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The Maharashtra Nurses Act, 1966

Registrar of the Council, and his duties and functions

In force Act 40 of 1966 As on 24 Oct 2026

Act 40 of 1966 Ministry Govt of Maharashtra Enacted 22 Dec 1966 Cited by 1 provision

Section 15 of the Maharashtra Nurses Act, 1966 deals with registrar of the Council, and his duties and functions. The Council shall, with the previous sanction of the State Government, appoint a Registrar. The Act was enacted on 22 Dec 1966.

(1) The Council shall, with the previous sanction of the State Government, appoint a Registrar.

(2) The Executive may, from time to time, grant leave to Registrar :

(3) During any temporary vacancy in the office of the Registrar due to leave or any other reason, the Executive Committee may, with the previous sanction of the State Government appoint another person to act in his place ; and any person so appointed shall, for the period of such appointment, be deemed to be the Registrar for the purposes of this Act :

Provided that, when the period of such vacancy does not exceed one month, the appointment may be made by President, who shall forthwith report such appointment to the Executive Committee and the State Government.

(4) The Council may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, suspend, dismiss or remove any person appointed as the Registrar, or impose any other penalty upon him.

(5) Save as otherwise provided by this Act, the salary and allowances and other conditions of service of the Registrar shall be such as may be prescribed.

(6) The Registrar shall be the Secretary and the Executive Officer of the Council. He shall attend all meetings of the Council, and of all its Committees 1[* * *] and shall keep minutes of the names of members present and of the proceedings at such meetings.

(7) The accounts of the Council shall be kept by the Registrar, in the prescribed manner.

(8) The Registrar shall have such supervisory powers over the staff as may be prescribed, and may perform such other duties and discharge such other functions as may be specified in this Act or the rules or by-laws made thereunder.

(9) The Registrar appointed under this Act shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860).

Section 15, The Maharashtra Nurses Act, 1966 (Act 40 of 1966).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. Indian Penal Code s. 21 "Public servant"

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 38 Rules

Questions about Section 15

What does Section 15 of the Maharashtra Nurses Act deal with?

Section 15 of the Maharashtra Nurses Act is headed "Registrar of the Council, and his duties and functions". The Council shall, with the previous sanction of the State Government, appoint a Registrar.

How do I find court cases under Section 15 of the Maharashtra Nurses Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Maharashtra Nurses Act 1966 15, section 15 Maharashtra Nurses Act 1966, section 15 of the Maharashtra Nurses Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 15 of the Maharashtra Nurses Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Indian Penal Code 21 ("Public servant"), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was Section 15 of the Maharashtra Nurses Act enacted?

Section 15 of the Maharashtra Nurses Act, cited as Maharashtra Nurses Act 1966 15, was enacted on 22 Dec 1966 as Act 40 of 1966. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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