \r\nmedical and dental practitioners. All such recognized organizations shall be included in the Fifth \r\nSchedule by the Federal Government through Minister -in-charge by notification in the official \r\nGazette. \r\n \r\nPage 18 of 36 \r\n (2) If any organization in Pakistan, which provides opportunities of continuous professional \r\ndevelopment to the registered medical and dental practitioners, intends to get recognition of the \r\norganization in pursuance of sub -section ( 1) it shall apply to the Federal Government through \r\nMinister-in-charge for the same. \r\n (3) The Federal Government through Minister -in-charge shall transmit the application to the \r\nCouncil after being satisfied that application is complete and is in accordance with the prescribed \r\nprocedure. The Council shall form recommendations for the Federal Government through Minister -\r\nin-charge after assessing the institution and the qualification as per prescribed procedure. Upon \r\nreceiving recommendations from the Council, the Feder al Government through Minister -in-charge \r\nshall grant recognition a s provided under sub -section (1 ), declaring that it shall be a recognized \r\norganization in Pakistan, which provides opportunities of continuous professional development to the \r\nregistered medical and dental practitioners only when granted after the date of notification. \r\n (4) A separate list of continuous professional development opportunities providing \r\norganizations shall be maintained by the Council. \r\n 28. Role of specialists boards.—(1) The Federal Government through Minister-in-charge may \r\ngrant recognition to specialists boards which shall help the Council in maintenance of such minimum \r\nstandards of proficiency in that particular specialty as may be prescribed by the Council. All \r\nrecognized specialists boards shall be included in the Sixth Schedule by the Federal Government \r\nthrough Minister-in-charge by notification in the official Gazette. \r\n (2) The Council shall authorize a specialists board constituted as per prescribed procedures and \r\nshall form recommendations for the Federal Government through Minister-in-charge. Upon receiving \r\nrecommendations from the Council, the Federal Government through Minister -in-charge shall grant \r\nrecognition as provided under sub-section (1), declaring that it shall be a recognized specialists board \r\nonly when granted after the date of notification. \r\n 29. Recognition of medical and dental institutions and qualifications. —(1) The Federal \r\nGovernment through Minister-in-charge may grant recognition to any medical and dental institutions \r\nin Pakistan which train or grant or both train and grant medical and dental qualifications and the \r\nqualifications granted by them. All such recognized medical and dental institutions or qualifications \r\nshall be included in the Thir d Schedule by the Federal Government through Minister -in-charge by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette. \r\n (2) If any medical and dental institution in Pakistan intends to get recognition of the institution \r\nwhich trains or grants or both trains and grants medical and dental qualifications or qualification \r\ngranted by it in pursuance of sub-section (1) it shall apply to the Federal Government through Minister-\r\nin-charge for the same. \r\n (3) The Federal Government through Minister -in-charge shall transmit the application to the \r\nCouncil after being satisfied that application is complete and is in accordance with the prescribed \r\nprocedure. The Council shall form recommendations for the Federal Government through Minister -\r\nin-charge after assessing the institution and the qualification as per prescribed procedure. Upon \r\nreceiving recommendations from the Council, the Federal Government through Minister -in-charge \r\nshall grant recognition as provided under sub-section (l). \r\n (4) The notification for the grant of recognition may also direct that an entry shall be made in \r\nthe last column of the Third Schedule against such institution and medical and dental qualification \r\n \r\nPage 19 of 36 \r\ngranted by it, declaring that it shall be a recognized medical and dental institution and medical an d \r\ndental qualification only when granted after the date of notification. \r\n 30. Power of the Council to certify certain persons to be possessed of sufficient dental \r\nqualifications.— (1) If after conducting NRE by the board, the Council is satisfied that a p erson \r\nholding a qualification granted by a dental institution outside Pakistan, is possessed of sufficient \r\nknowledge and skill to be registered as a practitioner for the purpose of this Act, it may recommend \r\nto the Federal Government through Minister-in-charge to issue a notification in favour of such person \r\nto register him and his qualification. Upon such notification, the Council shall register the qualification \r\npossessed by the person without it being entered in any Schedule of this Act. \r\n (2) The Council shall register the qualification granted by a dental institution outside Pakistan, \r\npossessed by the person by maintaining a separate list in the register. \r\n 31. Power to acquire information as to courses of study and examination.