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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) "approved institution" means a hospital, health centre or other such institution recognised (b) 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. (c) "council" means the Medical Council of India constituted under this Act. (d) ["deleted" by Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 1964.] (e) "Indian Medical Register" means the medical register maintained by the Council. (f) "Medical Institution" means any institution, within or without India, which grants degrees, diplomas or licences in medicine. (g) "medicine" means modern scientific medicine in all its branches and includes surgery and obstetrics, but does not include veterinary medicine and surgery; (h) "Prescribed" means prescribed by regulations. (i) "recognised medical qualification" means any of the medical qualifications included in the Schedules. (j) "regulation" means a regulation made under section 33; (k) "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. (l) "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. (m) "University" means any University in India established by law and having a medical faculty. CONSTITUTION & COMPOSTION OF THE COUNCIL