(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 17 and 23, after the commencement of the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 1972 (Mah V of 1972),

(a)(i) the Registrar shall cause two general notices in the prescribed form to be published at an interval of not less than sixty days, in the Official Gazette and in such other manner as may be prescribed. The first such general notice shall be published on such date as the registrar may, with the approval of the President, decide, calling upon all registered practitioners to make an application to the Registrar for the continuance of their names on the register, and drawing attention to their liability to pay to 3[the Council) a fee of fifty rupees therefor

(ii) the Registrar shall, after the publication of the first general notice under sub-clause (i) of this clause, send an individual notice 3[the certificate, of posting), enclosing there with the pre scribed form of application to every registered practitioner at his address as entered in the register calling upon him to re turn the application to the Registrar duly filed in for the continuance of his name on the register along with a fee of fifty rupees, within forty-five days of the receipt of such individual notice.

If any of the registered practitioners fails to return such application within the period specified in the individual notice along with a fee of fifty rupees, the Registrar shall, after the publication of the second general notice under clause (i), issue a further individual notice to such registered practitioner 4[under certificate of posting), enclosing therewith the prescribed from of application calling upon him to return the application to the register

for the continuance of his name on the registration within thirty days of the receipt or the further individual notice together with a fee of fifty rupees, and an additional fee of five rupees;



1. Addeded by Mah 21 of 1966.

2. Inserted by Mah. 5 of 1972.

3. Susbtituted by Mah. 23 of 1982.

4. Substituted by Mah. 49 of 1973.



(iii) if the application together with the fee is returned within the period specified in such individual notices, the registrar shall inform the register practitioner certificate of posting) ,that the fee has been received, and that the certificate of his registration shall, subject to the provisions of this section, continue in operation, unless such certificate is duly cancelled under this Act

(iv) if the application together with the fee is not returned within the period specified in the further individual notice, the Registrar shall remove the name of defaulting practitioner from the register and inform him of such removal 4(under certificate of posting). The fact of such removal shall be published in the Official Gazette and in such other manner as may be prescribed. On such removal, the certificate of registration issued to the de faulting practitioner shall be deemed to have been cancelled, and shall be liable to be withdrawn from the practitioner by the Registrar in the prescribed manner

Provided that, on an application made to the Registrar in that behalf within the prescribed period, the name of removed may be re entered in the register on payment of a fee of fifty rupees together with an additional fee of fifteen rupees; and thereupon, the certificate of registration, if withdrawn, shall be returned to the practitioner and shall continue in operation, and if not yet withdrawn, it shall also continue in operation, as provided in sub-clause (iii) of this clause

(b) and thereafter, every five years from the commencement of the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 1972 (Mah V of 1972), the Registrar shall likewise cause two general notices in the prescribed form to be published at an interval of not less than sixty days, in the Official Gazette, and in such other manner as may be prescribed calling upon all registered practitioners to make an application to the registrar for continuance of their names on the register without payment of the fee of fifty rupees referred to in clause (a) and thereupon, the provisions of Clause (a) shall, Mutatis mutandis, apply for the continuance of the names of registered practitioners on the register.

2[(c)(i) and the Registrar shall, as soon as may be, after the commencement of the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 1973 (Mah XLIX of 1973), send a notice under certificate of posting at the last known address along with the prescribed form of application to every person whose name has been re moved from the register during the process of renewal which took place under section 22 of this Act before the commencement of the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 1972, and call upon such person to return the application duly filled in for restoration of his name on the register along with a fee of fifty rupees together with arrears of dues, if any, payable to the board before such commencement and an additional fee or fifteen rupees by way of penalty within sixty days from the date of the receipt of such notice.



1. Addeded by Mah 21 of 1966.

2. Inserted by Mah. 49 of 1973.



Provided that, the registrar may accept an application together with an additional fee of fifteen rupees after the expiry of this said period, if he is satisfied that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause from returning the application along with the fees and dues in time;

(ii) if the application together with the fees and dues, if any, is re turned within the period specified in such notice, the Registrar shall inform such person under certificate of posting, that the fees and dues, if any, have been received, and that his name has been restored to the register and that the certificate of his registration shall, subject to the provisions of this section, continue in operation unless such certificate is duly cancelled under this Act.

1[(2a) Any registered practitioner to whom a certificate of registration is issued before the 9th day of November 1972, and such certificate is still is operation may, at any time, by an application in writing, accompanied by such certificate (in original) and a fee of five rupees, apply to the Registrar for issue of a fresh certificate of registration in lieu of the certificate issued earlier.

(b) On receipt of such application, the Registrar shall cancel such certificate and issue a fresh certificate of registration in the form prescribed by Rules made under sub-section (10) of section 17.]