law: The Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992
  13. Rights of persons
  
  possessing qualifications included in the Schedule to be enrolled.
  1.  
  
    Subject
  
  to the other provisions contained in this Act, any qualification included in
  
  the Schedule shall be sufficient qualification for enrolment on the Register.
  2.  
  
    No
  
  person, other than the rehabilitation professional who possesses a recognised
  
  rehabilitation qualification and is enrolled on the Register,--
  a.   shall hold office as
  
  rehabilitation professional or any such office (by whatever designation called)
  
  in Government or in any institution maintained by a local or other authority;
  b.   shall practice as
  
  rehabilitation professional anywhere in India;
  c.   shall be entitled to
  
  sign or authenticate any certificate required by any law to be signed or
  
  authenticated by a rehabilitation professional;
  d.   shall be entitled to
  
  give any evidence in any court as an expert under section 45 of the Indian
  
  Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872) on any matter relating to the handicapped:
  that if a
  
  person possesses the recognised rehabilitation professional qualifications on
  
  the date of commencement of this Act, he shall be deemed to be an enrolled
  
  rehabilitation professional for a period of six months from such commencement,
  
  and if he has made an application for enrolment on the Register within said
  
  period of six months, till such application is disposed of.
  1.  
  
  
  2.  
  
  
  3.  
  
    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.