— Every medical \r\nor dental institution or hospital or organization in Pakistan recognized under this Act, which trains for \r\nor grants or both trains for and grants a medical or a dental qualification, additional medical or dental \r\nqualification, trains for house job or internship or foundation year or is a continuous professional \r\ndevelopment opportunity provider shall furnish such info rmation as the Council may, from time to \r\ntime, require about the facilities and faculty available in the institution, courses of study and processes \r\nof admission of the institution concerned, examinations required to be undergone prior to such \r\nqualifications being conferred and generally as to the requisites for obtaining such qualifications. \r\n 32. Inspection.— (1) The executive committee constituted by the Council shall approve a list \r\nof inspectors in the country and the President shall commission such number of medical or dental \r\ninspectors from the approved list, as he may deem appropriate, to inspect the facilities for training \r\navailable at the medical or dental institutions and attend at any or all of the examinations held by \r\nmedical or dental institutions in Pakistan recognized under this Act for the purpose of granting \r\nrecognized medical or dental or additional medical or dental qualifications. \r\n (2) Inspectors appointed under this section shall form a comprehensive report about the \r\nfacilities for training in the institution and shall not interfere with conduct of any examinations and \r\nshall report to the executive committee on the standard of the inspected examination which they attend \r\nand on the courses of study and facilities for teaching provided by the medical or dental institution \r\ninspected for different stages leading up to examinations and on any other matters in regard to which \r\nthe President or committee may require them to report. \r\n (3) The executive committee shall forward a copy of any such report to the medical or dental \r\ninstitution concerned and shall also forward a copy, with the remarks of such medical or dental \r\ninstitution thereon, to the Council. \r\n 33. Withdrawal of recognition.—(1) If a recognized institution is violating provisions of this \r\nAct and rules and regulations made thereunder or the facilities for training for the courses of study or \r\nstandard of exami nation in the institution to obtain a recognized medical or dental qualification, \r\nadditional medical or dental qualification, training for house job or internship of foundation year or in \r\na continuous professional development opportunity providing organiza tion has deteriorated to an \r\nextent that the standard of proficiency required from candidates at any examination held for the \r\npurpose of granting such qualification is not such as to secure to persons holding such qualification \r\nthe knowledge and skill requisite for the efficient practice of medicine or dentistry, the Council may \r\nstop further intake of students in the institution and forward a summary of its findings and its intend \r\nto the medical or dental institution with an intimation of the period within which the medical or dental \r\n \r\nPage 20 of 36 \r\ninstitution may submit its explanation to the Council and may request for a hearing before the Council \r\nif it so desires. \r\n (2) If the Council is not satisfied with the explanation then it shall make a recommendation to \r\nthe Federal Government through Minister-in-charge for closure of the institution to which shall include \r\na scheme for adjustment of students in other recognized institutions of the corresponding public or \r\nprivate sector, as the case may be. \r\n (3) On the recommendatio ns of the Council, the Federal Government through Minister -in-\r\ncharge may, by notification in the official Gazette, direct that an entry shall be made in the First, \r\nSecond, Third, Fourth or Fifth Schedule, as the case may be, against the said medical or den tal or a \r\npostgraduate institution and qualification granted by it, hospital or continuous professional \r\ndevelopment opportunity provider declaring that it shall be a recognized medical, dental or additional \r\nmedical or dental qualification, institution, hosp ital and continuous professional development \r\nopportunity provider only before the date of notification. \r\n 34. Establishment and running of medical and dental institutions without recognition.— \r\nNo person shall run nor establish any institution for training or grant or both training or grant of \r\nmedical or dental qualifications, additional medical or dental education, training for house job, \r\ninternship or foundation year or an organization for continuous professional development opportunity \r\nproviding neither shall any university grant affiliation to any such an institution nor any such \r\ninstitution shall award any degree unless recognition has been granted to such college or institution \r\nunder this Act. \r\n 35. Penalty.