Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Appointed day" means the day as appointed by the State Government by notification in the Gazette. (2) "Casual vacancy" means a vacancy other than the one where the term of office for a person filled by election or nomination in any office has expired. (3) "Council" means the Medical Council constituted under this Act. (4) "Uttarakhand" means the entire area under the State coming within Uttarakhand. (5) "Executive Committee" means the Executive Committee of the Uttarakhand Medical Council constituted under Section 11 of the Act. (6) "Government" means the Government of Uttarakhand. (7) "Medical practitioner" or "Practitioner" means a person who is working in the modern scientific system of medicine or any of its branches and who possesses the qualifications prescribed in the first, second, and third schedules of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (Central Act 102 of 1956). (8) "Medicine" means medicines of modern scientific system of medicine and shall also include substances used in surgery and obstetrics and materials used for medical treatment but shall not include animal treatment or medicines or instruments, homeopathic, Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani system. "Medical" shall be construed according to the meaning defined above. (9) "Member" means a member of the Council. (10) "Prescribed" means prescribed by this Act or the rules made thereunder. (11) "President" means the President of the Council. (12) "Vice-President" means the Vice-President of the Council. (13) "Register" means the register of medical practitioners maintained or prepared under this Act or thereunder. (14) "Registered medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner who possesses the qualifications for registration as prescribed by the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and whose name is currently entered in the register, but this shall not apply to persons whose names are provisionally entered in the register. (15) "Registrar" and "Deputy Registrar" means the Registrar or Deputy Registrar of the Council appointed under Section 14 of the Act. (16) "Rules" means the rules made under Section 31 of the Act. (17) "Part" means a part of this Act.