THE KARNATAKA HOMOEOPATHIC PRACTITIONERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012
(Received the assent of the Governor on the Twenty Seventh day of August, 2012)
KARNATAKA ACT NO. 33 OF 2012
(First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the Thirtieth day of August, 2012)
An Act further to amend the Karnataka Homoeopathic Practitioners Act, 1961.
Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Homoeopathic Practitioners Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 35 of 1961), for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Sixty-Third Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Homoeopathic Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2012.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of section 20.- In the Karnataka Homoeopathic Practitioners Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 35 of 1961) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 20, for the words "thirty rupees", the words "such fee as may be prescribed for life time membership” shall be deemed to have been substituted with effect from 1st January, 1996.
3. Amendment of section 24.- In section 24 of the principal Act, for sub-section (1), the following shall be deemed to have been substituted with effect from 1st January, 1996, namely:-
"(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 18 or 20, each Homoeopathic Practitioner other than a Homoeopathic Practitioner whose name is entered in the register under section 18 or continued in the register shall pay to the Board on or before the thirty first day of December of every year and in succeeding year in which his name is entered in the register and every year thereafter a prescribed renewal fee for the continuance of his name on the register:
Provided that a Homoeopathic Practitioner registered under this Act, before the commencement of the life time registration may pay such amount as renewal fee, as may be prescribed, for the continuance of his name on the register for life time.”
4. Amendment of section 35.- In section 35 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), after the words “make rules”, the words “prospectively or retrospectively” shall be inserted.
5. Validation.- Notwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, decree or order of any Court, Tribunal or other Authority to the contrary, anything done or any action taken or purporting to have been done or taken under any rules, notifications, notices or order issued and all proceedings held for levy of life time fee or any renewal fee by the State Government or the Board from any person for the purpose of membership shall be deemed to have been validly levied or collected and effective as if such levy and collection of enhanced rate of fee has been collected or action or thing had been done or taken under the principal Act, as amended by this Act in accordance with the law and accordingly,-
(a) no suit or other proceedings shall be maintained or continued in any court or Tribunal or before any Authority for the refund of any such fee, additional fee; and
(b) no court shall enforce any decree or order directing the refund of any such fee, additional fee.
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