Section 2
Definitions.
The Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984
About this Act
An Act to regulate veterinary practice and to provide, for that purpose, for the establishment of a Veterinary Council of India and State Veterinary Councils and the maintenance of registers of the veterinary practitioners and for matters connected therewith.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "Council" means the Veterinary Council of India established under section 3;
(b) "member" means a member of the Council;
(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(d) "President" means the President of the Council;
(e) "recognised veterinary qualification" means any of the veterinary qualifications included in the First Schedule or the Second Schedule;
(f) "register" means a register maintained under this Act;
(g) "registered veterinary practitioner" means a person whose name is for the time being duly registered in a register;
(h) "regulation" means a regulation made under this Act;
(i) "State Veterinary Council" means a Veterinary Council established under section 32 and includes a Joint State Veterinary Council established in accordance with an agreement under section 33;
(j) "veterinary institution" means any University or other institution within or without India which grants degrees, diplomas or licences in veterinary science and animal husbandry;
(k) "veterinary medicine" means modern scientific veterinary medicine in all its branches and includes veterinary surgery and obstetrics;
(l) "Vice-President" means the Vice-President of the Council.
(a) "Council" means the Veterinary Council of India established under section 3;
(b) "member" means a member of the Council;
(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(d) "President" means the President of the Council;
(e) "recognised veterinary qualification" means any of the veterinary qualifications included in the First Schedule or the Second Schedule;
(f) "register" means a register maintained under this Act;
(g) "registered veterinary practitioner" means a person whose name is for the time being duly registered in a register;
(h) "regulation" means a regulation made under this Act;
(i) "State Veterinary Council" means a Veterinary Council established under section 32 and includes a Joint State Veterinary Council established in accordance with an agreement under section 33;
(j) "veterinary institution" means any University or other institution within or without India which grants degrees, diplomas or licences in veterinary science and animal husbandry;
(k) "veterinary medicine" means modern scientific veterinary medicine in all its branches and includes veterinary surgery and obstetrics;
(l) "Vice-President" means the Vice-President of the Council.