Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (b) "Medical Laboratory" means such a laboratory which is being run by qualified technical persons for clinical, therapeutic and research purposes; (c) "Technician" means any person whose name is entered in the register; (d) "Fund" means the fund of the Council established under sub-section (1) of section 32; (e) "Council" means the Uttarakhand Paramedical Council constituted under section 3; (f) "Paramedical Education" means the programme or field of education, research or training, which the State Government, as the case may be, in consultation with the Paramedical Council, by notification, declares as the discipline of Medical Laboratory, Technology or Radiology Diagnosis or Radiotherapy or Nuclear Medicine or Physiotherapy; (g) "Paramedical Professional" means a person whose name is entered in the register; (h) "Paramedical Subject" means such subjects as may be prescribed by regulations; (i) "Paramedical Qualification" means such qualification as may be prescribed in the regulations; (j) "Physiotherapy" means the clinically directed treatment by means of physical factors, including heat, cold, light, water, massage, electricity or physical exercise, for the purpose of removing or improving the disability of any person, including Occupational Therapy; (k) "Magistrate" means a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class; (l) "Chief Executive Officer" means the Secretary/Registrar appointed in section 16; (m) "Register" means the register kept under sub-section (1) of section 25; (n) "University" means any university situated in the State (excluding Central University) defined under clause (f) of section 2 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and includes any institution situated in the State which has been declared as a Deemed University under section 3 of the said Act; (o) "Radiology Diagnosis" means all clinical procedures including ionizing radiation (X-ray); (p) "Radiotherapy" means any type of therapeutic procedure including sealed ionizing radiation sources; (q) "Regulations" means the regulations made under this Act; (r) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (s) "Government" means the Government of Uttarakhand; (t) "Member" means a member of the Council and includes its Chairman and Vice-Chairman; (u) "Institution" means any institution, by whatever name known, established by law or recognized for providing education under this Act; (v) "Committee" means a committee constituted under section 13.