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;
(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.