In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "Council " means the Veterinary Council of India established under section 3;

(b) "member " means a member of the Council;

(c) "prescribed " means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(d) "President " means the President of the Council;

(e) "recognised veterinary qualification " means any of the veterinary qualifications included in the First Schedule or the Second Schedule;

(f) "register " means a register maintained under this Act;

(g) "registered veterinary practitioner " means a person whose name is for the time being duly registered in a register;

(h) "regulation " means a regulation made under this Act;

(i) "State Veterinary Council " means a Veterinary Council established under section 32 and includes a Joint State Veterinary Council established in accordance with an agreement under section 33;

(j) "veterinary institution " means any University or other institution within or without India which grants degrees, diplomas or licences in veterinary science and animal husbandry;

(k) "veterinary medicine " means modern scientific veterinary medicine in all its branches and includes veterinary surgery and obstetrics;

(l) "Vice-President " means the Vice-President of the Council.