In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “appointed day” means the date on which the provisions of this Act other than section 1 come into force under sub-section (3) of section 1;
(b) “Council” means the Goa Medical Council constituted or deemed to be constituted under section 3;
(c) “Executive Committee” means the Executive Committee of the Council constituted under section 11;
(d) “Government” means the Government of Goa;
(e) “medical practitioner” or “practitioner” means a person who is engaged in the practice of modern scientific medicine in any of its branches including surgery and obstetrics, but not including veterinary medicine or surgery or the Ayurvedic, Unani, Homoeopathic or Biochemic system of medicine;
(f) ‘“member” means a member of the Council;
(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(h) “President” means the President of the Council;
(i) “register” means the register of medical practitioners prepared or deemed to be prepared and maintained under this Act;
(j) “registered practitioner” means a medical practitioner whose name is for the time being entered in the register, but does not include a person whose name is provisionally entered in the register;
(k) “Registrar” means the Registrar appointed under section 14 or 32 as the case may be;
(1) “rules” means rules made under section 28;
(m) “Vice-President” means the Vice-President of the Council.
CHAPTER II Constitution, Functions and Powers of the Council