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Section 57 - National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021
57. Misuse of titles.-
If any person,-
(a) not being a person registered in the Central Register or a State Register, takes or uses the description of an allied and healthcare professional, or
(b) not possessing an allied and healthcare qualification under this Act, uses a degree or a diploma or a license or an abbreviation indicating or implying such qualification, shall be punished on first conviction with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, and on any subsequent conviction with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine not exceeding two lakh rupees or with both.
Related Sections
- Section 38: Recognition of persons offering services prior to commencement of Act
- Section 50: Grants by State Government
- Section 31: Constitution of Advisory Board
- Section 39: Recognition of allied and healthcare institutions and reciprocity
- Section 44: Failure to maintain minimum essential standards by allied and healthcare institutions
Related Acts
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017
- Rashtriya Raksha University Act, 2020
- Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015
- Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018
- National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021
* Only for reference.