{ "id": 16781, "slug": "gujarat-emergency-medical-services-act-2007", "title": "The Gujarat Emergency Medical Services Act, 2007", "short_title": "The Gujarat Emergency Medical Services Act, 2007", "act_number": "Gujarat Act No. 12 of 2007", "act_year": 2007, "act_type": "STATE", "location": "Gujarat", "law_status": "unknown", "enactment_date": null, "description": "The Gujarat Emergency Medical Services Act, 2007", "preamble": "", "section_label": "Section", "sections": [ { "number": "1", "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 0 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. Definitions.", "chapter": null, "content": "(1) \"Advanced Life Support\" means special services designed to provide definitive pre-hospital emergency medical care including but not limited to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac monitoring, cardiac defibrillation, advanced airway management, intravenous therapy, administration of specified drugs and other medicinal preparations, and other specified techniques and procedures administered by authorised personnel under the direct supervision of a base hospital as part of a local emergency medical services system at the scene of an emergency, during transport to an acute care hospital, during inter facility transfer, and while in the emergency department of an acute care hospital until responsibility is assumed by the emergency or other medical staff of that hospital;\n(2) \"Authority\" means the Gujarat Emergency Medical Services Authority established under section 4;\n(3) \"base hospital\" means a hospital to which a City Council or, as the case may be, a District Council has, by a contract entered into with its management, entrusted the work of providing or directing the life support system or limited life support system and pre-hospital care system;\n(4) \"basic life support\" means emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures which, as a minimum, include recognizing respiratory and cardiac arrest and starting the proper application of cardiopulmonary resuscitation to maintain life without invasive techniques until the victim may be transported or until life support is available;\n(5) \"bye-laws\" means the bye-laws made under this Act by a City Council or, as the case may be, a District Council;\n(6) \"city\" means a city as defined in clause (8) of section 2 of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949;\n(7) \"City Council\" means a City Emergency Medical Services Council established for a city under section 20;\n(8) \"Commissioner of Health\" means the Commissioner of Health of the State of Gujarat;\n(9) \"Director\" means the Director of Emergency Medical Services Authority appointed under sub-section (1) of section 3;\n(10) \"District\" means a district constituted from time to time under the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 and in the case where a district as so constituted includes a City, excluding that City;\n(11) \"District Council\" means a District Emergency Medical Services Council established for a district under section 20;\n(12) \"Emergency Medical Services\" means the services provided to meet with a medical emergency;\n(13) \"Emergency Medical Technician\" means an individual who is trained in all aspects of basic life support according to standards prescribed by the Authority and who holds a valid certificate issued by the Authority;\n(14) \"Medical Council\" means the Medical Council of India constituted under the Medical Council Act, 1956;\n(15) \"Medical Council Act\" means the Medical Council Act, 1956;\n(16) \"medical emergency\" means a situation-\n(a) where an individual needs such immediate medical attention and the absence of which would place his health is serious jeopardy, or\n(b) where the potential for such need is perceived by emergency staff;\n(17) \"member\" means a member of the Authority and includes the Chairperson of the Authority;\n(18) \"regulations\" means regulations made under this Act;\n(19) \"rules\" means rules made under this Act;\n(20) \"State Medical Register\" means the register maintained under the Gujarat Medical Council Act, 1967\nChapter II\nDirector Of Emergency Medical Services", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 1 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. Director of Emergency Medical Services.", "chapter": null, "content": "(b) No person shall be appointed as a Director under sub-section (1) unless he is a physician or surgeon enrolled on the State Medical Register and who possesses the medical qualification of Doctor of Medicine (General Medicine) or, as the case may be, Master of Surgery (General Surgery or Orthopedic Surgery) granted by Universities or Medical Institutions in India specified in the First Schedule to the Medical Council Act and possesses experience in the practice of trauma or emergency medicine for a period of not less than five years;\n(b) The terms and conditions of appointment of the Director shall be such as may be prescribed by rules.\n(a) shall be entitled to-\n(i) attend the meetings of the Authority;\n(ii) call for any information, written statement, account or report from base hospitals;\n(b) shall supervise and control the emergency medical services;\n(c) shall lay down standards for and approve a Paramedic and Emergency Medical Technicians Training Programme conducted by such institution in the State as is authorised by the Authority;\n(d) shall prescribe standards for refresher training to be given to persons trained in Paramedic and Emergency Medical Technician Programme;\n(e) shall participate in the meetings of the committees on emergency medical services;\n(f) shall appoint committees of such experts as he thinks fit for assistance in the implementation of the emergency medical services;\n(g) shall appoint such person as a Regional Disaster Medical and Health Co-ordinator for such area of the State as deemed fit.\nChapter III\nEstablishment and Constitution of Gujarat Emergency Medical Services Authority", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 2 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. Establishment and incorporation of Authority.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 3 }, { "number": "5", "title": "5. Headquarters of Authority.