law: The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 
  Chapter IV: Procedure
  
  for Registration
  14. Application for
  
  provisional certificate of registration. – 
  1.     
  
    For
  
  the purposes of registration of the clinical establishment under section 10, an
  
  application in the prescribed proforma along with the prescribed fee shall be
  
  made to the authority.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  application shall be filed in person or by post or online.
  3.     
  
    The
  
  application shall be made in such form and shall be accompanied by such details
  
  as may be prescribed under this Act or rules made there under.
  4.     
  
    If
  
  any clinical establishment is in existence at the time of the commencement of
  
  this Act, an application for its registration shall be made within one year
  
  from the date of the commencement of this Act and a clinical establishment
  
  which comes into existence after commencement of this Act, shall apply for
  
  permanent registration within a period of six months from the date of its
  
  establishment.
  5.     
  
    If
  
  any clinical establishment is already registered under any existing law
  
  requiring registration of such establishments, even then it shall apply for
  
  registration as referred to in sub-section (1).