—(1) Whoever runs or establishes or endorses any institution or advertises \r\nadmissions in an institution for imparting education in medicine or dentistry, which is not recognized \r\nunder sections 21, 22, 25, 26 or 29 or in respect of which recognition has been withdrawn under section \r\n33, shall be guilty of an offence punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend \r\nto five years, but shall not be less than a year, or with fine which may extend to twenty million rupees, \r\nbut shall not be less than ten million rupees, or with both and shall also be liable to closure of such \r\ninstitution. \r\n (2) Where any contravention of this Act has been committed by a body corporate or institution \r\nand it appears from the relevant documents that such offence has been committed with the consent or \r\nconnivance of or is attributed to any negligence on the part of any director, partner, manager, secretary \r\nor other officer of the body corporate or institution, such director, partner, manager, secretary or other \r\nofficer of the body corporate or institution shall be deemed guilty of such contravention along with \r\nthe body corporate or institution and shall be punished accordingly: \r\n Provided that in the case of a company a s defined under the Companies Ac t, 2017 (XIX of \r\n2017), as amended from time to time, only its chief executive shall be liable under this section. \r\n Explanation.— For the purposes of this section, “body corporate or institution ” includes a \r\nfirm, association of persons and a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI \r\nof 1860) as amended from time to time, or under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 (II of 1912), as \r\namended from time to time. \r\n (3) Where any contravention of this Act has been committed by any Government agency, local \r\nauthority or local council and it appears from the relevant documents that such contravention has been \r\ncommitted with the consent or connivance of or is attributable to any negligence on the part of the \r\nhead or any other officer of the Gover nment agency, local authority or local council, such head or \r\n \r\nPage 21 of 36 \r\nother officer shall also be deemed guilty of such contravention along with the Government agency, \r\nlocal authority or local council and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. \r\n 36. Maintenance of register of medical practitioners. — (1) The Council shall maintain a \r\nregister of medical practitioners possessing qualifications which are recognized medical or additional \r\nmedical qualifications for the purposes of this Act and may prescribe the necessary particulars to be \r\nentered in the register. Holders of a recognized basic degree shall be registered on provisional basis \r\nfor internship or foundation or house job of a minimum of one year duly assessed, hands on clinical \r\nrotation in an approved hospital or institution included in the Fourth Schedule which shall be \r\nmandatory for conversion of provisional registration into full registration. \r\n (2) The practitioner shall be deemed to hold a valid registration and entitled to be known and \r\neligible for privileges of a registered medical practitioner if his name is retained on the register after \r\nfulfilment of requirements of continuation of registration as lai d down by the Council from time to \r\ntime and provided he had paid the dues of the Council. The valid registration certificate shall be the \r\nlicence to practice medicine in Pakistan. \r\n 37. Maintenance of register of dental practitioners. —(1) The Council shall maintain a \r\nregister of dental practitioners possessing qua lifications which are recognized dental or additional \r\ndental qualifications for the purposes of this Act and may prescribe the necessary particulars to be \r\nentered in the register. Holders of a recognized basic degree shall be registered on provisional basis \r\nfor internship or foundation or house job of a minimum of one year duly assessed, hands on clinical \r\nrotation in an approved hospital or institution included in the Fourth Schedule which shall be \r\nmandatory for conversion of provisional registration into full registration. \r\n (2) The practitioner shall be deemed to hold valid registration and entitled to be known and \r\neligible for privileges of a registered dental practitioner if his name is retained on the register after \r\nfulfillment of requirements of continuation of registration as laid down by the Council from time to \r\ntime and provided he had paid the dues of the Council. The valid registration certificate shall be the \r\nlicence to practice dentistry in Pakistan. \r\n 38. Registers to be public documents.— The register maintained under section 36 or section \r\n37 shall be deemed to be public document within the meaning of the Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984 (P.O. \r\n10 of 1984). \r\n 39. Penalty for fraudulent representation or registration.— Whoever falsely pretends to be \r\nregistered under this Act as a medical practitioner or dentist and uses with his name or title any words \r\nor letters representing that he is so registered with the Council or uses the word “doctor” without legal \r\nbasis, irrespective of whether an y person is actually deceived by such pretence or representation or \r\nnot, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate of the first class, be punishable with fine which may \r\nextend to one hundred thousand rupees or with imprisonment for a term which may extend t o six \r\nmonths or with both. Any person found aiding and abetting him shall also be prosecuted and punished. \r\n 40. Penalty of practicing without registra tion.