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 4 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Constitution of Authority.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) the Secretary to the Government of Gujarat, Health and Family Welfare Department, ex-officio Chairperson;\n(b) the Secretary to the Government of Gujarat, Legal Department, ex-officio ;\n(c) the Secretary to the Government of Gujarat, Home Department, ex-officio ;\n(d) the Commissioner of Health, Medical Services and Medical Education, ex-officio ,\n(e) a person who is a physician or surgeon enrolled on the State Medical Register and who possesses the medical qualification of Doctor of Medicine or, as the case may be, Master of Surgery granted by Universities or Medical Institutions in India specified in the First Schedule to the Medical Council Act, 1956 and possesses experience in the practice of trauma or emergency medicine for a period of not less than five years, to be appointed by the State Government,\n(f) the President of the Gujarat Branch of Indian Medical Association, exofficio,\n(g) the President of the Gujarat Orthopedic Association, ex-officio ,\n(h) the Director, ex-officio , Member Secretary;\n(i) the President of the Gujarat Nursing Cuncil, ex-officio ,\n(j) a person, representing the Academy of Traumatology (India) who has experience in trauma life support, to be nominated by the Academy,\n(k) the President of the Gujarat Ambulances Association, ex-officio ,\n(l) a person from amongst professors in the medical colleges attached to hospitals in the State who have experience in the management of emergency medical services for a period of not less than five years to be nominated by the State Government,\n(m) the President of the Gujarat Branch of Association of Surgeons of India, ex-officio ,\n(n) a person who being enrolled on the State Medical Register is an administrator of a hospital (not being a Government hospital) having not less than one hundred beds for a period of not less than five years, to be appointed by the State Government,\n(o) a person to be nominated by the State Government from amongst members of the City Councils,\n(p) a person, to be nominated by the State Government from amongst members of the District Councils,\n(q) a person to be nominated by the State Government from amongst the Chief Officers of the Fire Brigades maintained by the Municipal Corporations in the State,\n(r) the Chief Executive Officer of the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority established under the Gujarat State Disaster Management Act, 2003, ex-officio ,", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 5 }, { "number": "7", "title": "7. Term of office and conditions of service of members.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 6 }, { "number": "8", "title": "8. Filling up of vacancy.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 7 }, { "number": "9", "title": "9. Disqualifications.", "chapter": null, "content": "(b) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by the competent court;\n(c) is or has been convicted of any offence which, in the opinion of the State Government, involves moral turpitude; or\n(d) has, either directly or indirectly, any financial or other interest which is likely to affect prejudicially his functioning as a member.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 8 }, { "number": "10", "title": "10. Removal and resignation of member.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) is, or has become subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in section 9;\n(b) has been guilty of misconduct in discharge of his duties;\n(c) has become physically or mentally incapable of discharging his duties as a member;\n(d) has so abused his position as to render his continuance in office prejudicial to the public interest; or\n(e) has, without reasonable cause, refused or failed to perform his duties for a period of not less than three months;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 9 }, { "number": "11", "title": "11. Meetings of Authority.", "chapter": null, "content": "(b) The quorum at the meetings of the Authority shall not be less than five members.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 10 }, { "number": "12", "title": "12. Officers and employees of Authority.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) with the approval of the State Government-\n(i) appoint a Secretary and\n(ii) determine such number and category of other officers and employees, and\n(b) appoint other officers and employees so determined.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 11 }, { "number": "13", "title": "13. Acts and proceedings presumed to be valid.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter IV\nFunctions of Authority", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 12 }, { "number": "14", "title": "14. Functions of Authority.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) (i) to ensure provision of emergency medical services in the State;\n(ii) to ensure provision of such services free of cost to the patients who are determined by the State Government to be Below Poverty Line;\n(b) to assess the provision of emergency medical services in an area of the State for the purpose of determining the need for additional emergency medical services;\n(c) to prepare plans for providing emergency medical services in the State in respect of such matters, as may be prescribed by Regulations and lay down guidelines for their implementation;\n(d) to provide technical assistance to City and District Councils, non-Government organisations, such other agencies providing emergency medical services;\n(e) to obtain plans from the City and District Councils, non-Government organisations providing emergency medical services and such other agencies for implementation of emergency medical services;\n(f) to provide financial assistance to City and District Councils and other emergency medical services agencies for the purpose of planning, organising, implementing and maintaining emergency medical services;\n(g) to accredit trauma centres according to criteria prescribed by Regulations;\n(h) to lay down minimum standards for the training of the emergency medical technicians;\n(i) to issue certificates to emergency medical services technicians;\n(j) to ensure that all training programmes for emergency medical services technicians are located in an approved hospital or educational institution;\n(k) to approve standards and guidelines laid down by the Director for the implementation of emergency medical services and, if necessary, to review the same;\n(l) to advise the Director on the planning of an emergency medical services data collection system;\n(m) to advise the Director in respect of the communications, medical equipments, training personnel facilities and other components of an emergency medical services system;\n(n) to recommend to the Director, City and District Councils and other emergency medical services agencies further planning of the emergency medical services in the State; and\n(o) to perform such other functions as are entrusted to it by rules.