Pakistan Medical And Dental Council Ordinance (PMDC), 1962 (Repealed by Act no. XXXIII of 2020 section 50 (w.e.f 22-09-2020)

The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Ordinance, 1962 established and governed the body (originally the "Medical Council," later renamed the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, PMDC) responsible for regulating medical and dental education and practice in Pakistan. Note that this Ordinance was repealed by Act No. XXXIII of 2020, Section 50, with effect from 22 September 2020, and replaced by a new regulatory framework - it is preserved here for historical reference only.

Section 3 dealt with the Council's constitution and composition, with Sections 4-10 covering elections to the Council, restrictions on who could be nominated or elected, incorporation of the Council as a legal body, members' terms of office, Council meetings, and an Executive Committee. Sections 11-19 gave the Council its core regulatory functions: recognising medical and dental institutions and their qualifications (Section 11), recognising hospitals for house jobs, internships, or foundation-year training (Section 11A), recognising qualifications earned outside Pakistan (Sections 12-14), and recognising additional/higher medical or dental qualifications (Sections 16-16C, including a later-added role for specialist boards).

Sections 20-22B covered oversight powers: requiring institutions to provide information on their courses and examinations, inspecting institutions, and withdrawing recognition, plus penalties (Section 22B) for establishing or running a medical or dental institution without proper recognition - though the specific penalty amount is not shown in this extract. Sections 23-31 governed the practical registration system: maintaining a Register of medical practitioners (Section 23) and a Register of dental practitioners (Section 26), making these registers public documents (Section 27), penalising fraudulent registration (Section 28) and practising without registration (Section 28A), and setting out the privileges (Section 29) and responsibilities (Section 30) that came with registration, plus grounds for removing a practitioner's name from the Register (Section 31).

The Ordinance's definitions section (Section 2) shows how the law evolved over time - terms like "continuous professional development," "foundation year," and "specialist boards" were added by later amendments, notably a substantial 2012 amendment (Act No. XIX of 2012) that restructured much of the Ordinance. Given that this law has since been repealed and replaced, current medical and dental registration and licensing in Pakistan is governed by the successor 2020 Act, not this Ordinance.