(3) It shall come into force at once, but Chapters III, IV and
V shall take effect in a particular State from such date 3[***]
as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
appoint in this behalf:
4[Provided that where on account of the territorial changes
brought about by the reorganisation of States on the 1st day of
November, 1956, Chapters III, IV and V have effect only in a part
of a State, the said Chapters shall take effect in the remaining
part of that State from such date as the State Government may
in like manner appoint.]
2. Interpretation. — In this Act, unless there is anything
repugnant in the subject or context,—
(a) “agreement” means an agreement entered into under
section 20;
(b) “approved” means approved by the Central Council
under section 12 or section 14;
5[(c) “Central Council” means the Pharmacy Council
of India constituted under section 3;
(d) “Central Register” means the register of pharmacists
maintained by the Central Council under section 15 A;
(da) “Executive Committee” means the Executive Committee
of the Central Council or of the State Council, as the context
may require;
(e) “Indian University” means a University within
the meaning of section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act,
1956, (3 of 1956) and includes such other institutions, being
institutions established by or under a Central Act, as the Central
Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify
in this behalf;]
6[(f) “medical practitioner” means a person—
(i) holding a qualification granted by an authority specified
or notified under section 3 of the Indian Medical Degrees Act,
1916 (7 of 1916), or specified in the Schedules to the Indian
Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956); or
(ii) registered or eligible for registration in a medical register
of a State meant for the registration of persons practising the
modern scientific system of medicine; or
(iii) registered in a medical register of a State, who, although
not falling within sub-clause(i) or sub-clause (ii) is declared
by a general or special order made by the State Government in
this behalf as a person practising the modern scientific system
of medicine for the purposes of this Act; or
(iv) registered or eligible for registration in the register
of dentists for a State under the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948);
or
(v) who is engaged in the practise of veterinary medicine and
who possesses qualifications approved by the State Government;]
(g) “prescribed” means in Chapter II prescribed by
regulations made under section 18, and elsewhere prescribed by
rules made under section 46;
7[(h) “register” means a register of pharmacists
prepared and maintained under Chapter IV;
(i) “registered pharmacist” means a person whose
name is for the time being entered in the register of the State
in which he is for the time being residing or carrying on his
profession or business of pharmacy;
(j) “State Council” means a State Council of Pharmacy
constituted under section 19, and includes a Joint State Council
of Pharmacy constituted in accordance with an agreement under
section 20;
(k) “University Grants Commission” means the University
Grants Commission established under section 4 of the University
Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956).]
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