Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) “medicare service institutions” means institutions providing medicare to people or providing diagnostic service to people, which are under the control of State Government or Central Government or local bodies or medicare service institutions operated by autonomous bodies or trusts or individuals including maternity homes, clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic centres; (b) “medicare service personnel” includes registered medical practitioners, medical students, registered nurses, nursing students, nursing aids, midwives, paramedical workers, ambulance service providers, diagnostic service providers and any other personnel who work in the premises of medicare service institutions for the purpose of training or studies; (c) “medical student” means a student, who is undergoing training or studies in medical profession; (d) “nursing student” means a student, who is undergoing training or studies in nursing profession; (e) “offender” means any person who either himself/herself or as a member of a group of persons or organisation commits or attempts to commit or abets or incites the commission of violence; (f) “property” means any property movable or immovable or medical equipment or medical machinery owned by or in possession of or under the control of any medicare service person or medicare service institution; (g) “State” means the State of Manipur; (h) “violence” means activities of causing harm or injury or endangering life or intimidation, obstruction or hindrance to medical service personnel or causing damage to the property of medical service institution.