law: Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 
  15. Rights of persons possessing
  
  qualifications included in Second or the Third Schedule to be enrolled 
  (1) Subject to the other provisions contained
  
  in this Act, any medical qualification included in the Second or the Third
  
  Schedule shall be sufficient qualification for enrolment on any State Register
  
  of Homoeopathy.
  (2) No person, other than a practitioner of
  
  Homoeopathy who possesses a recognized medical qualification and is enrolled on
  
  a State Register or the Central Register of Homoeopathy,—
  (a) shall hold office
  
  as Homoeopathy physician or any other office (by whatever designation called)
  
  in Government or in any institution maintained by a local or other authority;
  (b) shall practice
  
  Homoeopathy in any State;
  (c) shall be entitled
  
  to sign or authenticate a medical or fitness certificate or any other
  
  certificate required by any law to be signed or authenticated by a duly qualified
  
  medical practitioner;
  (d) shall be entitled
  
  to give any evidence at any inquest or any court of law as an expert under
  
  section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 on any matter relating to
  
  Homoeopathy.
  (3) Nothing contained in sub-section (2) shall
  
  affect-
  (a) the right of a
  
  practitioner of Homoeopathy enrolled on a State Register of Homoeopathy to
  
  practice Homoeopathy in any State merely on the ground that, on the
  
  commencement of this Act, he does not possess a recognized medical
  
  qualification;
  (b) the privileges
  
  (including the right to practice Homoeopathy) conferred by or under any law
  
  relating to registration of practitioners of Homoeopathy for the time being in
  
  force in any State, on a practitioner of Homoeopathy enrolled on a State Register
  
  of Homoeopathy;
  (c) the right of a
  
  person to practice Homoeopathy in a State in which, on the commencement of this
  
  Act, a State Register of Homoeopathy is not maintained if, on such
  
  commencement, he has been practicing Homoeopathy for not less than five years;
  (d) the rights
  
  conferred by or under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 [including the right
  
  to practice medicine as defined in clause (f) of section 2 of the said Act] or
  
  the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 of persons possessing any
  
  qualifications included in the respective Schedules to the said Act.
  (4) Any person who acts in contravention of
  
  any provision of sub-section (2) shall be punished with imprisonment for a term
  
  which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to one thousand
  
  rupees, or with both.