Chapter I PRELIMINARY

(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Ayurvedic, Naturopathy, Siddha, Unani and Yoga Practitioners’ Registration and Medical Practitioners’ Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1961. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Karnataka. (3) (a) Chapters I and II of this Act shall come into force at once in the whole of the State of Karnataka; and (b) Chapter III shall come into force on such date as the State Government may by notification appoint.

In Chapters I and II of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Amendment Act", means the Karnataka Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioner’s, Registration and Medical Practitioner’s Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1992. (aa) “Ayurvedic system of medicine” or “the Ayurvedic system”, means the Ayurvedic system of medicine whether supplemented or not by such modern advances as the Board may from time to time determine; (b) "Board" means the Board established and constituted under section 3; (c) “Chapter” means a chapter of this Act; (d) “Inspector” means an Inspector appointed by the Board under section 23; (e) “integrated system of medicine” or “integrated system” means a conjoint study, training and practice in indigenous medicine and modern medicine; Explanation:—In this Act “indigenous medicine” means one or all of the five systems of medicine, that is Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Siddha, Unani and Yoga systems of medicine, and “modern medicine” means modern scientific medicine including surgery and obstetrics; (f) "List" means a list of practitioners prepared and kept under section 18; (ff) ‘Naturopathic system of medicine’ or ‘Naturopathy’ means the naturopathic system of medicine whether supplemented or not by such modern advance, as the Board may, from time to time, determine. (g) “notification” means a notification published in the official Gazette; (h) “practitioner” means a person who practises any system of medicine as his principal occupation; (i) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (j) “President” means the President of the Board; (k) “qualifying examination” means the examination held for the purpose of granting a degree or diploma conferring the right of registration under this Act; (l) “register” means the register of practitioners maintained under section 15; (m) “registered practitioner” means a practitioner whose name is for the time being entered in the register under this Act; (n) “Registrar” means the Registrar appointed under section 14; (o) “Regulations” means regulations made under section 31; (p) “rules” means rules made under section 30; (pp) ‘siddha system’ of medicine or ‘Siddha system’ means the Siddha system of medicine whether supplemented or not by such modern advances as the Board may from time to time determine. (q) “system of medicine” means the Ayurvedic System of medicine, the Integrated system of medicine, Naturopathy system of treatment, siddha system of medicine, Unani system of medicine, Yoga system of treatment; and (r) “Unani System of Medicine” or “Unani System” means the Unani System of medicine whether supplemented or not by such modern advances, as the Board may from time to time determine. (s) "Yoga system of treatment or Yoga system” means Yoga system of treatment whether supplemented or not by such modern advances, as the Board may from time to time determine.

(1) The State Government shall, by notification establish as soon as may be practicable, one Board jointly for the six systems of medicine. (2) The Board established under this section may be called by such name as the State Government may direct and it shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, and to contract, and may sue or be sued in its corporate name. (3) The Board established under sub-section (1) shall consist of nineteen members who shall be appointed in the following manner, namely:— (a) ‘ten’ members nominated by the State Government, of whom one shall be the Director, Indian System of Medicine; (b) nine members elected by the registered practitioners from amongst themselves: Provided that the members to be elected under clause (b) shall, in the case of the first constitution of the Board, be nominated by the State Government from persons who, in the opinion of the State Government, are eligible to have their names entered in the Register. (4) The seats of members elected under clause (b) of sub-section (3) shall be so divided amongst the registered practitioners of different systems of medicine as to be in the proportion of the number of their members on the register: Provided that in determining the said proportion, a fraction of one-half or less shall be neglected and fraction of more than one-half shall be counted as one: Provided further that the number of members representing registered practitioners of any system of medicine shall not at any time be less than two: Provided also for the purposes of the proviso to sub-section (3), the State Government shall nominate the practitioners of each of such systems in such proportion as it deems fit, from amongst the practitioners who may be eligible to be entered in the Register. (5) The President of the Board shall be elected by the members from amongst themselves in such manner as may prescribed: Provided that in the case of the first constitution of the Board, the President shall be appointed by the State Government.