The District Board Health Officers' Recruitment Rules

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    "title": "The District Board Health Officers' Recruitment Rules",
    "short_title": "The District Board Health Officers' Recruitment Rules",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. 762-L.S.-G.R., dat",
    "act_year": 1940,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
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    "description": "The District Board Health Officers' Recruitment Rules",
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            "title": "The District Board Health Officers' Recruitment Rules",
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            "content": "The District Board Health Officers' Recruitment Rules\nPublished vide Notification No. 762-L.S.-G.R., dated the 17th July 1940\nbh317\nLocal Self-Government Department Notification No. 762-L.S.-G.R., dated the 17th July 1940.\n- In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 138 (g) of the Bihar and Orissa Local Self-Government Act, 1885, and in supersession of the Rules, published with Notification No. 2144-L.S.-G.R., dated the 18th August, 1926, the Governor of Bihar is pleased to make the following Rules prescribing qualifications for health officers of district boards :-\n1.\nThese Rules may be called the District Board Health Officer's Recruitment Rules.\n2.\nIn these Rules-\n\"Health Officer\" means any person appointed to exercise or perform any of the powers or duties of a health officer under the Act whether in addition to other powers or duties or not.\n3.\nNo person shall be qualified for appointment as a health officer under a district board unless he-\n(i) possesses a registrable medical qualification from a university or medical college in the United Kingdom or in India;\n(ii) possesses a diploma in Public Health or a university degree in public health obtained either in the United Kingdom or in India which is registrable under the Bihar and Orissa Medical Act, 1916; and\n(iii) is registered under the Bihar and Orissa Medical Act 1916 :\nProvided that a district board may appoint as a Health Officer on probation any person who is qualified under clauses (i) and (iii) of this Rule subject to the conditions-(a) that he is required to obtain the qualification prescribed in clause (ii) of this Rule within a period of\ntwo years\nfrom the date of his appointment and (b) that on his failure to obtain the qualification within the aforesaid period he is discharged.",
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        "Act ID": "bh317",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. 762-L.S.-G.R., dated the 17th July 1940",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1940",
        "Short Title": "The District Board Health Officers' Recruitment Rules",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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