Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires;- (a) [XXX] (b) „approved institution‟ means a hospital, asylum, infirmary, dispensary, lying-in-hospital, health centre or other such institution in which the methods of treatment approved by the Council are carried on; (c) „Council‟ means the Telangana Medical Council established under section 3 (cc) „CME‟ means a continued medical education programme or recognized medical conference or seminar or workshop as may be approved or conducted by the Council in the State headquarters or regional headquarters or district headquarters or teaching hospitals or medical colleges or any institution run by the Telangana Vaidya Vidhana-Parishad; (d) „Government‟ means the State Government; (dd) [XXX] (e) „Medical college‟ means a college approved by a University in the State imparting education for the full University course in modern scientific medicine in all its branches excluding veterinary medicine and veterinary surgery; (f) „notification‟ means a notification published in the Telangana Gazette; (g) „prescribed‟ means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (gg) [XXX] (h) „register‟ means the register maintained under section 15; (i) „registered practitioner‟ means a practitioner of the modern scientific medicine whose name is for the time being borne on the register; (ii) [XXX] (j) „State‟ means the State of Telangana; (k) [XXX]