Central Act
Section 6. Penalty for falsely issueing or using medical titles
The Indian Medical Degrees Act. 1916
This Act was repealed on 9 May 2016 by the Repealing and Amending Act, 2016 (23 of 2016), s.2 and First Schedule; it may still apply to matters that began before then.
6. Whoever voluntarily and falsely assume or uses any title or description or any addition to his name implying that he holds a degree, diploma, license or certificate conferred granted for issued by any authority referred to in section 3 or recognized the General Councils of Medical Education of the United Kingdom or that he is qualified to practice western medical science, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees, or if the subsequently commits and is convicted of an offence punishable under this section with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to the use by any person of any title, description or addition in which 6(Prior to commencement of this Act) he used in virtue of any degree, diploma licence or certificate conferred upon or granted or issued to him.