GOA HOMOEOPATHY COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2025

Act No. 11 of 2025

08th May, 2025

AN ACT further to amend the Goa Homoeopathy Council Act, 2001 (Goa Act No. 63 of 2001). BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Goa Homoeopathy Council (Amendment) Act, 2025.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

S.2 Amendment of Section 2

In Section 2 of the Goa Homoeopathy Council Act, 2001 (Goa Act 63 of 2001) (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act"),

• (i) clause (a) shall be omitted;
• (ii) in clause (b), for the word "Board", the word "Council" shall be substituted;
• (iii) after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(bb) "Council" means the Goa Homoeopathy Council established under Section 3 of this Act;";
• (iv) in clause (g), for the word "Board", the word "Council" shall be substituted.

S.3 Substitution of Section 3

For Section 3 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-

"3.Establishment of Council.-

• (1) The Government may, as soon as may be, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a Council to be called the Goa Homoeopathy Council. The Council shall be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may by the said name sue and be sued.
• (2) The Council shall consist of nine members and shall be constituted in the following manner, namely:-
  • (a) Six members who have put in at least 5 years practice in homoeopathy, elected by the registered practitioners from amongst themselves.
  • (b) One practitioner nominated by the Government.
  • (c) One member from the public having interest in homoeopathy nominated by the Government; and
  • (d) The Director or a Deputy Director of the Directorate of Health Services of Goa, nominated by the Government.
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S.4 Amendment of Section 4

In Section 4 of the principal Act and in all other sections, for the word "Board", wherever it occurs, the word "Council" shall be substituted.