The SIKKIM MEDICAL REGISTRATION ACT,2005

$[K[(B[\I1 (;li.xril"T'ffi GClVffi$'{ttfv[Eiu1" EXTH,4ORDINARY FU I] LISTI E D B\'AL-JTI,IORI-I'Y Friday, 15'r' Decemlret, 2006 GOVERNfiJENT OF SIKKII\4 LAW DEPAFITI!1EN'T GA.NG]OK llo. 8 /LD/2006 Dated:14.12.2006 the fo owing Act passed by the Sikki Legislalive Assellb y on 24' day of Felriuary 2005 afd hav ng received assent of the Presiderl orr 23'd Novenlber, 2006 ls i ereby publisi ed tor generat lnlo nat onr- THE SIKKIM MEDICAL REGISIHATIOt'l ACT,2005 (acT No,8 oF 2005) AN AC'I ta cafisolidate the laws lar lhe tegistalion af Medical Practitianers al nbden sciet)tiftc systeftt al tnedici)e ih the Slale af Sikkifi. BE it enacled by the Legislalurc al Sikkin h) lhe fjftyJilth Yeat af the Fopublic ol lndia as lollaws: Short title, oxtent 1. (1) Thts Act rnay be cated the Sikkint [4edica1 Regislrat on Act, 20Os and (2) li exterds lo the whoie ol the Slate ol Sikkim_ Comftrencemerrt. (3) lt shal come lnto force o| such date as the State Government may, by notif icatlon, appojnt. oefjnitiorrs. , 2. ln this Aci, un ess the ooniexl olherwise requlres - (a) "Council" meafs the Sikl(im Medlca Couacil establlshed underthe Acti (b) "not ficatlon" means a notiflcalion published n the Oificial Gazeite; (c) ?egistered pracLitioner'' Trroans any person reglsiered urlderlhe provisions o{ this Acii (d) "regulations" meaqs regu stions made u|der secUon B2i (e) 'rules" means ru es macle urlder sectjon 31, Establishmant, 3. (,1) The State GoverLrrnent shall by notiflcation establish a Counci to be and Incorporatiorl called "the Slkklfir lvledlca Coufci " Ior the purposes ol carrying out the Constitutiolr o, provisions of thls Acl. uoul'lcrl I SJc,r Cou'1cil sha l be a body colporale Lav'ag perp€tJar successio_, and c il o ; m ;" ;o ; n # se , a ;d o i l t ; p ; o J w i e o ', '" sL o D n Je l c t l u Io " t l ' e a p n r d o v m is a io v n s b e o r t h ll_ e r s s a A m cl o ' Io n a a m cq e u s 're u ' . n o a r n o d a n b o e sued, lj1 16" 669n6't 5h6tl co's.s1 o{'lhe lollo\tui19 me'rbers ramely:' la) iour members lo be e ecled llorr snong lhemse vos by re reolcal oracl,ljoners w'o are reglste-ed u'oer th s Acl: ,n, I*i?#0"r" ,o uu e'ec;ed ro n a-ongst lne'nse'ves by l\e '''renbers of rne Fac-lties ol Meo;ci1e oi lhe Univers.ry 6sIab isl_ed by any lart 'o- the time being ln iorce in tho Slate oi Sikkim; and i '" . ,tnr,'."mO"ri ro oe .o'rr_aleo by I"e Slat6 Governnent' oJt'f whom ' .i., -"t" ."" ol" alal be "or ;nongsl t- ose nol reg'slered u'oer lh's I3"1 ln ma;ino lo-ninalion -nder c'aJse (c) o'Sub'sect:on (2) tne Srale i.t"rnrL"i"r,rl rave due regard to t're c'ains oi wone'ano o' olher i'"r"a p,*rt"""ta 'eo'ese;ratlves oi whon 'ave _ol bee.r elooed under cl " a , L rses (a) and (b) f^l i"" Vice'E'es'oenI ol Ihe Cot'.]cr snall be elected by the "'"iO""i "'O m6mbers irom amongsl ihernselves' , '" cr ' i c ; " """1.:"'.aiio"n" or a tn -" " - " p c r; i s io id e tl' n e l p a r . o d v is V ic o 6 n ' s P r o e 't s n 'd o s n A l c a l' n b d e o l_ tn e e o ' - a n I e s n J o c e * ' s t i'n o e f 1 a \ 1 o d . , f,lace and ln such manner as may be proscribed by thg'rules' a - lr anv oi tne eleclo-ales r€'gred