—(1) No person, other than a registered \r\nmedical or dental practitioner, shall practice medicine or dentistry. \r\n (2) Any person who acts in contravention of t he provisions of sub -section (l) shall be \r\npunishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, but shall not be less than six \r\nmonths, or with fine which may extend to two hundred thousand rupees, but shall not be less than one \r\nhundred thousand rupees, or with both. \r\n \r\nPage 22 of 36 \r\n 41. Cognizance of offences.—(1) No court except the Medical Tribunal established under the \r\nMedical Tribunal Act, 2020 (XXX IV of 2020) shall take cognizance of any offence or matter under \r\nthis Act except upon complaint in writing made by the authorized officer of the Council. \r\n (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of \r\n1898), it shall be lawful for the Medical Tribun al established under the Medical Tribunal Act, 2020 \r\n(XXXIV of 2020) to pass any sentence authorized by this Act even if such sentence exceeds his powers \r\nunder section 32 of the said Code. \r\n 42. Privileges of registered medical or dental practitioners. —(l) A registered medical \r\npractitioner and dentist shall have following privileges, namely:— \r\n(a) valid registration shall be considered as a licence to practice medicine and \r\ndentistry in Pakistan and of a level mentioned by the Council in the registration \r\ncertificate; \r\n(b) valid full registration holder shall be competent to practice medicine or dentistry \r\nand prescribe allopathic medicine and perform any surgical or interventional \r\nprocedure on any patient; \r\n(c) a registered medical practitioner or a registered dentist having valid full \r\nregistration may take admission for an additional qualification course; \r\n(d) to hold any medical or dental or relevant administrative appointment in any \r\nmedical or dental institution or setup or hospitals or clinic or r elated health \r\ninstitution; and \r\n(e) to hold a commission as a medical or dental officer in the armed forces. \r\n (2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in \r\nforce, no medical certificate or prescription or advice shall be considered valid unless obtained from \r\na medical or dental practitioner having valid registration. \r\n (3) No person shall be entitled to recover any charge in any court of law for any medical or \r\nsurgical advice or attendance o r for the performance of any operation or intervention or for any \r\nmedicine prescribed or supplied unless he can prove upon the trial that he is a registered medical \r\npractitioner, or registered dental practitioner, having valid registration. \r\n 43. Responsib ilities of registered medical or dental practitioner. — (1) Every registered \r\nmedical or dental practitioner shall notify any transfer of the place of his residence or practice to the \r\nregistrar within sixty days of such transfer, failing which his name is liable to be struck off the register \r\nby order of the Federal Government through Minister-in-charge either permanently or for such period \r\nas may be specified therein. \r\n (2) No registered person shall use or publish in any way whatsoever any time, title, description \r\nor symbol indicating or calculated to lead persons to infer that he possesses any additional or other \r\nprofessional qualification unless the same has been conferred upon him by a legally constituted \r\nauthority within or outside Pakistan and which is recognized under this Act. \r\n (3) Every registered medical practitioner or dental practitioner shall comply with the code of \r\nmedical ethics prescribed by the Council. \r\n \r\nPage 23 of 36 \r\n 44. Removal of names from the register.—(1) The Council, in its discretion, may direct the \r\nregistrar to remove altogether or for a specified period from the register the name of any registered \r\nmedical practitioner or registered dentist who has been convicted by the disciplinary committee or by \r\nany other court of law of any such offence as implies in the opinion of the Council a defect of character \r\ndefined in the code of ethics of practice or who, after an inquiry at which opportunity has been given \r\nto such person to be heard in person or through a pleader, has been convicted by the disciplinary \r\ncommittee of the Council as guilty of professional negligence or incompetence in a patient -doctor \r\nscenario in clinical setting or who has shown himself to be unfit to continue in practice or on account \r\nof mental ill health or other grounds as prescribed in the code of ethics of practice regulations and the \r\ncomplaint and matter shall finish if the complainant withdraws his complaint. \r\n (2) The Council may also direct that any name removed from t he register under sub -section \r\n(1) shall be restored. \r\n (3) For the purpose of an inquiry under sub -section (1 ), the disciplinary committee of the \r\nCouncil shall exercise all the powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V \r\nof 1908) for summoning the witnesses, for compellin g the production of documents and for issuing \r\ncommissions with the help of law enforcing authorities. \r\n (4) The claim of professional negligence shall initially be established before the disciplinary \r\ncommittee of the Council before any other proceedings. \r\n 45. Officers etc. deemed to be public servants.