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West Bengal Act LVI of 1950'
THE WEST BENGAL CLINICAL
ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 1950.
.. Nil
I
Wcst Ben. Acr XI1 or 1954.
. . West Ben. Act XXIV or 1976.
1Wcs~Bcn. Acr XXX of 1992.
Applicalion
ior rcgis- 4. ( 1 1 Evcry applicatian for registration in respec1 of any cIinical
rntion md establjshmeni and for the grant ola licensc therefor shall 6[, subject lo the
liccnsc.
provisions of section 5A,Jbc madc to such authority (hereinafter to as the
'These words wilhin squ.ut bnckc~swcrc subrlituled Tot rhc words "rccci\.ed and
accommodatcd" by s. 2(ii)ol1hc Wcct Brngal Clinicdh~ablishmcnts Act. 1976(Wcst Bcn.
Act XXlV of 1976).
'Thrscwords within squm bnckcis wcrc inssnrdby s. 2(b)oitk West BengdCliniul
Fslablishmcnl (Amndmcnl) Act. 1997 (\Vt.st Bm. Acr XXX or 1992).
'Thcsc words within squarc bnckcts were subsliluled for the words "rcccivcd and
~ccommodatcd by s.2(ii1) or the \Vesl Bengd Clinical Es~ablishmcn~s (Amendment) Acr,
1976 (WUI Rcn. Aci XXlV of 1976).
'This word within qunre bnckcts was inscncd by s. 2(c) oilhe \Vest Bengd Clinical
Brablishmcnrs (Amendmenl) Act, 1992 (Wcst Bcn. ACI XXX of 1992).
'Clause (e) wm substilurcd For ~ h originnl
c clause by s. 1 of h c Wcst Bcngal Clinical
Btablishments (Amendrncn~)Act, I954 (West Ben. Act XI1 of 1954).
'The w o k , lieureand lcrrerwihinsquarr bnckerswereinscncd by s. 3(a)(i)of h c Wcst
Bcngd Clinical Er~dlishmcnrs(Amendment) ACI. 1992 (West Ben. Act XXX of 1992).
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LVE of 1950.1
(Secrio~r4 . )
'(3AI No civil coun shall have any jurisdiction to cnrcnain any suii or
otller proceedings challenging the decision of thc prescribed aurhori ty
undcr sub-seclion (3).
(4) An appeal shall lie to such authorily as may k specified in rlljs
bchalf, againsl [he rejection of an applicarion under sub-sccrion (3) and any
order passcd on such appeal shall be final and shall not be questioned in
any Courl.
?(5) Every Iicensc panlcd undcr sub-seclion (2) shall bc subjcc~to the
following rcrms and condilions, namely:-
(a) thal the clinical establishment shall not bc used for immoral
purposes;
(b) that adequ~temeasures shall bc rakcn to keep [he clinical
esrabljshment in perfectly sanitary and hygienic condi(ion;
(c) that every person kccping or carrying on a clinical eslablish-
nlent shall submil an immediale report to thc prcscribed
authori~yas soon as ir comes to his notice thnl any person who
has been adrnitizd as an outdoor or indoor patienl in thc
clinical csrablishmcnt is suiicring from or has hccn alrackcd
with tetanus, gas gangrene, small pox, '[cholera, encephalilis,
acquired immune deficiency syndronic orany orherinlecdous
or dangerous descascl spcci6cd by the State Government in
this behalf by norification published in the Oflcial Guzclle:
4 ( ~ ~ that
) cvcry pcrson kccping or carrying on a clinical
establishmcnl shall submil to the prescribcd aurhorily a
monrhly reporl aboul the number of cascs of sterilization of
malc and female; panjcul& ofcases ofrncdical terminalion
of pregnancy and particulars of Molhcr and Child Health
Care Programme, Immunisation Programme or any othcr
like p r o g m m c canicd on by or in any such est~blishmcn~;
(d) h a t for cvery clinical establishment records shall be kepl in
sucll form and rcport submitted to thc prcscribed authori ty in
such rom, in such manncr and at such intervals, 3s may bc
prcscribcd, conlaining-
(i) the name and o ~ h e rparticulars of cach pcrson who is
rcceived oraccommodated ar theclinical cslablishment
as an ouldoor or indoor patienl;
(ii) the name of any of the prescribcd discases for which
such person in keated;
'This sub-secrion w a insefltd by s. 3(c) of thc Wcsi Ben@ Clinical L r a b l i ~ h m c n i r
(Amendment) Acl. 1992 (ivesl Bun. ACI X X X 01 1992).
