Conferring, granting or issuing colourable imitations of degrees, diplomas or licences to be an offence.

§35

Summary

(1) No person other than,- (a) a University established by law; (b) the 1[Council] constituted under this Act; (c) an authority specified or notified under the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (VII of 1916); (d) the Court of Examiners constituted under the Bombay Homoeopathic and Biochemic Practitioner Act, 1959 (Bom. XII of 1960) or any other body constituted under any other law for the time being in force in relation to the qualifications and registration of Homoeopathic or Biochemic Practitioners in any part of the State; (e) any authority empowered or recognised as competent, by the State Government, to confer, grant or issue any degree, diploma, licence, certificate or any other like award, shall confer, grant or issue or hold himself out as entitled to confer, grant or issue any degree, diploma, licence, certificate or any other like award which is identical with or is a colourable imitation of any degree, diploma, licence, certificate or award granted by a body or institution specified in clause (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this sub-section 2[or which states or implies that the holder thereof is qualified to practice any system of medicine]. (2) Any person, who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1), and if the person so contravening is an association, every member of such association who knowingly or wilfully authorises or permits the contravention shall, on conviction, be punished,- (i) for a first offence, with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees; (ii) for a subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.

(1) No person other than,- (a) a University established by law; (b) the 1[Council] constituted under this Act; (c) an authority specified or notified under the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (VII of 1916); (d) the Court of Examiners constituted under the Bombay Homoeopathic and Biochemic Practitioner Act, 1959 (Bom. XII of 1960) or any other body constituted under any other law for the time being in force in relation to the qualifications and registration of Homoeopathic or Biochemic Practitioners in any part of the State; (e) any authority empowered or recognised as competent, by the State Government, to confer, grant or issue any degree, diploma, licence, certificate or any other like award, shall confer, grant or issue or hold himself out as entitled to confer, grant or issue any degree, diploma, licence, certificate or any other like award which is identical with or is a colourable imitation of any degree, diploma, licence, certificate or award granted by a body or institution specified in clause (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this sub-section 2[or which states or implies that the holder thereof is qualified to practice any system of medicine]. (2) Any person, who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1), and if the person so contravening is an association, every member of such association who knowingly or wilfully authorises or permits the contravention shall, on conviction, be punished,- (i) for a first offence, with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees; (ii) for a subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.

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