Chapter I PRELIMINARY

(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Homœopathic Practitioners Act, 1961. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Karnataka. (3) Chapters I, IV and VI shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such date as the State Government may by notification appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Board” means the Karnataka Board of Homœopathic System of Medicine established under section 3; (b) “Court” means the Court of Examiners constituted under section 16; (c) “homœopathy” means the system of medicine founded by Dr. Hahnemann and includes the allied branches of Biochemistry founded by Dr. Schussler and the expression “homœopathic” shall be construed accordingly; (d) “Inspector” means an Inspector appointed by the Board under sub-section (4) of section 14; (e) “member” means a member of the Board; (f) “notification” means a notification published in the official Gazette; (g) “practitioner” means a person who practises the homœopathic system of medicine, as his principal occupation; (h) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules; (i) “President” means the President of the Board; (j) “qualifying examination” means an examination in homœopathic system of medicine specified in the Schedule; (k) “register” means a register of practitioners prepared and maintained under this Act; (l) “registered practitioner” means a practitioner whose name is for the time being entered in the register; (m) “Registrar” means the Registrar appointed under section 14; (n) “regulations” means regulations made under section 36; (o) “rules” means rules made under section 35. In the Karnataka Homoeopathic Practitioners Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 35 of 1961) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 20, for the words "thirty rupees", the words "such fee as may be prescribed for life time membership” shall be deemed to have been substituted with effect from 1st January, 1996.