Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) "Director of Ayurveda" means the Director of Ayurveda, Punjab and includes the Deputy Director of Ayurveda, Punjab, the Assistant Director of Ayurveda, Punjab and such other officer as the [State Government] may appoint for exercising the powers and performing the functions of the Director Ayurveda under this Act and the rules made thereunder;
2. (b) "Faculty" means the Punjab State Faculty of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicines established under section 3, and includes the Faculty of Indian Medicine, Punjab, referred to in clause

1. (1) of section 21;
   • (c) "Inspector" means an Inspector appointed by the Faculty under clause
   • (j) of section 12;
   • (d) "qualifying examination" means an examination specified in sub-section
2. (2) of section 15;
   • (e) "recognised institution" means a teaching institution recognised by the Faculty of Indian Medicine, Punjab, as notified and constituted with Punjab Government, Health Department, Notification No. HB-II-24(15)-1961/3607, dated the 27th January, 1961, or a teaching institution recognised under section 14;
   • (f) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Faculty appointed under sub-section
3. (1) of section 13;
   • (g) all other words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Law relating to the registration of Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners for the time being in force in the territories specified in sub-section
4. (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.