REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN MEDICAL DEVICES 19A. (1) This Chapter shall be applicable to all devices notified under clause (b) of section 3 of the Act except the medical devices and devices specified in the Annexure of Eighth Schedule of these rules. (2) The Medical devices referred in sub-rule (1) shall be registered with the Central Licensing Authority through an identified online portal established by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation for this purpose: PROVIDED that registration under this Chapter shall be on voluntary basis for a period of eighteen months from the commencement of this Chapter there after it shall be mandatory. 19B. (1) The manufacturer of a medical device shall upload the information specified in sub-rule (2) relating to that medical device for registration on the "Online System for Medical Devices" established by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation for this purpose.