-Sub-src!ion (5) was substilutrd fur the original sub.scc1ion (5) by s. 3(iii) of the \V&<l
Dcngal Clinical Fs~ablishmc.n~ (Amendment) Aci. 1976 (IVcsi Ben. ACI XXlV 01 1976).
'These rvords\viihin sauur: bnckr~s werrsubs~iluled
. . . .... . .Tor . . words "cholcraor mv olhcr
. the
dangcrow discxc" by s. j(d)(i) o f lhc wcsr Bcngd Clinical ~stablishmcnu(~~ncnirncnt)
Act. 1992 (\ValBen. Acl X X X or 1992).
'This clause rv;us inbrnrd by i . 3(d)(ii). ;bid.
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LVI of 1950.1
5. IF at any rime aficrany person has becn registcrcd in respcct ofany CmcrlIa~ion
clinical ~~[ablishment and granted r license [herclo~,the prescribed :gi5tmron
aulhori~yis salisficd [hat t h t terms of the Iiccnse arc not being complied and Iicsnsc.
with, hc may cmccI such regislration and license:
'Provided that no canccllarion of any registration and liccnsc shall be
made unlcss such pcrson has hcen given an opporlunily of showing cause
jlwithin fificcn days from the date oIrcceiplo1 a notice in this hellnIrj as
to why such such regisualion and licensc should not be cmcclled.
Powcr o f 6 ( I ) Subject to 2[such as rules may bc made under [his Acl,] any
cnlry.::
inspection, oficerof I ~ SraleGovcrnmznt
C aulhorised by thc Srate Govcrnrncnt in [his
CIC. bchal f, may,-
(a) tnrer. at any time by nigh1 or by day, with or withoul noricc,
any place or cstablishment which he has reason to belicvc is
being uscd as a clinical cstablishment;
(b) makc such cxaminalion or rhc place or cstablishment and
inspect any cquipmenls, ardclcs ordocumcnu found thcrcin
and scize and take out thcrcfronl any such equipmcnts,
anicles ordocumcn~s,as he deems ncccssary for~hcpurpose
of examination. analysis, invesligntion or cvidcnce and
retain rhcm as long as he thinks il necessary ro do so for such
purposc;
(c) makc such inquiries, and put such qucs~ionsto any person
hund in such placc or establjslimcnt, as he decms nccessary
in order to asccnain whettier rhe place or he cslablishmcnc
is bcing used as a clinical establishrncn~or nor;
"d) cnlcr any clinical cslablishmenr and. with thc assislance of
a police-officer not below thc rank of Sub-inspector, scizc
any documenl, equipmcnt or other materials which such
cstanblishment is not au~horisedto kccp or m a i n t a i n under
any law lor h c rime being in lorcc, in accordance wilh such
proccdurc as may bc prcscribcd.
(2) No pcrson shall ~bstructan olficer aulhoriscd under sub-scc~ion
(I) in h e exercise of any pawcr conferred by [hat sub-secBon or make any
false or rccklcss statement in answer to a qucstion put by such officer in
exercise of Ihe power conicrrcd on him undcr clause (c) orrhnt sub-section.
'Scciion 6 was subs[itutcd for [he original scclion 6 by s. 5 of [hc WCSIBmgd Clinicd
Eslablishmen8 (Aniendrncnr) Acr. 1954 (We51 Bcn. Acr XI1 of 1954).
