Amendment of section 3 of Punjab Act 42 of 1963

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) "Ayurvedic System" means the Ashtang Ayurvedic System and the Siddha, and includes the modernised form thereof;
2. (b) "Board" means the Board of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicine, Haryana established and constituted, or deemed to be established and constituted, under section 3;
3. (c) "Director" includes the Director of Ayurveda, Haryana, the Deputy Director of Ayurveda, Haryana, the Assistant Director of Ayurveda, Haryana, and such other officer as the State Government may appoint for exercising all or any of the functions of the Director under this Act and the rules made thereunder;
4. (d) "Faculty" means the Faculty as defined in clause
5. (b) of section 2 of the Punjab State Faculty of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicine Act, 1963;
6. (e) "member" means a member of the Board, and includes the Chairman and Vice-Chairman;
7. (f) "practitioner" means a person who practices the Ayurvedic System or Unani System;
8. (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
9. (h) "Register" means the new register of practitioners maintained under section 14;
   • (i) "registered practitioner" means a practitioner whose name is entered, or deemed to have been entered, in the Register;
10. (j) "Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under section 13;
11. (k) "Schedule" means a Schedule appended to this Act; and
12. (l) "Unani System" means the Unani Tibbi System of Medicine, and includes the modernised form thereof.