lo'n Seclion 3 ooes not by sucn date as ;;"'"; ;;;;tila ;; u,es, e ect a pe-son io oe a me'rbe'o'tne GoJncrl' m d6 e t n a lb u e lt r s o f in tn"'Suta Gor"rna"_i by .rot'licalion non'rale Io lhe vaca-cy a 0ersor or-riirieo ioiei""rion rn"h r a €to i, ; ;ndthe person so nomlnated shallbe dBonredio i"l ,"-oui counclias if he had been d!,rly eleoled by the said "itn" eledorate. Tarm of Of{ice. 5- , The President,Vice'President'and oihor memberc of lhe M€dical Colncil t" tr'," provisions ol this Act, hold oflicejor a terrnrot iive years "i-f,riirrf,' r " u r ll d . u " t t u nomination or election or untillheir successors have- i""" irfv "r'tn"ii tr electod, \/hichever is longer' and shall be eligible ior "".i""t"d re-nominltion,'or re-eLeclion as the case may be' 6" . L ;; Jo ; o ' n lh€ dearh,.e ;, s i r o qr l a li . o . . " " o r b v " a calio. oi o a * ic n e e r o o i e a r n y o m 'rh e s n b c e o rs u r o c ' i . ll ' l n e , L r.s Jr"."iv . " " " ; .' ; 1 t; a l.""","leclior, a'oso l o ne " t c " a o s € maybe' ;n accordancewn^.lre Ll,i"irins or suu-secto' (2) ol Soct:or 3' and srJc'person shall l'o'd oflice tr the rema.rde'of t_e pe'iod ior which the 'rembo- in wl"ose olaco re Ls appo'nled was aon naled o' elecled * b6lns chosen as.andiior:boins'a rMember of 'ior Disqualirications. " fi:1:il:i1' 'isqualrlied a) li he isibeen sentenced by a Criminal Courl Ior an oll€nce lnvolving moral turpitudo and pu;ishable wilh imprisonment lor a term exceeding three a"ntf'", tJnt"ni" not having beon subsequenlly revorsed' quashed or remiite " d '" , n u n;ss h; has' by or;er' which the Staie Gov€Inmenl is ' hereby empowered to mat<e in this oehall' been relieved trorn the disqu;liiicalion arising on account ol such senienoe; 2 lb) rl he Ls an undischarged Lnsolvenl; c'- ,ii :t r,. . oi unso,.o r.:1o ano oec'a'eo D), a co-roetenl '' ioj it te s a *.ole rine o'flcer or servanl oi lhe coJ^c: ' Disabilities for 8. li any member, dLJring the period tor which h6-has been nonriFated or continuing as e ,''- i . e 'i ] c r l " e o d l " - a w:tnoul excuse' sL'ic'enl r Il-e op'a:0" o' l rc coL "" l1,4ember, 1ro, ,n, " " ' " r a a " o '' a t""rl;/e -neel''lgs o' Ife Cou^cill o' , ' ., ln_rne c.se oi a nenoe', elecleo -Tde- c'a'se (o) o' 5Jo'se-i'oc r2l ol sect,oa 3. ceases lo oe ne_rDer o' ILe FacJ I) o' Ved'ci'e ol the un re"s'l concerned; r.l ; tne case o a re-roe'e ecled r_dB' c'ause ar of sLo seclio- '2i or Section 3, ceases to De a _agisle_eo oIacli] or r e ' e : 't o i - o'ed rr 5ecl o ' lnc o i;ecomes sublod Io a1l oi lhe d:so-a''lca1'on 'Slale Goverrne_1snal. oeclare';s ollice lo be vaca_t _egLlalonsasnarbe_ecessa'/,^Il:--l u Time ancl place of 9- , -uo Councilsna Imake s-c1 Meotingand aa",ia""^opoa"o'Ihen-eelrgoiLneCoLncr3roIhe"rodeu's_''o"r'_ procedure at if," ."-".i":,n'" ol any ;gu ation as to the summoning oi a rireelir\g M Co e un e ci t l, ings of " . e r i a . l c n # l- ' , r - c e .r " n r " n b r e " ^ i - o ; , n a p " n .