—The members, offices, employees and other \r\nstaff of the Council shall deem to be public servants within the meanings of section 21 of the Pakistan \r\nPenal Code (Act XLV of 1860). \r\n 46. Indemnity. —No suit, pros ecution or other proceedings shall lie against the Federal \r\nGovernment through Minister -in-charge, the division concerned, the Council, the board or any \r\ncommittee of the Council, President, or any member, officer or employee of the Council in respect of \r\nanything done or intended to be done in good faith under this Act. \r\n 47. Power to make rules and regulations.—(1) The Council may, with the prior approval of \r\nthe Federal Government through Minister-in-charge, make statutory rules and regulations generally to \r\ncarry out the purposes of this Act and, without prejudice to the generality of this power, such rules and \r\nregulations may provide for— \r\n(a) the management of the property of the Council and the maintenance and audit \r\nof its accounts; \r\n(b) the summoning and holding of meetings of the Council, the times and places \r\nwhere such meetings are to be held, the conduct of business there at; \r\n(c) the powers and duties of the President; \r\n(d) the mode of appointment of the executive committee and other committees, the \r\nsummoning and holding of meetings and the conduct of business of such \r\ncommittees; \r\n(e) code of practice and ethics for the medical and dental practitioners; \r\n(f) the appointment, powers, duties and procedures of medical and dental \r\ninspectors: \r\n \r\nPage 24 of 36 \r\n(g) the conditions and procedure for maintenance, compilation and publication of \r\nthe register of medical and dental practitioners and of health care providing \r\nfacilities and their minimum requirements and the fees to be charged for \r\nregistration and, if necessary, for opening of sub -offices or branches for this \r\npurpose; \r\n(h) the procedure for any inquiry under sub-section (l) of section 44; and \r\n(i) any matter for which under this Act provision may be made by rules and \r\nregulations. \r\n (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub -section (1), the Council shall make statutory \r\nregulations which may provide for— \r\n(a) prescribing a uniform minimum standard of courses of training for obtaining \r\ngraduate and post-graduate medical and dental qualifications to be included or \r\nincluded respectively in the First and Third Schedules; \r\n(b) prescribing minimum requirements for the content and duration of courses of \r\nstudy as aforesaid; \r\n(c) prescribing the conditions for admission to courses of training as aforesaid; \r\n(d) prescribing minimum qualifications and experience required of teachers for \r\nappointment in medical and dental institutions; \r\n(e) prescribing the standards of examinations, methods of conducting the \r\nexaminations and other requirements to be satisfied for securing recognition of \r\nmedical and dental qualifications under this Act; \r\n(f) prescribing the qualifications, experience and other conditions required for \r\nexaminers for professional examinations in medicine and dentistry antecedent \r\nto the granting of recognized medical and dental and additional medical and \r\ndental qualifications; \r\n(g) registration of medical or dental students at any medical or dental college or \r\nschool or any university and the fees payable in respect of such registration; \r\n(h) laying down criteria including university affiliation, conditions and \r\nrequirements for recognition and continuation of recognition and for grant of \r\nstatus of a teaching institution of institutions and organizations under this Act \r\nand on all connected matters of inspection of medical and dental institutions for \r\nrecognition and continuation of recognition and inspection of examinations in \r\nthese institutions and fee for such inspections; \r\n(i) terms and conditions of service for all employees appointed u nder section 9 \r\nwhich shall be Gazette notified; \r\n(j) election of members of the Council; and \r\n \r\nPage 25 of 36 \r\n(k) prescribing a uniform minimum standard for continuous professional \r\ndevelopment for registered graduate and post -graduate medical and dental \r\npractitioners. \r\n 48. Information to be furnished by the Council and publication thereof.—(l) The Council \r\nshall furnish such reports, copies of its minutes, abstracts of its accounts and other information to the \r\nFederal Government through Minister-in-charge as it may require. \r\n (2) The Federal Government through Minister -in-charge may publish, in such manner as it \r\nmay think fit, any report, copy, abstract or other information furnished to it under this section or under \r\nsection 21. \r\n 49. Commission of inquiry.