Definitions

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) " appointed day "means the date on which this Act comes into force; (b) "Ayurvedic system of medicine " or " Ayurvedic system " means the Ashtang Ayurvedic system of medicine, whether supplemented or not by such modern advances as are consistent with the fundamental principles of Ayurveda; (c) "Board" means the Gujarat Board of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicine established and constituted under this Act; (f) "enlisted practitioner" means a practitioner whose name is for the time being entered in the list; (h) "Homoeopathy" means the system of medicine founded by Dr. Samual Hahnemann which includes the Bio-chemic therapy as propounded by Dr. Schussler and the expression ''Homoeopathic" shall be construed accordingly; (j) "list", except in the expression "periodical list", means the list of practitioners prepared and maintained under section 18; (k) "member" means a member of the Board; (l) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (m) "President" means the President of the Board; (o) "recognised qualification" means any of the qualifications specified in the Schedule; (p) "register", means the register of practitioners prepared and maintained under section 17; (q) "registered practitioner" means a practitioner whose name is for the time being entered in the register; (r) "Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under section 16; (s) "rules" means rules made under section 37; (t) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act; (u) "State" means the State of Gujarat; (v) ''Unani system of medicine" or "Unani system