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to primarily structure the role of the Central Council of Homoeopathy and to enable the regularization of the maintenance of a central register of issues and entities related to the field of

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. It included five chapters when it was initially passed. The Act was amended in 2002, and the amendment—Homoeopathy Central Council Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 51 of 2002)—was passed in December 2002.
Amendment to the act The Act was repealed and replaced by the National Commission for Homoeopathy Act, 2020 with effect from 7 October 2020.

Chapters

*Chapter I: Contained the introduction to the Act and objectives intended to be achieved. CCH website, retrieved on 16 January 2010 *Chapter II: Contained the actual Central Council Act and the committees proposed to be formed. CCH website *Chapter III: Contained details of how institutions related to teaching streams like

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, Siddhi and their associate medical qualifications could be recognised. CCH website *Chapter IV: Contained the national central register detailing various issues and entities connected with the area of homoeopathy. CCH website *Chapter V: Other issues of significance not mentioned directly within the previous chapters. CCH website

References

{{Reflist Homeopathy Acts of the Parliament of India 1973 Health law in India