—(1) Whenever it is made to appear t o the Federal Government \r\nthrough Minister-in-charge that the Council is not complying with any provisions of this Act, the \r\nFederal Government through Minister-in-charge may refer for inquiry the particulars of the complaint \r\nto a commission of inquiry consisting of three persons two of whom shall be appointed by the Federal \r\nGovernment through Minister-in-charge, including the chairman being at least a judge of a High Court, \r\nand one member nominated by the Council after a resolution. \r\n (2) Such commission shall proceed to inquire in a summary manner and to report to the Federal \r\nGovernment through Minister-in-charge as to the truth of the matter charged in the complaint and in \r\ncase of any charge of default or of improper action being found by the comm ission to have been \r\nestablished, the commission shall recommend the remedies, if any, which are in its opinion necessary. \r\n (3) The Federal Government through Minister-in-charge shall the report of the commission of \r\ninquiry to the Council for implementation and for remedial actions. The Council shall submit to the \r\nFederal Government through Minister -in-charge a detailed plan of remedial measures to be adopted \r\nby the Council which shall be considered as approved if no further orders are passed by the Federal \r\nGovernment through Minister-in-charge in this regard within three months. All remedial actions shall \r\nbe taken by the Council within a stipulated period of six months and the Council shall submit to the \r\nFederal Government through Minister-in-charge a report of actions taken thereon. If the Council fails \r\nto comply with the remedial measures forwarded to it by the Federal Government through Minister -\r\nin-charge, the Federal Government through Minister-in-charge may by itself amend the regulations of \r\nthe Council or make s uch provisions or issue orders or take such other steps as may seem necessary \r\nto give effect to the recommendations of the commission. \r\n (4) The commission of inquiry shall have power to administer oaths, to enforce the attendance \r\nof witnesses and the productions of documents and shall have other necessary powers for the purpose \r\nof any inquiry conducted b y it as are exercised by a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, \r\n1908 (Act V of 1908). \r\n 50. Over-ridding provision.—The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding \r\nanything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force. No suit, prosecution or \r\nother legal proceeding shall lie against the Government, the Council or any committee thereof or any \r\nofficer or servant of the Government or the Council for anything which is in good faith done or \r\nintended to be done under this Act. \r\n 51. Repeals and Savings. —(1) Subject to section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (X of \r\n1897), the Pakistan Me dical Commission Act, 2020 (XXXIII of 2020) hereinafter referred to as the \r\nrepealed Act, shall stand repealed. \r\n \r\nPage 26 of 36 \r\n (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the repealed Act or anything contrary contained herein, all \r\ndecisions taken, regulations made or amended and disciplinary actions taken by the Commission of \r\nthe dissolved Pakistan Medical Commission pursuant to the repealed Act and by the Pakistan Medical \r\nCommission pursuant the shall be deemed to have been validity made: \r\n Provided that all regulations made and promulgated pursuant to the repealed Act, stand \r\nrepealed and shall not be enforceable: \r\n Provided further that the Council shall have the exclusive power to review and modify saved \r\ndecision taken, regulation made or amended and disciplinary action taken. \r\n (3) The dissolved Pakistan Medical Commission as formed pursuant to the repealed Act stands \r\ndissolved upon the commencement of this Act. \r\n (4) All assets, rights moveable and immovable properties, records, cash, bank accounts, \r\ndeposits etc., of the dissol ved Pakistan Medical Commission under the repealed Act shall stand \r\ntransferred to the Council and shall be deemed to be the assets, rights, properties, records, cash, bank \r\naccounts, deposits etc., of the Council. \r\n (5) On commencement of this Act all employees of the dissolved Pakistan Medical and Dental \r\nCouncil constituted under Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Ordinance, 1962 shall be deemed to \r\nbe employees of the Council constituted under this Act on terms and conditions of their initial \r\nappointment under Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, 1962. \r\n (6) Upon commencement of this Act any action taken, proceedings initiated, pending or \r\nconcluded, decisions made, orders passed or notification issued under the repealed Act regarding \r\ngolden shake hand schem e or any other severance package of employees or change of terms and \r\nconditions of pension of retired employees dissolved Pakistan Medical and Dental Council hereby \r\nrecalled and shall have no legal effect: \r\n Provided that all such employees shall stand reinstated on such terms and conditions of their \r\ninitial appointment. \r\n (7) All assets, liabilities, payables and receivable of the dissolved Commission under the \r\nrepealed Act shall be deemed to be the assets, liabilities, payables and receivables of the Council. \r\n (8) All registration, recognitions etc., granted by the dissolved Pakistan Medical Commission \r\nunder the repealed Act shall be deemed to be registrations, recognitions granted by the Council subject \r\nto not being in conflict with this Act and the provisions of this Act or the same being within the power \r\nof the Council to recognize and register pursuant to this Act. \r\n 52. Transitory provision. —Upon the commencement this Act, the Council shall be \r\nconstituted within sixty days, however; during the transitory period of sixty days, Minister-in-charge \r\nof the Division concerned shall exercise the powers of the Council, subject to the condition that all his \r\ndecisions shall be ratified by the Council constituted after transitory period. