The Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973, (Act 59 of 1973), is a now-repealed
Act of the
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the R ...
to primarily structure the role of the
Central Council of Homoeopathy
The National Commission for Homoeopathy (formerly known as Central Council of Homoeopathy) is a statutory body under the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India. Central Council of Homoeopathy was set up by the Government of India in 1973. The Nat ...
and to enable the regularization of the maintenance of a central register of issues and entities related to the field of
homoeopathy
Homeopathy or homoeopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine. It was conceived in 1796 by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann. Its practitioners, called homeopaths, believe that a substance that causes symptoms of a dise ...
. It included five chapters when it was initially passed. The Act was amended in 2002, and the amendment—Homoeopathy Central Council Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 51 of 2002)—was passed in December 2002.
Amendment to the act The Act was repealed and replaced by the National Commission for Homoeopathy Act, 2020 with effect from 7 October 2020.
Chapters
*Chapter I: Contained the introduction to the Act and objectives intended to be achieved.[ CCH website, retrieved on 16 January 2010]
*Chapter II: Contained the actual Central Council Act and the committees proposed to be formed.[ CCH website]
*Chapter III: Contained details of how institutions related to teaching streams like Ayurveda
Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population repo ...
, Unani medicine
Unani or Yunani medicine (Urdu: ''tibb yūnānī'') is Perso-Arabic traditional medicine as practiced in Muslim culture in South Asia and modern day Central Asia. Unani medicine is pseudoscientific. The Indian Medical Association describes Un ...
, Siddhi
In Indian religions, (Sanskrit: '; fulfillment, accomplishment) are material, paranormal, supernatural, or otherwise magical powers, abilities, and attainments that are the products of yogic advancement through sādhanās such as meditation ...
and their associate medical qualifications could be recognised.[ CCH website]
*Chapter IV: Contained the national central register detailing various issues and entities connected with the area of homoeopathy.[ CCH website]
*Chapter V: Other issues of significance not mentioned directly within the previous chapters.[ CCH website]
References
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Acts of the Parliament of India 1973
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