State Act

The Andhra Pradesh Allopathic Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2002

5. Powers, duties and functions of the Authority - (1) The Authority shall exercise all powers and perform all duties and functions necessary and expedient for carrying-out all or any of the purposes of this Act. (2) without prejudice to the generality of such powers, duties and functions, the authority shall- (a) receive applications for registration of private medical care establishments; (b) scrutinize the applications and call for further information or particulars from the applicants and from any other persons or authority as may be required; (c) consider the applications and pass orders; and (d) do such other things as are necessary or incidental for the purposes of this Act.