Chapter I PRELIMINARY

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) “Ayurveda Health Centre” means an establishment or premises by whatever name be known to provide Ayurveda treatment but does not include the establishments under the direct ownership or management of the Government and the dispensaries conducted by the Ayurveda Medical Practitioner only for the mere diagnosis and distribution of medicines or the agencies selling the medicine; Received the assent of the Governor on the 13th day of October, 2007 and published in the Kerala Extraordinary Gazette No. 1862 dated 15th October, 2007.
2. (b) “Director” means the Director of Department of Indian System of Medicine under the Government of Kerala;
3. (c) “Government” means the Government of Kerala;
4. (d) “Local Self Government Institution” means a Village Panchayat constituted under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994), or a Municipality constituted under the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994);
5. (e) “Manager” means the owner or the person responsible for the administration and management of an Ayurveda Health Centre;
6. (f) “Masseur/Therapist” means a person employed for the treatment as directed by a registered Medical Practitioner in an Ayurveda Health Centre and having recognised qualifications as prescribed;
7. (g) “Nurse” means a person employed for nursing duty in an Ayurveda Health Centre and having equivalent qualification, as prescribed;
8. (h) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
   • (i) “Licence” means the licence issued by the Director after conducting necessary inspections as specified in this Act;
9. (j) “Medical Practitioner” means an Ayurveda Medical Practitioner registered under the Travancore-Cochin Medical Practitioners Act, 1953 (9 of 1953) or Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 (Central Act 48 of 1970);
10. (k) “State” means the State of Kerala;
11. (l) “Treatment” means all types of treatments provided as per Ayurveda system of treatment, for the cure of any particular disease or improving the health of any person.