(1) This Act may be called the Haryana Yog Aayog Act, 2021.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Short title and commencement.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Aayog” means the Haryana Yog Aayog established under section 3;
(b) “AYUSH” means the indigenous system of medicine related to Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-rigpa and Homoeopathy;
(c) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Aayog;
(d) “committee” means the committee constituted under section 16 of the Act;
(e) “institution” means any College/ Institute/ University/ Board/ Faculty established by law conducting Yoga or Naturopathy courses recognized by State Government or the Central Government;
(f) “member” means the official or non-official member of the Aayog including Chairman and Vice-Chairman;
(g) “naturopathy” means a system of man-building in harmony with constructive principles of nature on physical, mental, moral and spiritual planes of living, having health promotive, disease preventive, curative and restorative potential;
(h) “naturopathy system of therapy” means a drugless, non-invasive system of therapy involving the use of natural elements in its treatment based on the theory of vitality, toxemia, self-healing capacity of the body and the principles of healthy living;
(i) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under this Act;
(j) “register” means the register of practitioners maintained under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 18;
(k) “registered Yoga or Naturopathy practitioners” means a practitioner of Yoga or Naturopathy registered under the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder;
(l) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Aayog;
(m) “State Government” means the Government of the State of Haryana in the administrative department;
(n) “Yoga” means a discipline to improve or develop one’s inherent power in a balanced manner which offers the means to attain complete self-realization and it is a technique to suppress the modification of mind.
Definitions.
HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), APR. 7, 2021 (CHTR. 17, 1942 SAKA) 110 Establishment of Aayog.