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Definitions.—In this Aci, unless the context otherwise requil (a) “healthcare service institutions” means all institutions providing neangcare to people which are under the control of the State or the ‘at Govern- ment or Local Bodies eg. including any private hospital having facilities for treatment of the sick and used (Or their reception or stay; any private maternity home where women are usually received and accommodated for the purpese_of confinement and ante-natal and post-natal care in connection with child birth or anything connected therewith; and any private nursing home used of intended to be used for the reception and accommodation of persons suffering from any sickness, injury or infirmity whether of body or mind and providing treatment or nursing or both of them and include amaternity home, convalescent home, clinic, residence and consulting rooms of healthcare service persons; * Received the assent of the Governor on the 23% day of July 2012 and published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.1559 dated 23" July, 2012 102 (b) “healthcare service persons” in relation toa healthcare service institu- tion shall include,— (i) Registered Medical Practitioners, working in healthcare service institutions, including those having provisional regis (ii) Registered Nurses; (iii) Medical Student (iv) Nursing Students; (v) Paramedical Workers employed and working in medical institutions; (c) “offender” means any person who, either by himself or as a leader or asa member or of a group of persons or organisations, commits or attempts to commit or abets or incites the commission of violence under this Act; (d) “Property” means any property, movable or immovable or medical equipment or medi of any healthcare service person or healthcare servi | machinery owned by or in possession of or under the control ¢ institution; (ec) “violence” means activities causing any harm, injury or endangering the life or intimidation, obstruction or hindrance, to any healthcare service person in discharge of duty in any healthcare service institution or damage or loss to property in healthcare service institutions.