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  "title": "MEDICAL AND DENTAL DEGREES ORDINANCE, 1982",
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  "text": "THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL DEGREES ORDINANCE, 1982 \r\n(XXVI of 1982) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, Extent and Commencement \r\n2. Definitions \r\n3. Right to Confer Degrees, etc \r\n4. Prohibition of unauthorised conferment of degrees, etc \r\n5. Contravention of Section 4 \r\n6. Penalty for Falsely Assuming or Using Medical and Dental Titles \r\n7. Cognizance offences \r\n8. Jurisdiction of Magistrate \r\n9. Offences to be bailable \r\n10. Repeal \r\nSCHEDULE \r\nTEXT \r\nTHE MEDICAL AND DENTAL DEGREES ORDINANCE, 1982 \r\n(XXVI of 1982) \r\n[31st October, 1982] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto repeal and with certain modifications re-enact the Medical Degree Act 1916. \r\nPreamble.– Whereas it is expedient to repeal and with certain modifications , re-\r\nenact the Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (VII of 1916); \r\nAnd whereas the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render \r\nit necessary to take immediate action; \r\nNow, therefore , in pursuance of the Proclamation of the fifth day of July , \r\n1977, and in  exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President is \r\npleased to Make and promulgate the following Ordinance:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Ordinance may be called \r\nthe Medical and Dental Degrees Ordinance, 1982. \r\n(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, “ Scientific Medical an d Dental System ” \r\nmeans the scientific m ethods of Allopathic Medicine, Obstetrics, Surgery and \r\nDentistry, but does not include the  Homoeopathic, Ayurvedic or Unani system of \r\nMedicine. \r\n3. Right to Confer Degrees, etc .– The right of conferring, granting or issuing in \r\nPakistan degrees,  diplomas, licences, certificates, or other documents stating or \r\nimplying that the holder, grantee  or recipient thereof is qualified to practise scientific \r\nMedical and Dental System shall be  exercisable only by the authorities specified in \r\nthe Schedule and by such other authority as the Federal  Government or a Provincial \r\nGovernment may, by notifications in the official Gazette, and  subject to such \r\nconditions as it thinks fit to impose, authorise in this behalf. \r\n4. Prohibition of un authorised conferment of degrees, etc .– Save as \r\nprovided by Section 3, no person in Pakistan shall confer, grant or issue any degree, \r\ndiploma, licence, certificate or other  document stating or implying that the holder, \r\ngrantee or recipient is qualified to practise scientific Medical and Dental System. \r\n5. Contravention of Section 4 .– Whoever contravenes the provision s of \r\nSection 4 shall be  punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not \r\nbe less than one year or  more than five years and shall  also be liable to fine which \r\nmay extend to fifty thousand rupees; and, if the person so contravening is an \r\nassociation, every member of such association who  knowingly and willfully \r\nauthorises or permits the contravention shall be punishable with  rigorous \r\nimprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year or more than five \r\nyears and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to twenty -five thousand \r\nrupees. \r\n6. Penalty for falsely a ssuming or using Medical and Dental t itles.– \r\nWhoever voluntarily  and falsely assume or uses  any title or description or any \r\naddition to his name  implying that he holds a degree, diploma licence or certificate \r\nconferred, granted or  issued by any authority referred to in Section 3 or recognised \r\nby the Medical and Dental Council of Pakistan  or uses any word s to give a false \r\nimpression that he was qualified to practis e scientific Medical  and Dental System \r\nshall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not  be less \r\nthan one year or more than five years and shall be liable to fine which may extend to  \r\nfifty thousand rupees: \r\nProvided that nothing in the section shall apply to the use by any person  of \r\nany title, description or addition which he uses by virtue of any degree, diploma, \r\nlicence or certificate conferred upon him or granted or issued to him in any subject \r\nother than medicine. \r\n7. Cognizance offences.– No Court shall take cognizance of an offence \r\npunishable under this Ordinance except upon a complaint made by the Secretary of \r\nMedical and Dental Council or person authorised by the Secretary and notified in the \r\nofficial Gazette. \r\n8. Jurisdiction of Magistrate.– No Court inferior to that of Magistrate of the first \r\nclass shall try an offence punishable under this Ordinance. \r\n9. Offences to be bailable.– Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of \r\nCriminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), all offences punishable under this \r\nOrdinance shall be bailable. \r\n10. Repeal.– The Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (VII of 1916), is hereby repealed. \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n(See Section 3) \r\nI. Every University in Pakistan established by an Act of the Federal, \r\nProvincial Legislature. \r\nII. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan.",
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