Ayurveda Act (No. 31 of 1961)

Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Qualifications for registration as an ayurvedic practitioner

55.

(1) No person shall be entitled to be registered in the general register as an ayurvedic practitioner unless he-

	(a) is a citizen of Ceylon; and

	(b) is the holder of a diploma granted by the Board of Indigenous Medicine, or a certificate issued on or before the appointed date, by the Ayurvedic Medical Council under the Ayurvedic Medical Council Ordinance; or

	(c) is the holder of a diploma granted by the Ayurvedic College and Hospital Board established under this Act; or

	(d) is the holder of a diploma granted by any other institution in Ceylon or India which has been declared to be an approved institution for the purposes of this section by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette; or

	(e) satisfies the Council that he possesses sufficient knowledge, experience and skill for the efficient practice of ayurveda.

(2) No person shall be entitled to be registered in the special register as an ayurvedic practitioner unless he-

	(a) is a citizen of Ceylon; and

	(b) satisfies the Council that he possesses a special knowledge and sufficient experience and skill in any particular branch of ayurveda: