Interpretation

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,--

1. (a) "Council" means the Pharmacy Council constituted under section 3 ;
2. (b) "Executive Committee" means the Executive Committee of the Council ;
3. (c) "medical practitioner" means a person registered or eligible for registration in a medical register of the State meant for the registration of persons practising allopathic system of medicines under the Jammu and Kashmir Medical Registration Act, 1998 ;
4. (d) “prescribed” means in Chapter II prescribed by regulations made under section 15 and elsewhere prescribed by rules made under section 32 ;
5. (e) “register” means a register of pharmacists prepared and maintained under Chapter III ;
6. (f) “registered pharmacist” means a person whose name is for the time being entered on the register of the State.