\nChapter V\nFinance, Accounts, Audit and Reports of Authority", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 13 }, { "number": "15", "title": "15. Fund of Authority.", "chapter": null, "content": "(b) The Authority shall have its own fund and all receipts of the Authority shall be carried thereto and all payments by the Authority shall be made therefrom.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 14 }, { "number": "16", "title": "16. Borrowing of money.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 15 }, { "number": "17", "title": "17. Budget.", "chapter": null, "content": "(b) If any sum granted by the State Government remains wholly or partly unspent in any financial year, the unspent sum may be carried forward to the next financial year and taken into account in determining the sum to be provided by the State Government for that year.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 16 }, { "number": "18", "title": "18. Accounts and Audit.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 17 }, { "number": "19", "title": "19. Annual report.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter VI\nEstablishment and Constitution of City and District Emergency Medical Services Councils", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 18 }, { "number": "20", "title": "20. Establishment and incorporation of City and District Emergency Medical Services Councils.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 19 }, { "number": "21", "title": "21. Headquarters of City and District Councils.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 20 }, { "number": "22", "title": "22. Constitution of City Council.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) the Municipal Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of the City, ex-officio who shall be the Chairperson,\n(b) the President of the branch of the Indian Medical Association in the City, ex-officio ,\n(c) the Chief Health Officer in the City, ex-officio , Member-Secretary,\n(d) the Commissioner of the Police of the City, ex-officio ,\n(e) the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade maintained by the Municipal Corporation of the City, ex-officio ,\n(f) the President of District Blood Transfusion Council, ex-officio .\n(g) a person representing hospitals in the City registered with the City Council, to be nominated by the Authority in consultation with the Council, and\n(h) a person representing the non-Government organisations which are associated with the work of providing emergency medical services in the City to be nominated by the Authority in consultation with the City Council.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 21 }, { "number": "23", "title": "23. Constitution of District Council.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) the Collector of the district, ex-officio , who shall be the Chairperson,\n(b) the President of the branch of the Indian Medical Association of the district, ex-officio ,\n(c) the Chief District Medical officer of the district, ex-officio ,\n(d) the Chief District Health Officer of the District, ex-officio ,\n(e) the Superintendent of Police of the district, ex-officio .\n(f) the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade maintained by the State Government in the district,\n(g) the President of the District Blood Transfusion Council, ex-officio ,\n(h) a person representing hospitals in the district registered with the District Council, to be nominated by the Authority in consultation with the Council, and\n(i) a person representing the non-Government organisations which are associated with the work of providing emergency medical service in the district, to be nominated by the Authority in consultation with the District Council.\nChapter VII\nProvisions Relating to Members of Councils", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 22 }, { "number": "24", "title": "24. Definitions.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) \"Council\" means the City Council or, as the case may be, the District Council,\n(b) \"member\" means a member of the Council.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 23 }, { "number": "25", "title": "25. Term of office and conditions of service of members.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 24 }, { "number": "26", "title": "26. Filling up of vacancy.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 25 }, { "number": "27", "title": "27. Disqualifications.", "chapter": null, "content": "(b) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court,\n(c) is, or has been convicted of any offence which, in the opinion of the Authority, involves moral turpitude, or\n(d) has, either directly or indirectly, any financial or other interest which is likely to affect prejudicially his functioning as a member.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 26 }, { "number": "28", "title": "28. Removal and resignation of member.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) is, or has become subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in section 27;\n(b) has been guilty of misconduct in discharge of his duties;\n(c) has become physically or mentally incapable of discharging his duties as a member,\n(d) has so abused his position as to render his continuance in office prejudicial to the public interest; or\n(e) has, without reasonable cause, refused or failed to perform his duties for a period of not less than three months:", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 27 }, { "number": "29", "title": "29. Meetings of Council.", "chapter": null, "content": "(b) The quorum at the meetings of the Council shall not be less than three members.