- u d ro, , "a " a " i a u b e "ee , .e l o r a y w n 1 iu r e i s e to n lr r a n l ' h g ' e s ' e ' P e l r h e r e s e id a r e b P n s e t e o n to i c e e s t u o o n ' r / l m " l e e o n " " e a ' e r a s n L 9 G o . e - e l _ l l i " I 9 i l ; l J o )t l l 'l ui*-pi""J""i, i",he absence 6i both, some other member to t'o choscl tro,i in" in"-f"o"" 0 p t""ont, shaLl act as Presidenti ard all acts of the Councrl . m n e " e . i l n " o . O Ih "c e O lo "a ta f V re r n " b e vo rs le s p r o es ' e T n a r jo be l l y n g o ' n L o h l e e - s 'r s e ' L ro ha e n r s s P r' 'e a b i d 1 1 i' l '1 a : l ' l r ' : , 'lc't moet,nis rre P-es.oert'orIre ii'st tlme ber'1g sLa r. naCCilion tc' rr' oaa:'_ a ner"6e. o,l-e counci . nav'6 a casi'_9 vole in case of o1/ eqLai'ly c_ \'o- " V P a ro li c d e lt e y d o ir f gs. 1'-0 . r1i N . n . o , t " . . d n l i s , n q u o = .r , - a l " t u i r c , o n a e o lo " ' n t o , ' o t o n t 'd e e - r l C e o o c e L l li r r r c g " I ' s e o n r o 6 a i ' s e b c t e l n i o e d n e P e o - - e r n s e n : d o o e ' t r o n i' b o r r l ' i v a o L r e L o a ' f i P r ? ) r : i ' c s ' : r" ' o - ' ' ' 1 ' ' '' lroieeoino ot rt'e Cou " n c:' ln \ hic'sLcl'Dersor nas tEken pa't ,2, tro acr dole bV l"e Cou,]crl s' al be qleslio-red or the grc$d merer/ or rhe errslence ;l a.y vacanay'n, o' any deiecl'_ lhe constiu"ur o't"\€ Council Reglstrar and' 1 " 1.(1 ' l u '1 u e r J C a oJ tf r r,, n sr " g al ' , . r a p a p i o a ' _ n o l a a o R p e o g l_ r t s l a 'a r o ' e a s n o o I 'n I a o y a i' c o l i r i " r : ' s 'e o ' l a o c t'' e .E '! ,. J / 'd ".' (' Officers. ol l"e Cou " . rc appol-I,1g or o.sm ss rg " Reg'sra o ap)olnt lg io acl as Beo,strar lor a Oer,od unlc' erceeds or s l.kely to exceed the pe'loo *iln ,n" Oor"-.", nay.lro-n l,-re lo t'ne oirecl s4a'l bs sLbJecL lo lhe orevioJs app'ovar oi rhe Slale Gover'1 lre 1l _l1e qe9'strar and any .",.." ,""o,ni"o to as Regisl-ar slarl oe oa'd b/ Lre Courci :dch Ir,r.,ni uttora_." " " t as I may lron ine to t'ne deler-' e Ary )e'so" qegis'ra- Ir.i lppo'","0 ,o u" Feg sirar slalr be deemeo lo De lor "= all DUrooses of thls Act. q5".ir"i"'r"v o-icelo se'va'laopo'1led rnuer thsSeclor, ,zr ir',5 o15er cn:.toe;eemed to be a pJb'rc se vanl\^r'ri1lherer'rrgo secl o_ z L ol the lndialr PonalCode 3 Register 12. fhe Regisirar sha I keep a reg ster ol medicai practtioners in such lorm as may be prescribed by rules, ln accordance v/ith the provls ons oi this Act. lt sha I be the duty of lhe Reglstrar und€r ihe orders oi ihe Counc I lo l<eep the reglsler con'ect and lrora t me to tinle to enter any necessary alterations in the addresses ol person reg steled and to enter any addillonal qua i{ications which any regisiered person may have obtained subsequenl lo ll s regislralion, and 1o slrike oli the names of a I 16qlstered persons who have died Begistralion of 13, (1) Every po son who ro ds a ry of the medicai quallilcat ons ncluded in the Medical Schedu es to the lncilan l/ed oal Councll Act, 1956 ( Cenlra Act 102 of Praclitioners. 