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(AMENDED UPTO OCTOBER 2009)
(Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Issue Part III – Section 4 Dated 15th November 2000)
Medical Council of India
Notification,
New Delhi, the 25th October, 2000

MCI No. 2(1) 2000 Med. – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 33 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956) the Medical Council of India, with the previous sanction of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations, namely :-

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1. Short title and commencement –
(1) These Regulations may be called the Medical Council of India Regulations, 2000.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette.

PART – 1

4. Time and place of meetings of the Council :

a. The meetings of the Council shall ordinarily be held in Delhi on such dates as may be fixed by the Council:

Provided that the President may call a special meeting at any time after giving fifteen days’ notice –
i. to deal with any urgent matter requiring the attention of the Council;
ii. for a purpose referred to in the proviso to clause (b) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 8;
iii. on a requisition signed by not less than fifteen members for a purpose which is within the scope of the Council’s functions, not being a purpose referred to in clause (b).
b. The first meeting of the Council, not being a special meeting, held in any financial year shall be the annual meeting of the Council for that year.

5. Agenda for special meetings :- At a special meeting (referred to in the proviso to sub-regulation (1) of regulation 4 the subject or subjects for the consideration of which the meeting has been called shall only be discussed.

6. Notice of meetings :- Notice of every meeting other than a special meeting (called under the proviso to sub-regulation (1) of regulation 4 or under the first proviso to clause (b) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 8, shall be despatched by the Secretary to each member of the Council not less than thirty days before the date of the meeting.

7. Agenda Paper :-
a. The Secretary shall issue with the notice of the meeting a preliminary agenda paper showing the business to be brought before the meeting, the terms of all motions to be moved of which notice in writing has previously reached him and the names of the movers.
b. A member who wishes to move any motion not included in the preliminary agenda paper or an amendment to any motion so included shall give notice to the Secretary not less than fifteen clear days before the date fixed for the meeting.
c. The Secretary shall, not less than ten clear days before the date fixed for the meeting, or in the case of a special meeting, with the notice of the meeting, issue a complete agenda paper showing the business to be brought before the meeting.
d. A member who wishes to move an amendment to any motion included in the agenda paper, but not included in the preliminary agenda paper shall give notice thereof to the Secretary not less than three clear days before the date fixed for the meeting.
e. The Secretary shall cause a list of all amendments of which notice has been given under sub-regulation (4) to be made available for the use of every member:
Provided that the president may, if the Council agrees, allow a motion to be moved at a meeting notwithstanding the fact that notice thereof was received late to admit of compliance with this regulation:
Provided further that nothing in the regulation shall operate to prevent the reference by the Executive Committee of any matter to the Council at a meeting following immediately or too soon after the meeting of the Executive Committee to permit of the notice required under this regulation.

8. Admissibility of motion : -
a. The President shall disallow any motion –
i. if the matter to which it relates, is not within the scope of the Council’s functions;
ii. if it raises substantially the same question as a motion or amendment which has been moved or withdrawn with the leave of the Council at any time during the six months immediately preceding the date of the meeting at which it is designed to be moved:
Provided that such a motion may be admitted at a special meeting of the Council convened for the purpose on the requisition of not less than two – thirds of the members of the Council:
Provided further that nothing in these regulations shall operate to prohibit discussion of any matter referred to the Council by the Central Government in the exercise of any of its functions under the Act;
iii. unless it is clearly and precisely expressed and raises substantially one definite issue;
iv. if it contains arguments, inferences, ironical expressions, imputations or defamatory statements:
Provided that if a motion can be rendered admissible by amendment, the President may, in lieu of disallowing the motion, admit it in the amended form.

b. When the President disallows a motion, the Secretary shall inform the concerned member stating the reasons for rejection thereof.