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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a). "Council" means the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council established under Section 3 (b). "Institution" means any association which maintains or controls an establishment for training nurses or midwives or both and which is recognized by the Council; (c). "Medical Council" means the Council of Modern Medicine, established under the Travancore-Cochin Medical Practitioners Act, 1953; (d). "Nurse" includes a male nurse; (e). "President" means the president of the Council; (f). (f) "Register" means the register of nurses or the register of midwives or the register of auxiliary nurse-midwives or the register of health visitors or the register of dhais maintained under this Act, and "registered " means registered or deemed to be registered under this Act; (g). "Registered practitioner" means a practitioner who is registered or deemed to be registered in the register of practitioners for modern medicine maintained under the Travancore-Cochin Medical Practitioners Act, 1953; (h). "Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under Section 17; (i). "Regulations" means regulations made by the Council under this Act; (j). "Rules" means rules made by the Government under this Act.