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 28 }, { "number": "30", "title": "30. Officers and employees of Council.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) with the approval of the Authority-\n(i) appoint a Secretary; and\n(ii) determine the number and category of other officers and employees, and\n(b) appoint other officers and employees so determined.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 29 }, { "number": "31", "title": "31. Acts and proceedings presumed to be valid.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter VIII\nFunctions of City and District Councils", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 30 }, { "number": "32", "title": "32. Functions of Councils.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) to ensure provision of emergency medical services in the City or District;\n(b) to prepare plans for implementation of emergency medical services in the City or, as the case may be, in the District;\n(c) to entrust the work of providing or directing the life support system or limited life support system and pre-hospital care system to a hospital situate, in the City or, as the case may be, in the District;\n(d) to prepare and maintain a register of base hospitals to which the Council has entrusted the work under clause (c);\n(e) to supervise the functioning of base hospitals;\n(f) to establish trauma centres in the City or, as the case may be, in the District;\n(g) to grant certificates of recognition to persons referred to in section 45, non-Government organisations or persons for providing emergency medical services under section 46;\n(h) to grant licences to ambulances to provide advanced life support service or basic life support service under section 49; and\n(i) to perform such other functions as are entrusted to it by regulations.\nChapter IX\nFinance, Accounts, Audit and Reports of Councils", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 31 }, { "number": "33", "title": "33. Definition.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 32 }, { "number": "34", "title": "34. Fund of Council.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 33 }, { "number": "35", "title": "35. Borrowing of money.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 34 }, { "number": "36", "title": "36. Budget of Council.", "chapter": null, "content": "(b) If any sum granted by the State Government remains wholly or partly unspent in any financial year, the unspent sum may be carried forward to the next financial year and taken into account in determining the sum to be provided by the State Government for that year.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 35 }, { "number": "37", "title": "37. Accounts and Audit.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 36 }, { "number": "38", "title": "38. Annual report.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter X\nBase Hospitals", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 37 }, { "number": "39", "title": "39. Contracts to be entered into by City Councils and District Councils with management of hospitals.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 38 }, { "number": "40", "title": "40. Registers of base hospitals.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 39 }, { "number": "41", "title": "41. Duties of base hospitals.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) establish and maintain medical equipments for providing or directing the life support system or limited life support system and pre-hospital care system;\n(b) provide separate accommodation to be used for the aforesaid purpose to be known as \"the Emergency Department\";\n(c) employ a full or part time physician or surgeon, as a Director of Emergency Department of the hospital, who is enrolled on the State Medical Register and who possesses the medical qualification of Master of Surgery (General Surgery or Orthopedic Surgery) granted by a university or institution specified in the First Schedule to the Medical Council Act, 1956 and who has substaintial experience in the practice of trauma care or emergency medicine;\n(d) employ and maintain staff consisting of medical, para-medical, general medical technicians and such other persons as it may consider necessary and such staff shall perform their duties under the supervision and control of the Director of Emergency Department for the purpose of carrying out its duties under the contract with the City Council or, as the case may be, District Council;\n(e) maintain one or more ambulances of the nature specified in Chapter XI for providing the emergency medical services;\n(f) provide easy access to emergency medical services to persons who are in need of treatment in medical emergency; and\n(g) perform such other duties as may be specified in the bye-laws.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 40 }, { "number": "42", "title": "42. Base hospitals not to discriminate on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, etc.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 41 }, { "number": "43", "title": "43. Supervision and control of Councils over base hospitals.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter XI\nRequirements of Ambulances", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 42 }, { "number": "44", "title": "44. Requirements to be satisfied by person holding licence.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) the vehicle contains equipments relating to visual and audible signals as on emergency vehicle such as flashing or revolving lights;\n(b) the standards in force at the time the vehicle is manufactured and not inconsistent with the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, relating to design, floor, general configuration and exterior markings and such other matters as may be prescribed by rules, are maintained;\n(c) the ambulance vehicle shall carry such equipments and supplies in working order to be readily available for use for providing Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support;\n(d) the ambulance vehicle shall carry such medical equipments and supplies as may be prescribed by rules;\n(e) the ambulance vehicle may carry after life support equipments and drugs in addition to those generally prescribed for use by a Basic Life Support Ambulance Service.