Professions: central Acts

Acts that set up and regulate professions and their institutes, such as accountants, company secretaries and lawyers.

Regulation & Licensing 16

• Actuaries Act, 2006Act 35 of 2006 · 2006 · FinanceAn Act to provide for regulating and developing the profession of Actuaries and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
• Advocates Act, 1961Act 25 of 1961 · 1961 · Law and JusticeAn Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the legal practitioners and to provide for the constitution of Bar Councils and an All-India Bar.
• Architects Act, 1972Act 20 of 1972 · 1972 · EducationAn Act to provide for the registration of architects and for matters connected therewith.
• Chartered Accountants Act, 1949Act 38 of 1949 · 1949 · Corporate Affairs · Chapter-wise index and commentaryAn Act to make provision for the regulation of the profession of chartered accountants.
• Company Secretaries Act, 1980Act 56 of 1980 · 1980 · Corporate Affairs · Chapter-wise index and commentaryAn Act to make provision for the regulation and development of the profession of Company Secretaries.
• Cost Accountants Act, 1959Act 23 of 1959 · 1959 · Corporate Affairs · Chapter-wise index and commentaryAn Act to make provision for the regulation of the profession of cost and works accountants.
• Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947Act 48 of 1947 · 1947 · Health and Family WelfareAn Act to constitute an Indian Nursing Council.
• Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984Act 52 of 1984 · 1984 · Agriculture and Farmers WelfareAn Act to regulate veterinary practice and to provide, for that purpose, for the establishment of a Veterinary Council of India and State Veterinary Councils and the maintenance of registers of the veterinary practitioners and…
• National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021Act 14 of 2021 · 2021 · Health and Family WelfareAn Act to provide for regulation and maintenance of standards of education and services by allied and healthcare professionals, assessment of institutions, maintenance of a Central Register and State Register and creation of a…
• National Commission for Homoeopathy Act, 2020Act 15 of 2020 · 2020 · AyushAn Act to provide for a medical education system that improves access to quality and affordable medical education, ensures availability of adequate and high quality Homoeopathy medical professionals in all parts of the country;…
• National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020Act 14 of 2020 · 2020 · AyushAn Act to provide for a medical education system that improves access to quality and affordable medical education, ensures availability of adequate and high quality medical professionals of Indian System of Medicine in all parts…
• National Dental Commission Act, 2023Act 21 of 2023 · 2023 · Health and Family WelfareAn Act to regulate the profession of dentistry in the country, to provide for quality and affordable dental education, to make accessible high quality oral healthcare and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
• National Medical Commission Act, 2019Act 30 of 2019 · 2019 · Health and Family WelfareAn Act to provide for a medical education system that improves access to quality and affordable medical education, ensures availability of adequate and high quality medical professionals in all parts of the country; that…
• National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023Act 26 of 2023 · 2023 · Health and Family WelfareAn Act to provide for regulation and maintenance of standards of education and services by nursing and midwifery professionals, assessment of institutions, maintenance of a National Register and State Registers and creation of a…
• Notaries Act, 1952Act 53 of 1952 · 1952 · Law and JusticeAn Act to regulate the profession of notaries.
• Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992Act 34 of 1992 · 1992 · Social Justice and EmpowermentAn Act to provide for the constitution of the Rehabilitation Council of India for regulating and monitoring the training of rehabilitation professionals and personnel, promoting research in rehabilitation and special education,…

Social Welfare 1

• Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 2001Act 45 of 2001 · 2001 · Law and JusticeAn Act to provide for the constitution of a welfare fund for the benefit of advocates and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.