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(b) "appointed day" means the date on which this Act comes into force under sub-section (3) of section 1;
(c) Ayurvedic system" means the Ashtang Ayurvedic System and the Sidha, and includes the modernised form thereof;
(d) "Board" means the Board of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicine, Himachal Pradesh, established and constituted under section 3;
(e) "Director" means the Director of Ayurveda, Himachal Pradesh, and includes an officer appointed by the 6[Government of Himachal Pradesh to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Director under this Act;
(f) "member' means a member of the Board;
(g) "Official Gazette" means the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh;
(h) "practitioner" means a person who practices the Ayurvedic or Unani system of medicine;
(i) "prescribed" means prescribed rules made under this Act;
1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see R. H. P. Extra., dated 4-4-1984 p. 580.
2. Subs. for "Union Territory of Himachal Pradesh" by A. O. 1973.
3. The Act enforced w.e.f. the 22 nd March, 1971, vide Not. No. 4-21/68-Med. II', dated the 17 th March. 1971, published in R. H. P. Extra., dated 22-3-1971, p 186.
4. Subs. for "Administrator" by A. O. 1973.
5. The definition of "Administrator" omitted by A. O. 1973.
6. Subs. for "Union Territory of Himachal Pradesh" by A. O. 1973.
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(j) "register" means the register of practitioners maintained under section 14;
(k) "registered practitioner" means a practitioner whose name is entered in the Register;
(l) "Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under section 13;
(m) "Schedule" means a schedule appended to this Act;
(n) "transferred territory' means the territory which on the 1st day of November, 1966, was transferred from the State of Punjab to the 1[State of Himachal Pradesh] under section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966),; and
(o) "Unani system" means the Unani Tibbi system of medicine, and includes the modernised form thereof.
CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTITUTION OF BOARD AND REGISTRATIONS OF PRACTITIONERS