The All-India Institute of Medical Science Act, 1956

(1) This Act may be called the 1[All-India Institutes of MedicalSciences] Act, 1956. (2) It shall come into force on such date2as the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise, requires,-- 1[(a) "corresponding Institute" means the Institutes referred to in column (3) of the Table givenunder section 27A; (aa) "existing Institute" means the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences,-- (i) established under sub-section (1) of section 3, before the commencement of the All-IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012); and (ii) located at New Delhi, as required under section 12 as it stood before suchcommencement; (ab) "Fund" means the Fund of the Institute referred to in section 16; (b) 'Governing Body' means the Governing Body of the Institute; (c) Institute means the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences established under section 3 2[andincludes the corresponding Institutes and other Institutes which may be established on and after thecommencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012)] ; (d) 'member' means a member of the Institute; (e) 'regulation' means a regulation made by the Institute; (f) 'rules' means a rule made by the Central Government. 2[(g) "society" means the society referred to in column (2) of the Table given under section 27A.]

(1) With effect from such date as theCentral Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, there shall beestablished for the purposes of this Act an institution to be called the All India Institute of MedicalSciences: 1[Provided that the Central Government may, on and after the commencement of the All-IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), establish by notification in theOfficial Gazette, such other All-India Institutes of Medical Sciences at such places as it may specify in thesaid notification in addition to the existing Institute and the corresponding Institutes.] (2)2[Every Institute] shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession anda common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, andto contract, and shall by the said name sue and be sued.

1[Every Institute] shall consist of the following members,namely:-- 2[(a) in the case of existing Institute, the Vice-Chancellor of the Delhi University,ex officio; (aa) in the case of every other Institute established on and after the commencement of theAll-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), the Vice-Chancellor ofa University situated in a State in which such Institute has been established after such commencementand such Vice-Chancellor shall be nominated by the Central Government;] (b) the Director General of Health Services, Government of India, ex officio; (c) the Director of the Institute, ex officio; (d) two representatives of the Central Government to be nominated by that Government, one fromthe Ministry of Finance and one from the Ministry of Education; (e) five persons of whom one shall be a non-medical scientist representing the Indian ScienceCongress Association, to be nominated by the Central Government; (f) four representatives of the medical faculties of Indian Universities to be nominated by theCentral Government in the manner prescribed by rules; and (g) three members of Parliament of whom two shall be elected from among themselves by themembers of the House of the People and one from among themselves by the members of the Councilof States.

1[5. Declaration of Institutes as institution of national importance.--(1) It is hereby declared thatthe existing Institute declared as an institution of national importance, before the commencement of theAll-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), under section 5 as it stoodbefore such commencement, shall continue to be an institution of national importance. (2) It is hereby declared that every corresponding Institute shall be an institution of nationalimportance. (3) It is hereby declared that every Institute established under the proviso to sub-section (1) ofsection 3, on and after the commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment)Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), shall be an institution of national importance.]