law: Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 
  2. Definitions 
  (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise
  
  requires,
  (a) "approved
  
  institution" means a teaching institution, health centre or hospital
  
  recognized by a  University or Board 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) "Board"
  
  means a Board, Council, Examining Body or Faculty of Indian Medicine (by the
  
  whatever name called) constituted by the State Government under any law for the
  
  time of being in force regulating the award of medical qualifications in, and
  
  registration of practitioners of, Indian medicine;
  (c) "Central
  
  Council" means the Central Council of Indian Medicine constituted under
  
  section 3;
  (d) "Central Register 
  
  of Indian Medicine" means the register maintained by the Central Council under 
  
  this Act
  (e) "Indian
  
  Medicine" means the system of Indian medicine commonly known as  Ashtang Ayurveda ,  Siddha or Unani  Tibb whether supplemented or not by such modern advances as
  
  the Central Council may declare by notification from time to time;
  (f) " medical institution" means any institution within or
  
  without  India which grants degrees,
  
  diplomas or licenses, in Indian medicine;
  (g) " prescribed " means prescribed by regulations;
  (h) " recognized medical qualification" means any of the
  
  medical qualification, including post-graduate medical qualification, of Indian
  
  medicine included in the Second, Third or Fourth Schedule;
  ( i )
  
  " regulation " means a regulation made under
  
  section 36;
  (j) "State
  
  Register of Indian Medicine" means a register or registers maintained
  
  under any law for the time being in force in any State regulating the
  
  registration of practitioners of Indian medicine;
  (k)
  
  "University" means any University in India established by law
  
  and having a Faculty of Indian Medicine and includes a University in India established by law in
  
  which instruction, teaching, training or research in Indian medicine is
  
  provided.
  (2) Any reference in this Act to a law which
  
  is not in force in the State of  Jammu and Kashmir shall, in relation to
  
  that State, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in
  
  force in that State.