In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a)“approved institution” means a hospital, health center or other such institution recognised by a University as an institution in which a person may undergo the training, if any, required by his course of study before the award of any medical qualification to him;
(b)“Council” means the Medical Council of India constituted under this Act;
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(d)“Indian Medical Register” means the medical register maintained by the Council;
(e)“medical institution” means any institution, within or without India, which grants degrees, diplomas or licences in medicine;
(f)“medicine” means modern scientific medicine in all its branches and includes surgery and obstetrics, but does not include veterinary medicine and surgery;
(g)“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;
(h)“recognised medical qualification” means any of the medical qualifications included in the Schedules;
(i)“regulation” means a regulation made under section 33;
(j)“State Medical Council” means a medical council constituted under any law for the time being in force in any State regulating the registration of practitioners of medicine;
(k)“State Medical Register” means a register maintained under any law for the time being in force in any state regulating the registration of practitioners of medicine;
(l)“University” means any University in India established by law and having a medical faculty.