'Thcsc words wirhin squm brnckca ivcm subsriruttd Tor rhc words "suchrcgularions a<
nwy kprcscribed."bys.6(ajoI1hc \VcsrBcngdCliniwl~~ablishmcn~ (Amcndmenr) ACI.
1992 ( 1 V . s ~Bcn. ACLXXX or 1992).
'This clausc wns insenrd by s, 6(b). ihid.
'These urorrls. lcltcrs, figurcs md bnckels within s q u m bnckcts s c r c substilurcd for
[he words "jmrnoml purposcs," by s. 7(I)(a),i b U
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LVI of 1950.1
9. ( 1 ) Tile Slatc Govcrnmcot may makc -'rules for Ihc purposes of Power lo
make rulcs.
carrying out ~ h provisions
c o f this Acr.
(2) In particular and wirhoutprcjudicc ro r hegencralily of the foregoing
power, such rules may provide for all or any o f the following matters:-
(a) the au~horityto whom an application under sub-scc~ion( I )
OF secrion 4 shnll he n~adc,thc particulars which such
application shall conmin and rhc Icc will\ which such
applicarion shall bc nccompanied;
(b) rheconditionswhich nn applicant and aclinical es~ablishrncni
shall rulfil under sub-scc~ion(2) ofsecrion 4;
(c) [he period F{lr which rcgisrrarion and liccnsc under
sub-seclion (2)of seclion 4 shnll bc valid;
(d) rhe period of limitution for an appcal undcr sub-section (4)
of scction 4 and the procedure on such appcals;
'(e) rhe form in which records shnll be kept and tlie TOMI and
manlier in wluch and ~ h cintervals at which repons shall be
submitted to the prcscribed aulhority undcr clause (d)of sub-
sec~ion(5) of scclion 4;
'(cn) other terms and conditions which may be prcscribed under
clause (e) of sub-scction (5) of section 4;
s* * * * *
(g) any orher rnauer required to bc prescribed by rulcs.
'Cl~usc(g)w~addcdaTtercl~usc(F)by s, 7(b)of ~hr:\VestBcngalClinicill Eslablishrnenrs
(A~ilcndmenl)ACI. 19761Wcst Brn. Act XXlVoT 1976).Then i t axiomirtcd bys, lwc) or
the IVrsr Beneal Clinicd Eslablishmcnts(Arncndmcnr) Acr, 1992 (Wcst Bcn. Act XXX or
1992). -
'Section HA was ~nscncdbys. 8olthc Wcst Brngal Clinicd~tabl~sh~ncnls(Amendmmt)
Act, 1954 (Wcsr Ben. Act X1I of 1954).
'For rules m d c in cxcrcisc a i ihe powcr confcmd by this scction, Jee norificarion
No.Med1.62 IiPH-2K-7Y51, datedihe l IrhFcbruary, 1952olrhc Medical and Public Hcalth
Dep.uuncnr, published in the Cfllcrrrra G~ietfe.fi!roord~r~ory, ddled the 141h February.
1952, Pan I. pagcs 385-393. as amzndrd by h r Dcpmment no!ificarion No, Mcdl. P.H.
12662R-7Y50,daredhc I4rhMmh. 1952publishcdin the CaklirraGo:cfre, darcd thc771h
hlmh. 1952, Pan 1. page 940 md o~hcrsubsquenrnorifica~ions.
'Clausrs (e)and(m) \crc~ubstitutrdiortlicorigind clnuse(e) by s. 4 oCthc \ V u t Bcngal
~ ) I976 (\Vest Ben. Act XXIV of 1976).
Cli?ical Establishmcnrs ( A ~ i x n d m n Act,
Clausc (0 w ~ subsiiiu~ed
q for thc origin~lcl~usc (f) by s. 9 orlht: West Dengd Clinicd
Establishmenrs (Amcndrncnr)Acr. 1954 (Wcs~Bcn. Acl XI1 OF 1954). Thrn it w ~ o ~ i ~ i r t e d
by s. I I o f the !VCSI Bcngd Clinical Mnblishnlcnl~(Arnendrnenr)Acr. 1992 (West Bcn.Ac1
XXX or 19921.