1956), mav aDp y 1() the Registrar givlng a oon'ect description oi his qua if cailons, \,Ulh the dates on whlc I they were granted, and present hls degree or dlploma with a iee prescr bed in ihe ru es for belDg reglslered under lhe Aci- The Feg strar shal , f satsfled thatthe app icant is enttled io be registered, enter his name n the reglster. (2) The Councll may retuse lo permil thB regislrat on oi any person who has been convicted ol a cogr'rizable oifence as deiined ln the Codo o{ Crlminai ' Procedure, 1989 (Ceniral Act Vof 11898), oranyotherlawforthetlme be ng in force, or who after due inqu ry has been he d gullty by lhe Sikk m l,4edical Counci or by lhe N4ed]ca Counci ol any other Siaie ln lndia oi infaraous conduct in any prolessional respecl, Appeals 14,(1) Anappea against ihe dec sion oi the Regislral respecl ng to the ljlst against r€grstrat on or any sul)sequent alteration shall be heard and delermlned by Decision ot the Council ln accordance wlth rules rnade by the State Govelnmerrt. Begislrar. (2) AllV sntry in the register whlch shal be proved to the salisfacllon ol lhe Counci to have been lraudu ently or jncorrectiy made may be deleled from the reg sler !nder the orders oi the CounciL. 15. (1) li a Medica Praclitloner has been, aiter due inquiry by lhe l\4edica Counc I 11,'ledical lound gu lty of any m sconduct, the Medical Counci may - Practltloner's (a) issue a letter ol warn ng addressed lo sLlch N4edical Practitioner, or Nante from (b) direcl lhe name oi sLlch Medical Praciitloner - reg ister For (i) io be removed irom the reglster lor such period as may be speciiied misconduct. in lhe direclion, or (i) to be removed ilorn the register wlihout specijying the period of sLlch lemoval, Explanation.- For the purposes of lhis secllon "m sconducf' s rall meanl' (a) the conviciion of lhe Medical Pracliiioner by a crlminal co.lrt lor an ofience wh ch invo ves mora lurp tLlde and which s cogn zable as delineo in the Code ol Crtrninal Proced!re,1898 (Central Act. V ol 1898)' or any oiher la$r for the time being in iorce; (b) any conducl v/hich, in ihe oplnion oi the lMedical Counc I is lntamous in relalion io the rnedlcal proiession 2) The Med cal Counci may, al any subsequeft date, ii it thinks fit, shal on a declsion to that eflecl oi ihe Central Governrnent under Sub'sectlon (2) of Section 24 ol ihe lndian Medlcal Councll Acl, 1956, direct lhat any name so removed shall be re.entered. t l o u o ? l e C h d i e v ic v il a e i C C o P u o o r ' u , t ' s J n . e c r i s l 1'-6 , l . i n s n o h r 8 . o r a d fc i n u " g - " " , n " tu q " u r A lr " e c " s I a u d u n o d ' i e _ l r g C t 0 h , 8 ' s ' l A C w c o t n , - e ' i t h s ^ e u r l y l ' e l o n d g e i c l a - a _ s l e L C r o C L u ' o n r o c r e l e l s o s p h ' e a C c I l ' v h o a i1 P v ' e r 'o e i c h i e o e d l l s o - a ' \ e m in e g matters namelyt i-'" ar""oa'ce oi ary oerson aTd exa'r'1:ng rrn on oalL: ."1 ,hr " c - o l m to o '" e . l g l _ o !]e prooLclo| or docJ,r entc: ro'tne Lc; ,ssu,"g o;co-,"'ss oFs exarrrnatio" ol "\"11esses' i' lnquir ios to be 1' 7. A,r 'noL r.es ."de_ 1'.s Acl s_a I oe deer'eo lo _ b o e i a lu a d P p cr n a a ' o C o o d c e eeo'ag' wll to ii".uo- Secliols l03a1d228ofl_e deemed be "oo' judicial proceedings, assessot io 1 '" a ' r 1', , F - . ; r ' q tn i e i ' o rroosa o aov,s rq lne Meo cal Cou_ci' o.l qLesl ons o|awaI si lg e.oe'o'e I r-e,esna' " aIs-chinqdl"es beanassessorto MedicalCouncil. the edlcal Co!ncilwho has been not less than ten years an advocate ,r, o il