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 27 of 36 \r\nTHE FIRST SCHEDULE \r\n(See sections 2(s), 21, 24, 33, 47(2)) \r\nRECOGNISED MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS GRANTED BY MEDICAL \r\nINSTITUTIONS IN PAKISTAN. \r\n \r\n Medical Institution. \r\n \r\n(1) \r\nRecognised Medical \r\nqualification \r\n \r\nAbbreviation for registration \r\n \r\n(1) (2) (3) \r\nUniversity of the Punjab Licentiate in Medicine and \r\nSurgery \r\n \r\n \r\nL. M. S., Punjab. \r\n Bachelor of Medicine M. B., Punjab. \r\nBachelor of Medicine and \r\nBachelor of Surgery \r\n \r\nM. B., B. S. \r\n(Punjab) \r\nPunjab State Medical Faculty Licentiate in Medicine and \r\nSurgery (when the holder of \r\nthe qualification had passed the \r\nF.Sc. (Medical Group) \r\nexamination of a recognized \r\nUniversity before taking up \r\nmedical studies \r\nL.M.S. \r\n(P.S.M.F.) \r\nUniversity of Karachi Bachelor of Medicine and \r\nBachelor of Surgery \r\nM.B.,B.S., \r\nKarachi \r\nUniversity of Sindh Bachelor of Medical and \r\nBachelor of Surgery \r\nM.B.,B.S., Sindh \r\nUniversity of Peshawar Bachelor of Medicine and \r\nBachelor of Surgery \r\n \r\nM.B., B.S, \r\nPeshawar \r\nFatima Jinnah, Medical \r\n College Lahore \r\nBachelor of Medicine and \r\nBachelor of Surgery \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nM.B.,B.S, \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 28 of 36 \r\nTHE SECOND SEHEDULE \r\n(See sections 2(u), 24, 25, 26, 33) \r\nRECOGNISED ADDITIONAL MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS \r\n \r\nMedical Institution. Recognised Additional \r\n Medical Qualification. \r\nAbbreviation \r\n for Registration. \r\n(1) (2) (3) \r\n \r\nPart ‘A’ \r\n \r\nGRANTED BY MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS IN PAKISTAN. \r\nUniversity of the \r\n Punjab. \r\nDoctor of Medicine \r\n \r\nM.D. (Punjab). \r\nMaster of Surgery M.S. (Punjab). \r\nDiploma in Public \r\nHealth \r\nD.P.H. (Punjab). \r\nDiploma in \r\nOphthalmology \r\n \r\nD.O. (Punjab). \r\nDiploma in Medical \r\nRadiology and \r\nElectralogy granted on \r\nor before the 14th \r\nOctober, 1959. \r\n \r\nD.M.R.E. \r\n(Punjab). \r\nDiploma in Tuberculosis \r\nand Chest Diseases \r\ngranted in or after 1969. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nD.T.C.D. \r\n(Punjab). \r\nDiploma of Laryngology \r\nand Otology. \r\n \r\nD.L.O. (Punjab) \r\nDiploma in Medical Radiology \r\n(Diagnostic). \r\nD.M.R.D. \r\n(Punjab). \r\n \r\nDiploma in Medical Radiology \r\n(Therapeutics). \r\nD. M. R.T. \r\n(Punjab). \r\nDiploma in Maternal and Child Health. D.M.C.H. \r\n(Punjab). \r\nDiploma in Anaesthesia. D.A. (Punjab) \r\nDiploma in Clinical Pathology. D.C.P. (Punjab). \r\n \r\nD. G. O. (Punjab). \r\n \r\nD.C.H. (Punjab). \r\n \r\nPage 29 of 36 \r\nDiploma in Gynaecology and Obstertrics. \r\nDiploma in Child Health \r\nUniversity of Karachi Master of Philosophy \r\n(Anatomy). \r\nM. Phil \r\nAnatomy \r\n(Karachi). \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\n(Physiology). \r\nM. Phil \r\nPhysiology \r\n(Karachi). \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\n(Pharmacology). \r\nM Phil \r\nPharmacology \r\n(Karachi). \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\n(Pathology). \r\nM. Phil \r\nPathology \r\n(Karachi). \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\n(Microbiology). \r\nM. Phil \r\nMicrobiology \r\n(Karachi). \r\n \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\n(Bio-chemistry). \r\nM. Phil \r\nBio-chemistry \r\n(Karachi). \r\nDoctor of Medicine M.D. (Karachi). \r\nMaster of Surgery. M.S. (Karachi). \r\nCollege of Physicians \r\nand Surgeons of \r\nPakistan. \r\nFellow of the College of Physicians and \r\nSurgeons of Pakistan. \r\nF.C.P.S. (Pak.) \r\nMember of College of Physicians and \r\nand Surgeons of Pakistan. \r\nM.C.P.S. (Pak.) \r\n \r\nKhyber Medical University Peshawar: \r\nKhyber Girls Medical \r\nCollege, Peshawar \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\n(Anatomy). \r\nM. Phil. \r\n(Anatomy). \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\n(Physiology). \r\nM. Phil. \r\nPhysiology \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\n(Bio-chemistry). \r\nM. Phil. \r\nBiochemistry \r\n \r\nPage 30 of 36 \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\n(Pharmacology). \r\nM. Phil. \r\n(Pharmacology). \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\n(Chemical