Section 2: Definitions

The United Provinces (Indian Medicine) Act, 1939State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 10 of 1939

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,

(i) Board means the Board of [Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbi Systems of Medicine] [Uttar Pradesh] constituted under section 3.

(ii) Indian system of medicine means the Ayurvedic or the Unani Tibbi system of medicine, whether supplemented or not by such modern advances as the Board may from time to time have determined.

(iii) President means the President of the Board.

[(iii-a) State Government means the Government of Uttar Pradesh ;

(iii-b) Faculty means Faculty of Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbi systems of medicine constituted under section 36-A. ]

(iv) Member means a member of the Board.

[(iv-a) Para-medical course, means a course of study approved by the Board for the training compounders, nurses and midwives in the Ayurvedic or Unani-Tibbi Systems of medicine and surgery. ]

(v) Practitioner means a practitioner of an [Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbi systems of medicine. ]

(vi) Prescribed means prescribed by rules framed by the 2State Government in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

(vii) Register means the register of Vaids and Hakims, maintained under section 25.

(viii) Registered practitioner means a practitioner whose name is for the time being entered in the register.

(ix) Registrar means the Registrar appointed under section 24.

(x) Vaidya means a practitioner of Ayurvedic system of medicine and Surgery.

(xi) Hakim means a practitioner of Unani Tibbi system of medicine [and surgery].

(xii) [ * * * * ]

(xiii) [ * * * * ]

Where this provision sits

Act	The United Provinces (Indian Medicine) Act, 1939
Section	2
Marginal note	Definitions
Jurisdiction	State of Uttar Pradesh
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

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other, U. P. Act VII of 1956. .Add. by s. 4 (a) of U. P. Act VII of 1956.
substituted. Subs. by the A. O. 1950 for (Prov. Govt.)
other, U. P. Act VII of 1956. Add. by s. 4 (a) of U. P. Act VII of 1956.
other. Add. by s. 2 of U. P. Act no. XXXV 1975
other, U. P. Act VII of 1956. The words (and surgery) add. by s. 4 (b) and (c) of U. P. Act VII of 1956
omitted, U. P. Act VII of 1956. Omit. by s. 4 (d) of U. P. Act VII of 1956.

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