Indian Medical Council Act

Indian Medical Council Act, 1956
Parliament of India
  • An Act to provide for the reconstitution of the Medical Council of India, and the maintenance of a Medical Register for India and for matters connected therewith.
CitationAct No. 102 of 1956
Territorial extentIndia
Enacted byParliament of India
Assented to30 December 1956
Repeals
Indian Medical Council Act, 1933
Amended by
  • Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 1964
  • Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 1993
  • Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 2001
  • Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2004
  • Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 2010
  • Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 2011
  • Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 2012
  • Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 2016
  • Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 2019
Repealed by
National Medical Commission Act, 2019
Status: Repealed

The Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 was an Indian legislation that provided for the constitution of the Medical Council of India (MCI). The Act was repealed on 25 September 2020 and the MCI was dissolved on the same date. Prior to its dissolution, the MCI regulated standards of medical education, permission to start colleges, courses or increase the number of seats, registration of doctors, standards of professional conduct of medical practitioners. The MCI was replaced by the Nation Medical Commission.