Pathology) \r\nM. Phil. \r\n(Pathology). \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\n(Hematology). \r\nM. Phil. \r\n(Hematology). \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\n(Microbiology). \r\nM. Phil. \r\n(Microbiology). \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\n(Histopathology). \r\nM. Phil. \r\n(Histopathology). \r\nDiploma in Medical \r\nJurisprudence \r\nDMJ \r\nShaheed Zulfiqar Ali \r\nBhutto Medical \r\nUniversity, \r\nIslamabad \r\nDoctor of Medicine \r\nInternal Medicine \r\nDoctor of Medicine \r\nPaediatric Medicine \r\nMD Internal \r\nMedicine \r\nMD Pediatric \r\nMedicine \r\nDoctor of Medicine \r\nNephrology \r\nMD Nephrology \r\nDoctor of Medicine \r\nCritical Care Medicine \r\nMD Critical Care \r\nMedicine \r\nDoctor of Medicine \r\nGastroenterology \r\nMD \r\nGastroenterology \r\nDoctor of Medicine \r\nDermatology \r\nMD Dermatology \r\nMaster of Surgery \r\nGeneral Surgery \r\nMS General \r\nSurgery \r\nMaster of Surgery \r\nUrology \r\nMS Urology \r\nMaster of Surgery \r\nNeurosurgery \r\nMS \r\nNeurosurgery \r\nMaster of Surgery \r\nOrthopedic Surgery \r\nMS Orthopedic \r\nSurgery \r\n \r\nPage 31 of 36 \r\nMaster of Surgery \r\nPaediatric Surgery \r\nMS Paediatric \r\nSurgery \r\nMaster of Surgery \r\nENT \r\nMS ENT \r\nMaster of Surgery \r\nAccident and \r\nEmergency \r\nMS Accident and \r\nEmergency \r\nMaster of Surgery \r\nPlastic Surgery \r\nMS Plastic \r\nSurgery \r\nMaster of Surgery \r\nObstetrics and \r\nGynecology \r\nMS Obstetrics \r\nand Gynecology \r\n \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\nHistopathology \r\nM. Phil \r\nHistopathology \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\nChemical Pathology \r\nM. Phil \r\nChemical Pathology \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\nHematology \r\nM. Phil \r\nHematology \r\nMaster of Philosophy \r\nPathology \r\nM. Phil \r\n(Pathology) \r\nDiploma in Clinical \r\nPathology \r\nD.C.P \r\nDiploma in Obstetrics & \r\nGynecology \r\nD.G.O \r\nDiploma in \r\nAnesthesiology \r\nD.A \r\nDiploma in Child Health D.C.H \r\nDiploma in Medical \r\nRadiology & Diagnostic \r\nD.M.R.D \r\nMaster of Surgery in \r\nBurns Surgery \r\nM.S. Burns \r\nSurgery \r\nMaster of Surgery in \r\nOphthalmology \r\nM.S. \r\nOphthalmology \r\n \r\nPage 32 of 36 \r\nDoctor of Medicine \r\nHistopathology \r\nM.D. \r\nHistopathology \r\nDoctor of Medicine \r\nNeonatology \r\nM.D. \r\nNeonatology \r\nPart 'B' \r\n \r\nGRANTED BY MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS OUTSIDE PAKISTAN \r\nIndia: \r\nUniversity of \r\nBombay \r\n \r\nUniversity of \r\nCalcutta \r\nDoctor of Medicine M.D. (Bombay). \r\nMaster of Surgery \r\nDoctor of Medicine \r\n \r\nMaster of Surgery \r\nDiploma in Public \r\nHealth \r\nMaster of Obstetrics \r\nM.S. (Bombay). \r\nM.D. (Calcutta). \r\n \r\nM.S. (Calcutta). \r\nD.P.H. \r\n(Calcutta). \r\nM.O. (Calcutta). \r\nUniversity of \r\nLucknow \r\n \r\nUniversity of Madras \r\nDoctor of Medicine M.D (Lucknow). \r\n \r\nMaster of Surgery M.S (Lucknow). \r\nDoctor of Medicine M.D (Madras) \r\n \r\nUniversity of Patna \r\nMaster of Surgery M.S (Madras). \r\nDoctor of Medicine M.D (Patna). \r\n \r\nAndhra University \r\nMaster of Surgery M.S (Patna). \r\nDoctor of Medicine and \r\nMaster of Surgery \r\nM.D., M.S., \r\n(Andhra) \r\nUnited Kingdom Doctor of Philosophy \r\n(Basic Medical Subjects) \r\nMaster of Science) \r\nPh.D. \r\n M.Sc \r\n(Basic Medical. Subjects) \r\n \r\nPost Graduate Diplomas D.A, D.A.P. & E, \r\n D. Bact., D.C.H, \r\nD.C.M.T, D.C.P. \r\nD.I.H., D.L.O., \r\nD.M.I., D.M.R.D., \r\nD.M.R.T., \r\nD.M.S.A., (Edin), \r\nD.O. Hyg., D.O., \r\nD.Phys. Med., \r\nD.P.M., \r\nD.T.C.D., \r\nD.T.P.H (Only when \r\ngranted after training \r\nof atleast one \r\nacademic year) \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 33 of 36 \r\nUniversities of: \r\nBirmingham, Bristol, \r\nCambridge, \r\nDurham, Leeds, \r\nLiverpool, London, \r\nManchester, Oxford, \r\nShefield, Wales, \r\nAberdeen, \r\nEdinburgh, \r\nGlassgow, Exerter, \r\nNew Castle Upon \r\nTyne, St. Andrews \r\nand Belfast \r\nDoctor of Medicine M.D \r\nMaster of Surgery M.S. or M.Ch. \r\nDiploma in Public Health D.P.H \r\nRoyal College of \r\nPhysicians of London. \r\nMember, Fellow M.R.C.P, \r\nF.R.C.P. \r\n(London). \r\nRoyal College of \r\nSurgeons of London. \r\nFellow F.R.C.P., \r\n(England) \r\nRoyal College of \r\nPhysicians of \r\nEdinburgh. \r\nMember, Fellow M.R.C.P., \r\nF.R.C.P.,(Edin). \r\nRoyal College of \r\nSurgeons of Edinburgh. \r\nFellow F.R.C.S. (Edin). \r\nRoyal Faculty College of \r\nPhysicians and \r\nSurgery of Glasgow. \r\nFellow F.R.F.P.S \r\n(Glasgow). \r\n Diploma in Public \r\nHealth D.P.H.(R.C.P.S.) England \r\nRoyal College of \r\nPhysicians and \r\nSurgeons, England \r\nDiploma in Public Health D.P.H.(R.C.P.S.) \r\n(England). \r\nRoyal College of \r\nPhysicians and Surgeons of \r\nGlasgow \r\nMember, Fellow, \r\nHonorary Fellow \r\nM.R.C.P. (Glasg.) \r\nF.R.C.P. (Glasg.) \r\nF.R.C.S. (Glasg.) \r\nHon. F.R.C.P.S. \r\n(Glasg.) \r\n Post-Graduate Diploma D.A., D.A.P. & E. \r\nD. Bat., D.C.H., \r\nD.C.M.T., \r\nD.C.P., D.I.H., \r\n \r\nPage 34 of 36 \r\nD.L.O., D.M.J., \r\nDMR.D. \r\nD.M.R.T. \r\nD.M.S.A., (Edin) \r\nD.O.Hyg., D.O., \r\nD.Obst. \r\nR.C.O.G. D.P.H., \r\nD.Phys. 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