Section 17. Special procedure for registration in certain cases. 7

17. (1) No person who possesses a medical qualification granted by any
authority in any place outside the territory of India (other than the qualifications
specified in the Second Schedule or the Third schedule to the Indian Medical
Bom. VI of
1912.
Bom. VI of
1912.
Special
procedure for
registration
in certain
cases. CII of 1956.
? The Gujarat Medical Council Act, 1967. [1968: Guj. 10 Council Act, 1956), shall be registered under this Act, unless the procedure
specified in sub-section (2) has been followed.
(2) Any person, who holds any such medical qualification may apply to the
Council for registration by giving a correct description of his qualification, with
the date on which it was granted, and by presentation of his degree, diploma,
licence or certificate. The Council shall transmit to the Central Government
the application with its opinion whether the medical qualification possessed
by the applicant should be included in Part II of the Third Schedule to the
Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. If the medical qualification is so included
in pursuance of the provisions of sub-section (4) of Section 13 of that Act the
Council may, subject to the provisions of that Act and on payment of ?
[the
prescribed fee], enter his name in the register under section 16.