(a)

shall hold office as rehabilitation professional or any such office(by whatever designation called) in Government or in any institution maintained by a local or other authority;

(b)

shall practice as rehabilitation professional anywhere in India;

(c)

shall be entitled to sign or  authenticate any certificate required by any law to be signed or authenticated by a rehabilitation professional

(d)

shall be entitled to give any evidence in any court as an expert under section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 in any matter relating to the handicapped:

Provided that if a person possesses the recognized rehabilitation

professional qualification on the date of commencement of this Act, he shall be deemed to be an enrolled rehabilitation professional for a period of six months from such commencement, and if he has made an application for enrolment on the Register within said period for six months, till such application is disposed of.