The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act
40Penalty
Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act shall, if no penalty is provided elsewhere, be punishable for the first offence with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, for any second offence with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees and for any subsequent offence with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees.
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All sections
- 1 Short title, application and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Establishment of National Council
- 4 Disqualifications for appointment as member
- 5 Functions of National Council
- 6 Power to seek advice or assistance
- 7 National Council to follow consultative process
- 8 State Council of clinical establishments
- 9 Providing information to National Council
- 10 Authority for registration
- 11 Registration for clinical establishments
- 12 Condition for registration
- 13 Classification of clinical establishments
- 14 Application for provisional certificate of registration
- 15 Provisional certificate
- 16 No inquiry prior to provisional registration
- 17 Validity of provisional registration
- 18 Display of certificate of registration
- 19 Duplicate certificate
- 20 Certificate to be non-transferable
- 21 Publication of expiry of registration
- 22 Renewal of registration
- 23 Time limit for provisional registration
- 24 Application for permanent registration
- 25 Verification of application
- 26 Display of information for filing objections
- 27 Communication of objections
- 28 Standards for permanent registration
- 29 Allowing or disallowing of registration
- 30 Certificate of permanent registration
- 31 Fresh application for permanent registration
- 32 Cancellation of registration
- 33 Inspection of registered clinical establishments
- 34 Power to enter
- 35 Levy of fee by State Government Appeal
- 36 Appeal
- 37 Register of clinical establishments
- 38 Maintenance of State Register of clinical establishments
- 39 Maintenance of National Register of clinical establishments
- 40 Penalty
- 41 Monetary penalty for non-registration
- 42 Disobedience of direction, obstruction and refusal of information
- 43 Penalty for minor deficiencies
- 44 Contravention by companies
- 45 Offences by Government Departments
- 46 Recovery of fine
- 47 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 48 Furnishing of returns, etc
- 49 Power to give directions
- 50 Employees of the authority, etc., to be public servants
- 51 Power to remove difficulties
- 52 Power of Central Government to make rules
- 53 Laying of rules
- 54 Power of State Government to make rules
- 55 Laying of rules
- 56 Savings