THE ANDHRA PRADESH PRIVATE MEDICAL CARE ESTABLISHMENTS (REGISTRATION AND REGULATION) (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 2006

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    "title": "THE ANDHRA PRADESH PRIVATE MEDICAL CARE ESTABLISHMENTS (REGISTRATION AND REGULATION) (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 2006",
    "short_title": "The Andhra Pradesh Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulation) (Second Amendment) Act, 2006",
    "act_number": "37",
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    "enactment_date": "2006-09-25",
    "description": "The Andhra Pradesh Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulation) (Second Amendment) Act, 2006",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "An ACT",
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            "content": "An Act Further to Amend the Andhra Pradesh Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration And Regulation) Act, 2002.\nBe it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Andhra Pradesh in the Fifty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1. Short title and commencement",
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            "content": "(1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulation) (Second Amendment) Act, 2006.\n(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 11th August, 2006.",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(1)",
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            "content": "This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulation) (Second Amendment) Act, 2006.",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(2)",
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            "content": "It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 11th August, 2006.",
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2. Amendment of Long title",
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            "content": "In the Andhra Pradesh Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2002 (Act 13 of 2002) (herein after referred to as the principal Act), in the long title, for the words \"Private Medical Care Establishments\", the words \"Allopathic Private Medical Care Establishments\" shall be substituted.",
            "footnote": "13 of 2002",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "Section 3. Amendment of section 1",
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            "content": "In section 1 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the expression \"the Andhra Pradesh Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2002\", the expression \"the Andhra Pradesh Allopathic Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2002\" shall be substituted.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "Section 4. Amendment of section 2",
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            "content": "In section 2 of the principal Act, after clause (n), the following new clause shall be added, namely:-",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2(o)",
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            "content": "\"(o) 'Allopathy' means a system of medical practice that aims to combat disease by use of remedies (as drugs/surgeries) producing effect different from or incompatible with those produced by the disease being treated, and the words 'allopathic' shall be construed accordingly.\".",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "Section 5. Amendment of section 11",
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            "content": "In section 11 of the principal Act,-",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "Section 5(1)",
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            "content": "(1) in sub-section (1), in clause (b), for items (i) and (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:-",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "Section 11(1)(b)(i)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "\"(i) on conviction for a first offence be punishable with a fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees; and",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "Section 11(1)(b)(ii)",
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            "content": "(ii) on conviction for a second or subsequent offence, be punishable with a fine which may extend to forty thousand rupees\".\"",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "Section 5(2)",
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            "content": "(2) for sub-sections (2) and (3), the following shall be substituted, namely:-",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "Section 11(2)",
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            "content": "\"(2) Any person who contravenes any of the Provision of this Act or any rules made under this Act shall be guilty of an offence provided for in this Act and shall on conviction be punishable with a fine, which may extend to one thousand rupees.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "Section 11(3)",
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            "content": "(3) Any person who knowingly serves in a medical care establishment which is not duly registered and licensed under this Act or which is used for immoral purposes shall be guilty of an offence and shall be punishable with a fine, which may extend to one thousand rupees\".\"",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "Section 5(3)",
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            "content": "(3) sub-section (4) shall be omitted.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "Section 6. Repeal of Ordinance No. 4 of 2006",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "The Andhra Pradesh Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2006 is hereby repealed.",
            "footnote": "4 of 2006",
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        "Act ID": "200637",
        "Act Number": "37",
        "Enactment Date": "2006-09-25",
        "Act Year": "2006",
        "Short Title": "The Andhra Pradesh Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulation) (Second Amendment) Act, 2006",
        "Department": "Legislative Assembly of the State of Andhra Pradesh",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:17"
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