\n(b) An Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic or Health Professional shall accompany the patient in the compartment of the ambulance during his carriage.\n(b) Besides the qualifications provided in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the Ambulance driver shall have successfully completed an Emergency Vehicle Operators' Course of Instructions approved by the City Council or, as the case may be, by the District Council.\n(b) No ambulance vehicle, which has been withdrawn from operation, shall be operated as an ambulance until the deficiency has been corrected.\nChapter XII\nRegulation of Providing Emergency Medical Service", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 43 }, { "number": "45", "title": "45. Prohibition against advertising, proclaiming, etc. of providing emergency medical service without valid certificate of recognition.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 44 }, { "number": "46", "title": "46. Grant of certificate of recognition.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) a person who makes such an application shall be deemed to have been authorised to provide emergency medical service from the said date till the date on which he is either granted or refused a certificate, and\n(ii) a person, who does not make such application within the said period of three months, shall be deemed to be providing emergency medical service without a certificate.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 45 }, { "number": "47", "title": "47. Revocation, suspension and amendment of certificate.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) a certificate granted under section 46 has been obtained by misrepresentation as to an essential fact, or\n(b) the holder of a certificate has, without reasonable cause, failed to comply with the conditions subject to which the certificate has been granted or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules, regulations or bye-laws made thereunder, then, without prejudice to any other penalty to which the holder of the certificate may be liable under this Act, the authorised officer may, after giving the holder of the certificate an opportunity of showing cause, revoke or suspend the certificate.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 46 }, { "number": "48", "title": "48. Prohibition against providing ambulance service without a valid licence.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 47 }, { "number": "49", "title": "49. Grant of licence.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 48 }, { "number": "50", "title": "50. Revocation, suspension and amendment of licence.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) a licence granted under section 49 has been obtained by misrepresentation as to an essential fact, or\n(b) the holder of a licence has, without reasonable cause, failed to comply with the conditions subject to which the licence has been granted or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules, regulations or bye-laws made thereunder.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 49 }, { "number": "51", "title": "51. Prohibition against change of location or area of operation.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 50 }, { "number": "52", "title": "52. Prohibition against organising a public event without arranging for emergency medical services.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 51 }, { "number": "53", "title": "53. Appeals.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) an order refusing to grant a certificate under section 46 or to grant a licence under section 49, and\n(b) an order revoking or suspending a certificate under section 47 or a licence under section 50.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 52 }, { "number": "54", "title": "54. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Court.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter XIII\nOffences and Penalties", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 53 }, { "number": "55", "title": "55. Offences and penalties.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 54 }, { "number": "56", "title": "56. Offences by companies.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) \"company\" means a body corporate and includes a company as defined under the Companies Act, 1956, a firm or other association of individuals; and\n(b) \"director\" in relation to a firm means a partner in the firm.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 55 }, { "number": "57", "title": "57. Cognisance of offences.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter XIV\nMiscellaneous", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 56 }, { "number": "58", "title": "58. Power of State Government to issue directions to Authority.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 57 }, { "number": "59", "title": "59. Power of Authority to issue directions.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 58 }, { "number": "60", "title": "60. Members, officers and servants of Authority, City Council and District Council to be public servants.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 59 }, { "number": "61", "title": "61. Protection of action taken under Act.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 60 }, { "number": "62", "title": "62. Power of State Government to make rules.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 61 }, { "number": "63", "title": "63. Power of Authority to make regulations.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 62 }, { "number": "64", "title": "64. Power of City Council and District Council to make bye-laws.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 63 }, { "number": "65", "title": "65. Power to remove difficulties.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 64 } ], "metadata": { "Act ID": "guj048", "Act Number": "Gujarat Act No. 12 of 2007", "Enactment Date": "", "Act Year": "2007", "Short Title": "The Gujarat Emergency Medical Services Act, 2007", "Type": "STATE", "Location": "Gujarat" }, "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:47" }