1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the National Commission for
Homoeopathy Act, 2020.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, appoint:
Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in
any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into
force of that provision.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Autonomous Board” means any of the Autonomous Boards constituted under section 18;
(b) “Board of Ethics and Registration for Homoeopathy” means the Board constituted under
section 18;
(c) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the National Commission for Homoeopathy
appointed under section 5;
(d) “Commission” meansthe NationalCommission for Homoeopathy constituted under section 3;
(e) “Council” meansthe Advisory Council for Homoeopathy constituted under section 11;
(f) “Homoeopathy” means the Homoeopathic System of Medicine and includes the use of
biochemic remedies supplemented by such modern advances, scientific and technological development
as the Commission may, in consultation with the Central Government, declare by notification from time
to time;
(g) “Homoeopathy Education Board” means the Board constituted for Homoeopathy
education under section 18;
(h) “licence” means a licence to practice Homoeopathy granted under sub-section (1) of
section 33;
1. 7th October, 2020 - S. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,11, 18, 19, 20,21, 54 and 55, vide notification No. S.O. 3475(E), see Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
5th July, 2021- S. 2, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,
42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 56, 57, 58, and 59, vide notification No. S.O. 2693(E), see Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
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(i) “Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Homoeopathy” meansthe Board for assessment and
rating of medical institutions constituted under section 18;
(j) “medical institution” means any institution within or outside India which, grants degrees,
diplomas or licencesin Homoeopathy and includes affiliated colleges and deemed to be Universities;
(k) “Member” means a Member of the Commission referred to in section 4 and includes the
Chairperson thereof;
(l) “National Register” means a National Medical Register for Homoeopathy maintained by the
Board of Ethics and Registration for Homoeopathy under section 32;
(m) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette and the expression “notify”
shall be construed accordingly;
(n) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(o) “President” means the President of an Autonomous Board appointed under section 20;
(p) “regulations” means the regulation made by the Commission under this Act;
(q) “State Medical Council” means a State Medical Council of Homoeopathy constituted under
any law for the time being in force in any State or Union territory for regulating the practice and
registration of practitioners of Homoeopathy;
(r) “State Register” means a State register for Homoeopathy maintained under any law for the time
being in force in any State or Union territory for registration of practitioners of Homoeopathy;
(s) “University” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (f) of section 2 of the
University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956) and includes a health university.