THE MADRAS PREVENTION OF COUCHING ACT, 1945 THE MADRAS PREVENTION OF COUCHING ACT, 1945 [Act 12 of 1945] PREAMBLE An Act to prevent couching by unqualified persons. WHEREAS it is expedient to prevent couching by unqualified persons; It is hereby enacted as follows: - Section 1 - Short title arid extent (1) This Act may be called the Madras Prevention of Couching Act, 1945. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Madras. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act- (i) "couching", means the operative displacement by the use of a needle or other instrument, of the opaque crystalline lens of the eye so as to cause it to be below the axis of vision; (ii) "registered practitioner" means a person registered under the Madras Medical Registration Act, 1914. Section 3 - Penalty for unlawful couching Whoever, not being a registered practitioner, or not possessing a qualification entitling him to be registered under the Madras Medical Registration Act, 1914, performs or attempts to perform couching on a person whether with or without his consent, or agrees to perform couching on a person, shall be punishable With imprisonment for a term which may extend to.....
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