89. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- " approved ayurvedic teaching institution" means any ayurvedic teaching institution approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Act; " ayurveda" includes the Siddha and Unani and Desiya Chikitsa systems of medicine and surgery and any other system of medicine indigenous to Asian countries and recognized as such by their respective Governments and the expression " ayurvedic " shall be construed accordingly; " ayurvedic pharmacy" includes any place where ayurvedic drugs or medicines are manufactured, prepared or compounded; " Board of Indigenous Medicine " means the Board of Indigenous Medicine established under the Indigenous Medicine Ordinance; " College of Indigenous Medicine " means the College of Indigenous Medicine which, on the day immediately preceding the appointed date, was administered by the Board of Indigenous Medicine; " dispensary " means any premises (howsoever described) used or intended to be used for the outdoor treatment of persons suffering from illness, but does not include a pharmacy; " hospital" means any premises (howsoever described) used or intended to be used for the reception, nursing and treatment of persons suffering from any illness or infirmity, and includes a nursing home or maternity home, but does not include a dispensary; " Hospital of Indigenous Medicine" means the Hospital of Indigenous Medicine and the Pharmacy, Herbarium and Dispensary attached thereto which, on the day immediately preceding the appointed date, were administered by the Board of Indigenous Medicine; " registered ayurvedic hospital" means a hospital registered under this Act as an ayurvedic hospital; " registered ayurvedic nurse" means a person registered under this Act as an ayurvedic nurse; " registered ayurvedic pharmacy " means a pharmacy registered under this Act as an ayurvedic pharmacy; " registered ayurvedic pharmacist" means a person registered as an ayurvedic pharmacist under this Act; "registered ayurvedic practitioner" means a person registered as an ayurvedic practitioner under this Act, and includes any person who is deemed to be so registered under section 73; " register of ayurvedic nurses " means the register maintained by the Ayurvedic Medical Council under this Act for the registration of ayurvedic nurses; " register of ayurvedic practitioners" means the general register, or the special register, maintained by the Ayurvedic Medical Council under this Act for the registration of ayurvedic practitioners, and includes any register which is deemed to be a general register of ayurvedic practitioners or a special register of ayurvedic practitioners under subsection (3) of section 51; and " register of ayurvedic pharmacists" means the register maintained by the Ayurvedic Medical Council under this Act for the registration of ayurvedic pharmacists. Section 2:
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Section 10: As though in paragraph (a) of that section, there were omitted the words " a vederala,". Section 12: As though section 12 were repealed. Section 13: As though in subsection (2) of that section, there were omitted the word " vederala, ". Section 23: As though in paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of that section, there were omitted the word " vederalas, ". Section 32: As though in subsection (2) of that section, there were substituted, for the words "registered vederalas. ", the words " registered ayurvedic practitioners.". Section 35:
| (1) As though in subsection (1) of that section, there were substituted, for the words " regis tered vederalas.", the words " registered ayurvedic practitioners.". |
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| (2) As though in paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of that section, there were substituted, for the words " registered vederala", the words " registered ayurvedic practitioner ". |
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Section 36: As though in paragraph (b) of that section, there were substituted, for the words " registered vederala", the words "registered ayurvedic practitioner ". Section 42 :
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| (2) As though subsection (1) of that section were repealed. |
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| (3) As though subsection (2), subsection (3), subsection (4), subsection (5) and sub section (6) of that section were renumbered as subsection (1), subsection (2), sub section (3), subsection (4) and subsection (5). |
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| (4) As though in renumbered subsection (2) of that section, there were substituted-
| | (a) for the words "registration by vederalas ", the words " opium certificates by registered ayurvedic practitioners"; | | |
| | (b) for the words "direct or refuse registration", the words " grant or refuse such applications "; and | | |
| | (c) for the word " vederala, ", the words " ayurvedic practitioner. ". | | |
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| (5) As though in renumbered subsection (3) of that section, there were substituted, for the words " registration of a vederala ", the words " opium certificate of a registered ayurvedic practitioner ". |
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| (6) As though in renumbered subsection (5) of that section, there were substituted, for the words " vederalas registered in his district", the words " the registered ayurvedic practitioners in his district to whom opium certificates have been issued.". |
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Section 43:
| (1) As though for the marginal note to that section, there were substituted the following new marginal note: - " Supply of opium to registered ayurvedic practitioners.". |
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| (2) As though in subsection (1) of that section, there were substituted, for all the words from " The " to " vederala ", the following: - |
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| (3) As though in subsection (2) of that section, there were substituted-
| | (a) for the words " registration of a vederala ", the words " opium certificate of a registered ayurvedic practitioner "; and | | |
| | (b) for the words "the vederala", the words " such practitioner ". | | |
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| (4) As though in paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of that section, there were substituted-
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| | (b) for the words "certificate of registration ", the words " opium certificate ". | | |
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| (5) As though in paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of that section, there were substituted, for the word " vederala", the words " ayurvedic practitioner ". |
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Section 46: As though the words " or a vederala " and the words " or vederalas " were omitted. Section 58: As though in subsection (2) of that section, there were substituted, for the words "Medical Ordinance,", the following: -"Medical Ordinance and, where the medical practitioner is a registered ayurvedic practitioner, refer the case to the Ayurvedic Medical Council established under the Ayurveda Act and not the Ceylon Medical Council,". Section 74: As though in paragraph (b) of that section, there were omitted the words "or as a vederala,".
