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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) 'Authority' means the West Bengal Rural Health Regulatory Authority established under section 3; (b) 'Certificate' means a certificate issued by the Authority under section 17; (c) 'Course' means the prescribed course of education and training for the Diploma in Rural Health Care; (d) 'Diploma in Rural Health Care' means the diploma awarded by the Authority on successful completion of the course of Diploma in Rural Health Care under the provisions of this Act; (e) 'Fund' means the West Bengal Rural Health Regulatory Authority Fund referred to in section 13; (f) 'Rural Health Care' means practice of modern medicine (excluding veterinary medicine) and health care services in rural areas in the State of West Bengal subject to the provisions of section 24; (g) 'Institute of Rural Health Care' means an institute established under this Act for imparting education, both theoretical and practical, for the course of Diploma in Rural Health Care; (h) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (i) 'regulation' means regulation made under section 23; (j) 'rural areas' means the rural areas not included in a Municipal Corpo- ration, a Municipal Board or any other area notified as urban area; (k) 'rules' means the rules made under section 22 of this Act; (1) 'Rural Health Practitioner' means a holder of the Diploma in Rural Health Care who has registered himself as such with the Authority and obtained a certificate and a registration number; (m) 'Standard Treatment Guideline' means the list of diseases and ailments alongwith protocols of treatment and management which shall be fol- lowed by the Rural Health Practitioners, and shall also include the list of drugs and procedures which shall respectively be administered or prescribed and performed by the Rural Health Practitioners; (n) 'State Register. of Rural Health Practitioners' means the register main- tained under section 17 and the expressions 'registered' and 'registration' shall be construed accordingly; (o) 'State' means the State of West Bengal; (p) 'State Government' means the State Government of West Bengal. PART III] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 3 The West Bengal Rural Health Regulatory Authority Act, 2009. (Chapter IL—Constitution of the West Bengal Rural Health Regulatory Authority.—Sections 3, 4.) Establishment of the Authority. CHAPTER II Constitution of the West Bengal Rural Health Regulatory Authority