f t i a . r H "" io r h ', C r o . u = r " l *o' ad/rses'- e Ve 'o d r ca 6'o-' 6' 6ny 9ug51 6' o' la {' '_ *"r t" i:,." p'esence o'every parlv or p " e " r so'r lLe Med'cal coLnc " ra " s beq " u " n to de, berate astot e;rI-oi'9s e\'ery sucF parlv as alolesa o sl-aroo,_'olreo whal ao/lcerne assesso'ias -Loe--rooe€'ersoo'n irJ pJV ot p"""n a so be inforrned' lf in any case the l\4€dicaL c"rl,ii06"" ua"" " p h t a th € advico oi the assessor on any quesuon as ""t aloresaid. Benewal of '1"9, {'- ) p ro * l t t i i r ln '" s la ," n o s 'n 'a g -' a p a 'r y l ', ' _ o i g n e c o v n e la d n c e a o ' c i' o S J' e c c lo o r r I o J ' b e e a 'o c r r e r l e ' o e ' c lh a ' l _l/'l' sl Registration. oav o' Deceroe' o' eve-y /ea' a enexar 'ee o' Iwo nJ_o'ed rJoee5 fo' lhe conl rLla_ce o'-19 na-e 11 lne -e9 sler' zt irne renewa''ee's ^oL Ta o De'ole ll^o dLe )alg' he Feg'' 'ar s*a '-e-ove Ihe ;ame olre dolaule' i or lne regisle': Prov'oedlnaille * n t a " r l e :- .s ': o : ,"n"r", .',ry o" '"'""1"_eo iI t e Ieq'sle' o' oay nenl o' IFe 'nsuc' ran-e,a^os-o,ecl os-chcondrt'ons as-ndybep'escl'beoo/ lules 0 P u ra a o li t l i l t e io d ners' 20 {l) r a I a n s e e d a , o n ca / e o . d le p c . s a a s C t p o ,r n r a o ' n c e e ll g r ' a o , '' ^ O y e q a r L o l a v 'r e ' v 'i v n e o o o 'd e S re - o l d T l ' o c O l a _ r ' e l. p r _ e g a c c l a ' l c ' l p a o e K r o e o ro f . i'le o r s e l s c o ' o o L g 1 n } ' s o le " u a o a l r ' 0 ' _ ie y e d a a 1 w Oertificate i-r"Jic" p,""rltione, teg stered under this Act oI a medical pracUlioner irno"" nrtiu i" iot rf," tl;6 being borne on the lndian Medjcal Begisler maintaineO unAer tne lnd an Medlcal CounciL Act' 1956 (Centlal Act 102 oi 1956). ,_2, n i au," uq-''"o b7 a-y Acl f 'o- d1y'ied'car pracl t onel or neo ca oi " ii " i , " i , . ,u'r o" ,"'io ine person s'gr lng I'e same sl_a ' fave bee- reorstered ,nde'tr s 'r A ct o f is ra-ne s'_a l hale oee_ bo _e or 1' e l_o an N4;dica Register relerred to ln slrb_s€ctlon (1)' 2''1 . A oerson \ rhose name is lorthe time belng bor'e on ihe lndian l\'4edicaLReg ster 1i,"""i""i ,"o""iit elnai" tl'al"ur co'n"iL nct' 1956' or ol the Modical council E Ce n ,4 ii a e in d to hold p i ' l y n s v f o a tn n e _ S L S r t g a e re o n i r' o c I d o lh a, e s r h r a le ., o o 'c e a e l 'g o lJ b i c e e t ' o - n a o r o y a d 1 rs l p a e p ' p s o a ' 1 v r ' '- " l r e o r s 1 o a L s Ia . l a ' Appointmenls. 5 infirmary or ly ng-in hospital, or ln any publlc eslablishmeni, body or institllion, where the modern sc entliic medic ne ls pracl ced. Notice ot death. 22. Every Fegistrar oi Deaths on receiving the noUce ol the death of a i,4edical praclilionerreg stered under this Acl shal lorthwilh transit by postto the Registrar appointed under this Act a certificate under hls own hand oi sl.lch death with the particulars oi the tlme and place ot death, Exemptloh From 23. Nohailhsiandlng anythin0 jn any other aw for ihe time being in, every person serving On who shall be registered und6r this Act shal be exer'rpi, if h€ so desirgs, from inquest, Etc. seruing on any inquest or as a iunior under the Code of Crimlnal Procedure,1998 (Central Aci