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| | (a) for the words " consumers and vederalas". the words " consumers, and of registered ayurvedic practitioners to whom opium certificates have been issued,"; and | | |
| | (b) for the word "vederala", the word "practitioner ". | | |
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| (2) As though in regulation 15-
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| (ii) for the words " consumer's or vederala's certificate", the words " consumer's certificate of registration or registered ayurvedic practitioner's opium certificate "; and |
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| | (b) there were substituted in paragraph (2) of that regulation, for the word " vederala", wherever it occurs therein, the words " registered ayurvedic practitioner ". | | |
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| (3) As though in regulation 16, there were substituted, for the words " vederala ", the words " registered ayurvedic practitioner ". |
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| (4) As though there were substituted in Part IV, for the heading " Vederalas", the heading " Registered Ayurvedic Practitioners ". |
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| (5) As though in regulation 28, there were substituted, for the words " to be registered as vederalas", the words " for opium certificates by registered ayurvedic practitioners ". |
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| (6) As though in regulation 27, there were substituted, for the words " Certificates of registration", the words " Opium certificates", and for the word "vederala", the words "registered ayurvedic practitioner ". |
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| (7) As though in regulation 28, there were substituted, for the word " vederalas", the words " registered ayurvedic practitioners to whom opium certificates have been issued ". |
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| (8) As though in regulation 29, there were substituted, for the word "vederalas", the words "registered ayurvedic practitioners ". |
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| (9) As though in regulation 30, there were substituted, for the word " vederala, ", the words " ayurvedic practitioner to whom an opium certificate has been issued,". |
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| (10) As though in regulation 31, there were substituted-
| | (a) for the word "Regulation", the words and figures "Paragraphs (1) to (4) of regulation "; | | |
| | (b) for the word " vederalas ", the words, "registered ayurvedic practitioners "; and | | |
| | (c) for the words "it applies", the words "they apply ". | | |
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| (11) As though immediately after regulation 31, there were inserted the following new regulation: -
| | " 32. In the case of a lost or mutilated opium certificate, the Government Agent or opium officer shall issue a true copy of that certificate. The true copy must bear the same number as the original certificate.". | | |
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| (12) As though in Opium Form No. 5, there were substituted-
| | (a) for the word "VEDERALAS", the words " REGISTERED AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONERS TO WHOM OPIUM CERTIFICATES HAVE BEEN ISSUED "; | | |
| | (b) for the words "Certificate of Registration", the words "Opium Certificate "; and | | |
| | (c) for the word " Vederala ", wherever it occurs therein, the words " Registered Ayurvedic Practitioner ". | | |
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| (13) As though in Opium Form No. 9,-
| | (a) there were substituted, for the words "TO BE REGISTERED AS A VEDERALA ", the words " FOR AN OPIUM CERTIFICATE BY A REGISTERED AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONER "; | | |
| | (b) there were omitted the items 6, 7 and 8; and | | |
| | (c) items 9 and 10 were renumbered as items 6 and 7. | | |
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| (14) As though for Opium Form No. 10, there were substituted the following: - " (Regulation 27) Opium Form No. 10 OPIUM CERTIFICATE OF A REGISTERED AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONER (Not transferable) I certify under Chapter IV of the Poisons, Opium, and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance that of , who is a registered ayurvedic practitioner, is entitled to be supplied with opium of the description and quantity specified in the Schedule hereto for the period so specified and that he may obtain such opium from the opium officer so specified. SCHEDULE. Quantity and kind of opium allowed for six months: - Opium officer from whom the opium may be obtained: - Signature of Government Agent or Assistant Government Agent. Date: , 19. ". |
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| (15) As though in Opium Form No. 11, there were substituted-
| | (a) for the word " VEDERALAS", the words " REGISTERED AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONERS TO WHOM OPIUM CERTIFICATES HAVE BEEN ISSUED "; | | |
| | (b) for the words " Certificate of Registration ", the words " Opium Certificate "; | | |
| | (c) for the word " Vederala", the words " Registered Ayurvedic Practitioners "; and | | |
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| (16) As though in Opium Form No. 20, there were omitted the words "OR VEDERALA", and the words " or Vederala" wherever they occur in that Form. |
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| (17) As though in Opium Form No. 21, there were substituted, for the word " Vederala", the words "Registered Ayurvedic Practitioner". |
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