Section No :  
Legislative Enactments
AYURVEDA
Marginal Notes
1. This Act may be cited as the Ayurveda Act.
2. A Department of Ayurveda to be established.
3. Appointment of the Commissioner-General for Ayurveda and other officers.[3, 19 of 2023] [4, 19 of 2023]
4. Delegation of the Commissiners powers and duties. [5, 19 of 2023]
5. Minister's power to authorize any officer to exercise or perform any power or duty of a Deputy Commissioner or an Assistant Commissioner for Ayurveda.[6, 19 of 2023]
6. The Commissioner-General of Ayurveda to be subject to directions of Minister.[3, 19 of 2023]
7. Objects of the Act [7, 19 of 2023]
7A. Utilization of moneys granted from the Consolidated Fund and crediting of moneys to the Consolidated Fund [8, 19 of 2023]
8. Establishment and maintenance of ayurvedic hospitals, &c, by the Commissioner. [3, 19 of 2023] [9, 19 of 2023]
9. Financial assistance by the Commissioner.[3, 19 of 2023]
10. Ayurveda hospitals, herbal cultivation, pharmacies, dispensaries and stores to be registered.[3, 19 of 2023] [10, 19 of 2023]
11. Constitutuion of the Ayurveda Medical Council.[3, 19 of 2023] [11, 19 of 2023]
12. Term of office of members of the Council. [ 4, Law 7 of 1977.] [12, 19 of 2023]
13. Vacation of office by members of the Council. [ 5, Law 7 of 1977.] [3, 19 of 2023] [13, 19 of 2023]
14. Filling up of vacancies.
15. The President and the vice President of the Council.
16. Quorum. [14, 19 of 2023]
17. Regulation of procedure of the Council.
18. The Council to be the authority responsible for the registration of Ayurveda practitioners, Ayurveda pharmacists and Ayurveda nurses and the regulation and control of their professional conduct. [3, 19 of 2023] [15, 19 of 2023]
19. Registrar and otherofficers and servants of the Council.
20. The Council to be a body corporate.
21. Funds of the Council.
21A. Accounts of the council and financial year. [2, 9 of 1969.]
21B. Audit of the accounts of the Council. [ 2 9 of 1969]
21C. The Auditor-General's report. [2,9 of 1969.]
21D. Annual accounts with the auditor's report and a report of the annual activities of the Council to be transmitted to the Minister. [2,9 of 1969.]
22. The Ayurveda Education and Hospital Board.[ 7, Law 7 of 1977.] [16, 19 of 2023]
23. Term of office of the members of the Board. [ 8, Law 7 of 1977.] [17, 19 of 2023]
24. Vacation of office by members of the Board. [9, Law 7 of 1977.] [18, 19 of 2023]
25. Filling up of vacancies.
26. Chairman of the Board.
27. Quorum. [19, 19 of 2023]
28. Regulation of proceedings of the Board
29. Delegation of powers, functions or duties of the Board to committees.
30. Powers of the Board. [10, Law 7 of 1977.] [20, 19 of 2023]
31. Registrar of the Board [ 11, Law 7 of 1977.]
32. Expenditure of the Board.
33. Constitution of the Ayurveda Research Committee. [12, Law 7 of 1977.] [3, 19 of 2023] [21, 19 of 2023]
34. Tenure of office of members of the Committee.
35. Vacation of office by members of the Committee.
36. Filling up of vacancies.
37. Chairman of Committee.
38. Quorum. [22, 19 of 2023]
39. Regulation of proceedings of the Committee.
40. Expenditure of the Committee.
41. Duties of the Committee. [23, 19 of 2023]
42. Definition of the expression the purposes of this Part. [3, 19 of 2023]
43. A Body to be subject to general and special directions of the Minister.
44. Proceedings of any Body.
45. Remuneration for atendance at a meeting of a Body.
46. Protection for action taken under this Act direction of a Body.
47. No writ to issue against person or property of a member of a Body.
48. A Body deemed to be a scheduled institution within the meaning of the Bribery Act.
49. Power of a body to make rules.
50. Definition of certain expressions for the puposes of this Part.
51. Registers. [24, 19 of 2023]
52. Applications for registration as Ayurveda practitioners.
53. Applications for registration as Ayurveda pharmacists and Ayurveda nurses.[3, 19 of 2023] [25, 19 of 2023]
54. Applications for registration by persons whose registration has been previously cancelled.
55. Qualifications for registration as an ayurvedic practitioner. [27, 19 of 2023]
56. Qualifications for registration as Ayurveda pharmacist, Ayurveda nurse or Ayurveda massage therapist [28, 19 of 2023]
57. Grounds on which registration may be refused,cancelled or suspended. [29, 19 of 2023]
58. Service of copies of orders made by the Council. [30, 19 of 2023]
59. Effect of orders made by the Council and duty of Registrar to give effect to such orders. [3, 19 of 2023] [31, 19 of 2023]
60. Fees to be charged for the purposes of section 18, in the exercise of powers under section 30 and in carrying out duties under section 41 [32, 19 of 2023]
61. Certificate of registration. [33, 19 of 2023]
62. Insertion of additional qualifications in the registers.[3, 19 of 2023] [34, 19 of 2023]
63. Appeals. [35, 19 of 2023]
64. Use of the title "Vaiya-carya'".
65. Meaning of " legally or duly qualified practitioner of ayurveda ".
66. Ayurveda pharmacist, Ayurveda nurse or Ayurveda massage therapist to be treated as duly qualified [36, 19 of 2023]
67. Privileges of registered Ayurveda practitioners. [3, 19 of 2023]
68. Disabilities of unregistered Ayurveda practitioners.[3, 19 of 2023]
69. Pretence to be a registered ayurvedic practitioner, or practising for gain as an ayurvedic practitioner when not registered to be an offence. [37, 19 of 2023]
70. Registered Ayurveda pharmacist, registered Ayurveda nurse or registered Ayurveda massage therapist entitled to manufacture or practice. [38, 19 of 2023]
71. Pretence to be a registered ayurvedic pharmacist or a registered ayurvedic nurse to be an offence. [39, 19 of 2023]
72. Practising for gain as an Ayurveda pharmacist or Ayurveda nurse or Ayurveda massage therapist when not registered to be an offence. [40, 19 of 2023]
73. Certain persons deemed to be registered as Ayurveda practitioners under this Act. [3, 19 of 2023]
74. Continuation in employment of members of the Department of Indigenous Medicine.
75. Amendment of other written laws, &c, consequent on the change of designation of the Commissioner of Indigenous Medicine, and savings for contracts, &c.[3, 19 of 2023]
76. Change of name of the College of Indigenous Medicine and the Hospital of Indigenous Medicine and consequential provisions.
77. Ayurvedic Code. [41, 19 of 2023]
78. Contravention of regulations an offence.
79. Offences in relation to registered ayurvedic hospitals, pharmacies, dispensaries and stores.[3, 19 of 2023] [42, 19 of 2023]
80. offences and penalties [43, 19 of 2023]
81. Duty of Registrar-General to notify the deaths of registered Ayurveda practitioners, registered ayurvedic pharmacists and registered ayurvedic nurses.[3, 19 of 2023]
82. Regulations.
83. Medical Ordinance not to apply to the practice of medicine surgery, pharmacy or nursing according to ayurveda. [44, 19 of 2023]
85. Amendment of Food and Drugs Act .
86. Modification of Poisons Opium, and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance.
88. Transfer of propery of Board of indigenous Medicine to the State.
89. Interpretation.