Section 1
Thi8 expreaeion was subtituted for theexprfssion "Presl"dericy by the Tamil hadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1970,
1 Thi8 expreaeion was subtituted for theexprfssion "Presl"dericy by the Tamil hadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1970,
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into foroe on the 14th Jzn,*erv
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whioh was deemed to havo come 1969
Commerlcement of AC~.
Definitions.
Privileges of registered Dreocitionetr.
The ~~rovisions of section 4 shall come into force on such date as the 2[State Government] may The rest of this Act shall como
notify in this behalf. into force at once.
In this Act unless there is something repugnant
in the subject or context, -
"
means the Medical Courlcil ests-
" hosptal~", " asylums", '' infirmaries," lying-in-b ospitals " mean institu-
dispensaries", "
hhd establish4 by this Act;
pre~cribed" means prescribed by rules or
" by-laws made under this Act;
"registered practitioner" means any person reg;stered under the provisions of this Aot.
Notwithstanding anything to the oontrv in any enactment, rule, by-law or any other provision of
law-
No certificate required by law to be given by a medical practitioner or officer shall be valid unlese signed by a registered praotitioner.