(1) This Act may be called the [Gujarat] Nursing Homes Registration Act,
1949.
3[(2) This section extends to the whole of the 4[State of Gujarat]. The remaining provisions of this Act extend to 5[the City of] Ahmedabad as constituted under section 3 of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, 6 * * * The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that the said provisions shall extend to such other areas as may be specified in the notification.]
(3) This section shall come into force at once. The 7[State] Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force in any area to which the said provisions extend or may have been extended under sub-section (2) on such date as may be specified in the notification.
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-
(1) "by-laws" means by-laws made by the local supervising authority;
8[(1a) "district local board" in relation to any area other than a municipal area, means a district local board, district board, district panchayat or Janapada Sabha or similar local authority established under any law for the time being in force relating to the constitution of such authorities and having jurisdiction over such area ;]
(2) "local supervising authority" in the case of a municipal area means the municipality established for such area, and in the case of any other area a district local board established for the said area ;
(3) "maternity home" means any premises used, or intended to be used, for the reception of pregnant women or of women in or immediately after child birth;
9[(3a) "municipality" means a municipal corporation, municipality, municipal committee, town committee or similar local authority established under any law for the time being in force relating to the constitution of such authorities and "municipal area" means the local area within the jurisdiction of a municipality ;]
(4) "nursing home" means any premises used or intended to be used, for the reception of persons suffering from any sickness, injury or infirmity and the providing of treatment and nursing for them, and includes a maternity home, Short title, extent and commencement.
Bom. LIX of 1949.
Definitions.
[ 1949 : Bom .XV Gujarat Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1949 and the expression "to carry on a nursing home" means to receive persons in a nursing home for any of the aforesaid purposes and to provide treatment or nursing for them;
(5) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(6) " qualified medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner registered under the Bombay Medical Act, 1912 or any other law for the time being in force;
10[(7) "qualified midwife" means a midwife registered or deemed to be registered under the Bombay Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act, 1954 or any other corresponding law for the time being in force;
(8) "qualified nurse "means a nurse registered or deemed to be registered under the Bombay Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act, 1964, or any other corresponding law for the time being in force ; ]
(9) "register" means to register under section 5 of this Act and the expressions "registered" and "registration " shall be construed accordingly;
(10) "rules" means rules made under this Act.
3. No person shall carry on a nursing home unless he has been duly registered in respect of such nursing home and the registration in respect thereof, has not been cancelled under section 7 :
Provided that nothing in this section shall apply in the case of a nursing home 11[which is in existence in any area at the date of the coming into force of section 3 in that area] for a period of three months from such date or if an application for registration is made within that period in accordance with the provisions of section 4 until such application is finally disposed of.