(1) This Act may be called the Tripura Homoeopathic System of Medicine Act, 1979.
(2) It extends to the whole of Tripura.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "Council" means the Council of Homoeopathic Medicine, Tripura, constituted under section 3 ;
(b) "Homoeopathy" means the system of medicine founded by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann and includes the Biochemic system of medicine founded by Dr. Schussler and the expression "Homoeopathic" shall be construed accordingly ;
(c) "member" means a member of the Council ;
(d) "prescribed" means the prescribed by rules ;
(e) "President" means the President of the Council ;
(f) "register" means the Register of Homoeopathic practitioners maintained under this Act ;
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(g) "registered Homoeopathic practitioner" means a Homoeopathic practitioner registered under the provisions of this Act ;
(h) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the Council ;
(i) "regulations" means regulations made by the Council under this Act ;
(j) "rules" means rules made by the State Government under this Act ;
(k) "teacher" means any person appointed by a Homoeopathic institution affiliated to or recognised by the Council to hold a teaching post ;
(l) "Vice-President" means the Vice-President of the Council.
3. As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal named the Council of Homoeopathic Medicine, Tripura. The Council shall be entitled to acquire and hold movable and immovable property, to transfer such property, to contract and to do all things necessary for the purposes of this Act and shall by its name sue and be sued.