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(a) Guardian means a person having the care of the person of a minor or a lunatic;
(b) Lunatic has the meaning assigned to it in section 3 of the Indian Lunatic Act, 1912 ( 4 of 1912);
(c) Minor means a person who, under the provisions of the Indian Majority Act, 1875 ( 9 of 1875), is to be deemed not to have attained his majority;
(d) Registered medical practitioner means a medical practitioner who possesses any recognized medical qualification as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, (102 of 1956), whose name has been entered in a State Medical Register and who has such experience or training in gynaecology and obstetrics as may be prescribed by rules made under this Act.

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