No. V ol 1998). Fees payable to 24, There shall be pa d to lhe members of the Medical Council sr.lch iees {or memb€rs. altBndanc6 and such reasonable traveling expenses as shall fTom time to time be allowed bythe Medical Council and approved bylhe State.Governmonl. Dlsposal of Fees 25. All money recelved by the Medical Council as fees under lhis Acl shall bo applied forhe purposes of lhis Act ln accordanco w lh such rules as rnay be made in this behali by the Stato Govelnmoni. Publication or list 26. (1) The Registrar shall every year on or before thethirtieth day of Juhe Practitloners. shall publish ln lhe Official Gazotte a correct lisl of th6 n6mes and qualllicalions of all practitioners entored in ihe regisier s nce the firsi day of January oJ that year. 2) A copy of the list p!blished under sub-section (1) shatl be evidenc6 in all courls and in judiclalor qLiasl-judlciatproceedingsthat the persons iherein specllied are reglslered accord ng 10 the provisions oi this Act, and the absence of the name ol any person torm such copy shall be evidence, uniil lhe contrary is proved that such person is not registered according to the provisions of thls Act: Provided thai n the case of any person whos€ name does not appear in s uch copy, a certiiied copy un de I lhe ha nd of ihe Reglstrar oi the entry of the nam6 oi such porson on the regist6r shall be evidence thal suoh person is reg stered under the provisions of,this Actl Elections to be 27; All e ecrtions under this Aci shall be held accordlng to.the distributive syslenr heldby of votiog distributlve vote- Explanation.- Distrlbutive system ol voling nreans a system of voting.in which every voter shal bo entitled to give as many vo16s as there:are seats. to be filledt Provided thal no voter shall give moro than one vote to any one oandidate; Provided iurther thatno voting paper shall be deemed;to be valid unless ihe voler hasrecorded all the vol6s wh ch he is entitled:to glvs. Penaltles. 28. Whoevertalse y pretends lo be reg stered under th s Act.or nol being regislered under this Acl uses ln connection w lh his name or liUe any words or lotters repres€ntng thal he is so registered sha l, whelher any.person is actually deceived by such pretence or representatlon or nol, be punished in th6 case of a lirst conviction wilh a fine which may ext6nd 10 two thousand rupees and . in lhe case ol subsequent may conviction wilh Jine $rhlch rnay ext€ndlto i€n lhousand rLJpees, Protection oJ .29. No suit or olher legal proceedirlg shall lie aga nsl the State Government or 1 actlon take n in he Medical Councll or any oiiicer or seNanl oi the State Governmenl or good fallh. N/ed cal Councll io. any hing that ls in good laith done or lntended 1o be done under th s Act. Jurisdi:ction of'f 30. No act done in the exerclse of ahy power conferred by or under thls Act on Civll courts. the State Government or tlre Council or the Regislrar shall be questloned n any Civll Court. lPower to ma ke 31. (1) The State Government, after previous publicalion' may by Notillcalion make ru es io carry oul lhe pLlrposes oi this Aci 2) Ev6ry rule rnade underthis S€cllon sha 'be laid as,soon as may be atter It is made, beiorie the State Leglslalure while lt is in session, and iJ beiore tho expiry oi the session in which il s .So laid, agree n making any . modificalion n the rule oi agree that the ru e shall not be made, the ru e rnade ihereailer have etlect only in such modllied Iorm or be of no effect, as the case may.bei howevel thal any such modlfication or annu ment shall be wlthortl prejudice tothe va idity ol anr(hlng previously done Lrnder thal r!le. Regulations. 