Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970
2. Definitions
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise
requires,
(a) "approved
institution" means a teaching institution, health centre or hospital
recognized by a University or Board as an institution in which a person
may undergo the training, if any, required by his course of study before the
award of any medical qualification to him;
(b) "Board"
means a Board, Council, Examining Body or Faculty of Indian Medicine (by the
whatever name called) constituted by the State Government under any law for the
time of being in force regulating the award of medical qualifications in, and
registration of practitioners of, Indian medicine;
(c) "Central
Council" means the Central Council of Indian Medicine constituted under
section 3;
(d) "Central Register
of Indian Medicine" means the register maintained by the Central Council under
this Act
(e) "Indian
Medicine" means the system of Indian medicine commonly known as Ashtang Ayurveda , Siddha or Unani Tibb whether supplemented or not by such modern advances as
the Central Council may declare by notification from time to time;
(f) " medical institution" means any institution within or
without India which grants degrees,
diplomas or licenses, in Indian medicine;
(g) " prescribed " means prescribed by regulations;
(h) " recognized medical qualification" means any of the
medical qualification, including post-graduate medical qualification, of Indian
medicine included in the Second, Third or Fourth Schedule;
( i )
" regulation " means a regulation made under
section 36;
(j) "State
Register of Indian Medicine" means a register or registers maintained
under any law for the time being in force in any State regulating the
registration of practitioners of Indian medicine;
(k)
"University" means any University in India established by law
and having a Faculty of Indian Medicine and includes a University in India established by law in
which instruction, teaching, training or research in Indian medicine is
provided.
(2) Any reference in this Act to a law which
is not in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir shall, in relation to
that State, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in
force in that State.