Chapter I
Registration of Clinical Establishments and Standards for Registration

4. REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL FOR ALL CLINICAL ESTABLISHMENTS
No person shall carry on a Clinical Establishment unless it has been duly registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Explanation: The expression 'carry on' means to receive patients in a clinical establishment for providing treatment, diagnosis or nursing care.

CLINICAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO BE MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRESCRIBED CONDITIONS
5. Every Clinical Establishment shall fulfill for registration and continuation of it such conditions under this Act as the Central Government may prescribe which may among others include standards for facilities and services, qualifications of personnel, maintenance of records, and incident reporting.

CLASSIFICATION OF CLINICAL ESTABLISHMENTS
6. (i) Clinical Establishments shall be classified into such categories as may be prescribed by the Central Government from time to time.
(ii) Different standards may be prescribed for categories so classified in sub section (i) above.