32. (1) Subiect 10 the prov s ons oi this Act and the rules made under Section 31, iheCouncil may, withtheprevious approva! 01lhe State Government, ntake rogulat ons lo carry out the provlsions ol this Act. (2) A I regulaUons made by the Council !nder this Act shall be publlshed in the oflicial Gazette. (3) lt shall be lawfulior the Siate Governrnenl by Noliiicaiion lo cance or alier any regulalion made under this Act. Control. 33. (1) lf ai any lime il shall appear lo the State GovErnment that the C ouncil has la llod to exercise o r has exceeded or abused any oi th 6 powe rs conlelred upon lt, by or LJnder this Act, or hasJailed to perform any of the dulies n'tposed upon il, by or under this Act, ihe State Government rnay, ii it 'considers suchJaiure,rexcess or abuse to be a sorious characlel, noliiy ihe particuLars thereof to the Council, and ii the Co!ncilJalis to rem;dy suchdeiauli, excessoTrabuse, wilhin such tlrne as ihe State Governm€nt may iix in thls:b€hali, the State Government may dissolve ihe CounciLand cause all or any ofrthe'powers and duties oilhe Council to be oxelcised or per{omed.by such person andJorsuch perod as t ,may thlnk lit and thereupon the lunds andlpropelly oi the Council shalL vest in ihe State GovBrnment lor the purpose oi thls Act, until a ne\^r Co!ncil shallhave been constituted under Secuon 3. (2) When the State,Government has disso ved the CoLrncllunder sub-Seclion (1), i1 shalliake sleps as soon as may be conven snt to con slitLJle a new Council undor seclion3, andthercupon theiproperty and lunds reielred to ln Sub-sectlolr (1) shal revert ln lhe Council so consliluted (3) Notwlthsianding an!4h ng contained in this Act, rL.lLes or regu ations' i, at any time, il shallappear to lhe State Government thatthe Council or any other authority ompowerod to exerclse any oi the powers or to periorm any oi the ,unct ons under this Acl, has noi been vaLidLy constltL.lted or appointed, the Staie Government may cause any such powers or funcllons to be exercised or perfornled by such persoh in such manne-r andfor such oe.od rolexceeo.rg six n;1.hs a4d sublec. ro suil.- cordrtionsas rhe Srale Gove.nmerr lh.nks lit, 34. (1\ l, any diitic Lty arise ngiv.igefiecllorhc'p,ovisronso,th,sAcl . Dilficullles consequence ol the Lransllion olthe saiclptovisions belore lhe com,nerceme-l ol ltns Acr, the Slate coverrment may, by r)oificatio. make such prcvisions as appear lo it to be necessary or expeaient tor re -ovhg 'l,e or,iicully. 2) Every notliicaiion issued urder sub_seclion (i)sha as soon as may be alier it is issued, betaid belore tite State Loqislaiu.e. A,P.J, ABDUL KALAN], PFESIDENT. By Order H.t(. PurkayEsrha {ssJs) L.R..cum-Secretary, Gove rn)ent of sikkirn, Gangtok File No. 16 (82) LD/ 2006